The social relations of e-government diffusion in developing countries: The case of Rwanda

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 151, Issue , 2006, Pages 199-208

  Mwangi, Wagaki ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E govemment diffusion; Norms; Rwanda; Social theory; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

E-GOVERNMENT; EPISTEMIC COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL THEORY;

INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 34250700514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1146598.1146658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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