Capacity building and IT diffusion: A comparative assessment of E-government environment in Africa

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-371

  Kalu, Kalu N ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Capacity building; Digital divide; E government; ICT; Public sector; Technological diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548076123     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439307296917     Document Type: Article

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