E-governance services through telecentres-role of human intermediary and issues of trust

2006 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Development, ICTD2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 131-142

  Gopakumar, Kiran ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstract systems; E governance services; Intermediary; Telecentre; Trust

Indexed keywords

E GOVERNANCE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ITC); INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOCAL COMMUNITIES;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 47649096773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2006.301850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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