E-Sri Lanka: Bridging the digital divide

Electronic Library

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 693-710

  Gamage, Premila ^a   Halpin, Edward F ^b  

^a Institute of Policy Studies Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Information management; Sri Lanka; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049089560     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470710837128     Document Type: Article

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