Questioning the pace and pathway of e-government development in Africa: A case study of South Africa's Cape Gateway project

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 757-777

  Mukabeta Maumbe, Blessing ^a   Owei, Vesper ^b   Alexander, Helen ^c  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

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EID: 51249083461     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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