Barriers in using technology for education in developing countries

Proceedings, ITRE 2003 - International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 512-516

  Sharma, R C ^a  

^a IGNOU ^*  (India)

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EID: 52049111653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITRE.2003.1270670     Document Type: Conference Paper

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