Mapping theoretical and practical issues in the relationship between ICTs and Africa's socioeconomic development

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-43

  Obijiofor, Levi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Digital telecommunications; Email; ICTs; Internet; New technologies; Socioeconomic development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; MAPS; RESEARCH;

AFRICA; DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMAIL; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; ICTS; INFORMATION-AND-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNET; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PRACTICAL ISSUES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH-EAST ASIA; STRONG LINK;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 52149122960     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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