Bhoomi, Gyan Ganga, e-governance and the right to information: ICTs and development in India

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-31

  Thomas, Pradip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

E Governance; ICTs; India; Knowledge; Political economy; Telecentres

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RURAL AREAS; TELEPHONE SETS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCOMODATIONS; CELLULAR PHONES; CIVIL SOCIETY; CONTROL ACCESS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; E-COMMERCE; E-GOVERNANCE; E-HEALTH; FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS; ICTS; INDIA; INFOCOM; INFORMATION KIOSKS; INFORMATION REVOLUTION; KARNATAKA; KNOWLEDGE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATE SECTORS; REMOTE AREAS; REPLICABILITY; RURAL MASSES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; STATE-BASED; TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM; TELECENTRES;

ACCESS CONTROL;

EID: 52549126786     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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