Understanding the complexity of electronic government: Implications from the digital divide literature

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-97

  Helbig, Natalie ^a   Gil Garcia J R ^b   Ferro, Enrico ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Digital government; Electronic government; Inclusion policies; IT strategies; Public management; Theory development

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849130203     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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