Public sector information management in east and southern Africa: Implications for FOI, democracy and integrity in government

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 333-341

  Mutula, Stephen ^a,b   Wamukoya, Justus M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

East Africa; FOI; Public sector information management; Records management; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PUBLIC POLICY; RECORDS MANAGEMENT; TRANSPARENCY;

CRITICAL FACTORS; EAST AFRICA; FREEDOM OF INFORMATIONS; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC RESOURCES; PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION; SERVICE DELIVERY; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68949172250     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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