Developing Countries and ICT Initiatives: Lessons Learnt from Jordan's Experience

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Mofleh, Samer ^a   Wanous, Mohammed ^a   Strachan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing Countries; Development; e Government; ICT; Jordan; Planning; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449091853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2008.tb00236.x     Document Type: Article

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