How "E" are arab municipalities? An evaluation of arab capital municipal web sites

International Journal of Electronic Government Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-63

  Al Nuaim, Hana Abdullah ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arab capitals; Citizen centered web sites; E government; Municipality

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING; WEBSITES;

ARAB CAPITALS; CUSTOMER SERVICES; E-GOVERNMENTS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INTERACTIVE SERVICES; INTERNET USAGE; MUNICIPALITY; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

WEB CRAWLER;

EID: 70350036903     PISSN: 15483886     EISSN: 15483894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jegr.2009010104     Document Type: Article

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