Determining types of services and targeted users of emerging e-government strategies: the case of Tanzania

International Journal of Electronic Government Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 16-36

  Kaaya, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E government user groups; E management; E services; G2C interactions; G2G interactions; IT in developing countries; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES;

E- SERVICES; E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES; E-GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES; GOVERNMENT TO BUSINESS; GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENTS; IT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; TANZANIA; USER GROUPS;

GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 73949093192     PISSN: 15483886     EISSN: 15483894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jegr.2009040102     Document Type: Article

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