E-Government in Kazakhstan: Challenges and its role to development

Public Organization Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-47

  Bhuiyan, Shahjahan H ^a  

^a KIMEP UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Development; E government; Kazakhstan; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649085208     PISSN: 15667170     EISSN: 15737098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11115-009-0087-6     Document Type: Article

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