Research directions on the role and impact of ICT in Microfinance

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kauffman, Robert J ^a   Riggins, Frederick J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; ICT; International development; Microfinance; Microfinance technology and stakeholder ecosystem; Newly vulnerable markets; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL DIVIDE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL SERVICE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROFINANCE; NON-PROFIT; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS; PROFITABILITY; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 77951724154     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2010.318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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