The challenge of e-participation in the digital city: Exploring generational influences among community telecentre users

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-214

  Bailey, Arlene ^a   Ngwenyama, Ojelanki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community informatics; Digital cities; e Government; e Participation; Telecentres; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY INFORMATICS; DIGITAL CITIES; E-GOVERNMENT; E-PARTICIPATION; TELECENTRES; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 79952573945     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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