Challenges associated with ICT asset disposal in Tanzania

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 171 CCIS, Issue , 2011, Pages 298-308

  Koloseni, Daniel ^a   Shimba, Faith ^a  

^a Faculty of Computing Information Systems and Mathematics   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

disposal; e waste; End of use ICT assets; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ASSET LIFE CYCLE; DUMPING SITE; E- WASTE; END OF USE ICT ASSETS; FACEBOOK; ICT MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LEGAL ASPECTS; MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS; OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECYCLING CAPACITY; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TANZANIA; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WEB LINKS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; RECYCLING; SECURITY OF DATA; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; USER INTERFACES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80051568758     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22729-5_25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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