An Evaluation Analysis of E-government Development by Local Authorities in Australia

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 926-934

  Fan, Qiuyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian local government websites; e government; evaluation criteria for local government websites; factors affecting e government development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858030552     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.615550     Document Type: Article

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