Discovering new ICT-enabled models: The case of grassroots development of Internet access in Belarus

19th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zorina, Aljona ^a   Avison, David ^a  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Belarus; Developing countries; Grassroots development; ICT enabled transformative models; Improvisation

Indexed keywords

BELARUS; DIGITAL ECONOMY; GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT; IMPROVISATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; INTERNET ACCESS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; WORK PRACTICES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84870628600     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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