The prospects for eGovernment and eGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Zambia

15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1892-1914

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E-GOVERNANCE; E-GOVERNMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT CLIMATE; MARKET STRUCTURES; RESISTANCE FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTEXT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES;

ECONOMICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 84870786018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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