Digital government, open architecture, and innovation: Why public sector it will never be the same again

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 977-1004

  Fishenden, Jerry ^a   Thompson, Mark ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84885351102     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mus022     Document Type: Article

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