Beyond e-procurement: A framework to develop e-government services for small and medium enterprises (SMES)

Systems Thinking and E-Participation: ICT in the Governance of Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 154-172

  Córdoba Pachón, José Rodrigo ^a   Cegarra Navarro, Juan Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

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EID: 84900649742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-860-4.ch010     Document Type: Chapter

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