Public e-service development: Understanding citizens' conditions for participation

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 396-410

  Holgersson, Jesper ^a   Karlsson, Fredrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E government; Public e service development; Public e services; User participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906242945     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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