A structurational analysis of the process of e-government implementation: A case study from Mozambique

ICEG 2006 - 2nd International Conference on e-Government

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 150-160

  Macueve, Gertrudes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

E Government; Legislative and regulamentary frameworks; Meta theory; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

DUALITY OF STRUCTURES; E-GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTATION; E-GOVERNMENTS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFORMATION SYSTEM RESEARCH; LEGISLATIVE AND REGULAMENTARY FRAMEWORKS; META-THEORY; STRUCTURATION THEORY;

GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 84962476988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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