Digital divide in Europe: assessing and comparing the e-readiness of a developed and an emerging economy in the Nordic region

Electronic Government

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-133

  Ifinedo, Princely ^a   Davidrajuh, Reggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

digital divide; e readiness; Estonia; networked economy; Nordic; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969451567     PISSN: 17407494     EISSN: 17407508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EG.2005.007090     Document Type: Article

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