Global Information and Africa: the telecommunications infrastructure for cyberspace

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Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 205-214

  Afullo, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Africa; Communications technology; Globalization; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018671     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120010317507     Document Type: Article

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