Internet for Development? Patterns of use among Internet cafécustomers in Indonesia

Information Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 278-291

  Wahid, Fathul ^a   Furuholt, Bjørn ^b   Kristiansen, Stein ^b  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cybercaf s; Indonesia; information; Internet communication; Internet uses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997884130     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666906073073     Document Type: Article

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