Using ICT to Help the Poor Access Public Services: An action research programme

Information Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Sharma, Geeta ^a   Sturges, Paul ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to public services; Action research; ICT; Urban poor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997901921     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666907075623     Document Type: Article

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