Pursuing Radical Transformation in Information Age Government: Case Studies Using the SPRINT Methodology

International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-60

  Kawalek, Peter ^a   Wastall, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e government; methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001654995     PISSN: 15483886     EISSN: 15483894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jegr.2007010103     Document Type: Article

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