Appraising the impact and role of platform models and Government as a Platform (GaaP) in UK Government public service reform: Towards a Platform Assessment Framework (PAF)

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 167-182

  Brown, A ^a   Fishenden, J ^b   Thompson, M ^c   Venters, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital Government; Ecosystem; GaaP; Government as a Platform; Platform

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019397716     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2017.03.003     Document Type: Article

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