ICTs for the Broader Development of India: An Analysis of the Literature

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Walsham, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civil society; development; e government; empowerment; health information systems; ICT; India; mobile phones; poor and disadvantaged groups; telecentres

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019656542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2010.tb00293.x     Document Type: Article

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