From a resource rich country to an information rich society: An evaluation of information technology policies in Malaysia

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 109-131

  Raman, K S ^a   Yap, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 85023876776     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681102.1996.9525277     Document Type: Article

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20. This is one of a series of papers arising from the joint research project ‘Government Policy and Information Technology in Asia–Pacific Countries’ of the National University of Singapore and the University of California, Irvine. This paper evaluates IT policies in the 1980s and follow–up actions in the early 1990s.
21. Corresponding author.