Factors Affecting Adoption of e-Government in Zambia

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Bwalya, Kelvin Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

adoption; decentralization; e government; factors; ICT; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85164825295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2009.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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