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E-Government in Africa

Promise and practice

Bibliographic Data

ID6149189
AuthorsRichard Heeks (0000-0002-4551-2208, University of Manchester, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume7
Issue2,3
Pages97-114
Publication date2003-03-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInformation Polity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1875-8754 • E-ISSN: 1570-1255
PublisherIOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.3233/ip-2002-0008
OpenAlexW2107580123
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited6

e-Government has already arrived in Africa, though it is essentially an imported concept based on imported designs. There are growing numbers of e-government projects, some of which are contributing to public sector reform and delivering gains of eff

Government (linguistics · Linguistics · Political science · Complex Systems and Decision Making · E-Government and Public Services · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Philosophy · Public Administration

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Unique citing works27
Citations per year1,29
Citation span2005 - 2025 (21)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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