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Implementing public information systems in developing countries: Learning from a success story

S. Krishna QMIS Area, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bangalore, 560 076, India
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Geoff Walsham Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, UK
Pages 123-140 | Received 05 Apr 2005, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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