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SMART e-Government - Adopting Information and Communications Technologies to Enhance Strategic Development Without Undermining Fundamental Human Priorities

Overview The challenges of crafting, implementing and managing eGovernment in Africa, as indeed around the world, even if to a lesser degree, are vast and require that governments think through it carefully before they embark on such an expensive venture. At the same time, the opportunities, when properly implemented and maintained, and subjected to the over-riding dictates of human priorities and judgements, could be most promising.

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Publisher	United Nations	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2003
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Enterprise Architecture

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