Diffusion of Innovations as a Theoretical Framework for Telecenters
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Diffusion of Innovations as a Theoretical Framework for Telecenters
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عنوان ژورنال: Information Technologies and International Development
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1544-7529,1544-7537
DOI: 10.1162/itid.2003.1.2.53