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Implementing an e-Government Observatory for Rural SMEs

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Emerging Technologies and Information Systems for the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2008)

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ICT training activities for rural areas can be complemented by online points of reference that SMEs can access to find relevant information and educational resources. To this direction, we present the design and implementation of the Rural-eGov Observatory, which aims to serve as an online reference point for SMEs in five European regions. The Observatory collects, describes and categorizes training resources and e-government services that may prove useful to rural SMEs.

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  1. Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) S.A., 56 Mesogion Av., 115 27, Athens, Greece

    Nikos Manouselis

  2. Informatics Laboratory, Div. of Informatics, Mathematics & Statistics, Dept. of Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., 11855, Athens, Greece

    Nikos Manouselis, Kostas Kastrantas, Argiris Tzikopoulos, Constantina Costopoulou & Alexander Sideridis

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Manouselis, N., Kastrantas, K., Tzikopoulos, A., Costopoulou, C., Sideridis, A. (2008). Implementing an e-Government Observatory for Rural SMEs. In: Lytras, M.D., Carroll, J.M., Damiani, E., Tennyson, R.D. (eds) Emerging Technologies and Information Systems for the Knowledge Society. WSKS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5288. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87781-3_63

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