Information Communication Technology (ICT) Utilization in Private Universities in Uganda: Exploring Strategies to Improve. A Case of Uganda Christian University
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The study was an extension of a similar study by [1] conducted among local government staff in
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S. Kyakulumbye, M. Olobo and V. Kisenyi, "Information Communication Technology (ICT) Utilization in Private Universities in Uganda: Exploring Strategies to Improve. A Case of Uganda Christian University," Technology and Investment, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2013, pp. 22-29. doi: 10.4236/ti.2013.41004.
S. Kyakulumbye, M. Olobo and V. Kisenyi, "Information Communication Technology (ICT) Utilization in Private Universities in Uganda: Exploring Strategies to Improve. A Case of Uganda Christian University," Technology and Investment, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2013, pp. 22-29. doi: 10.4236/ti.2013.41004.
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