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Consultants as intermediaries and mediators in the construction of information and communication technologies for development

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Consultants as intermediaries and mediators in the construction of information and communication technologies for development. / Hayes, Niall; Westrup, Chris.
In: Information Technologies and International Development, Vol. 10, No. 2, 11.06.2014, p. 19-32.

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Hayes N, Westrup C. Consultants as intermediaries and mediators in the construction of information and communication technologies for development. Information Technologies and International Development. 2014 Jun 11;10(2):19-32.

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Hayes, Niall ; Westrup, Chris. / Consultants as intermediaries and mediators in the construction of information and communication technologies for development. In: Information Technologies and International Development. 2014 ; Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 19-32.

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