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Governance and Outcomes of Public Sector Digitalization: A Comparative Case Study of Digitalization Projects

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ssas.231 | Journal eISSN: 2632-9255
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025
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Published on: Dec 26, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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