首页 > 最新文献

2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings最新文献

英文 中文
Are facebook “likes” enough to assess student satisfaction in Open Distance Learning (ODL)? An incursion into students' experience of ODL through online social networks (OSNs) facebook的“赞”是否足以评估学生对开放远程学习(ODL)的满意度?通过在线社交网络(OSNs)侵入学生的ODL体验
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880625
Mrinal Sohoraye, Poomalay Poinen, Meera Gungea
Online social networks (OSNs), until recently, were tagged as child's play until they caused massive revolutions with upheaval of whole nations. This clearly announced the coming in of a new era with the empowerment of the masses through technology. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many others have changed the way interaction occurs. The world's largest universities have created their pages on the main OSNs, particularly those operating on the Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode. However, besides showcasing the activities of universities, these OSNs play an important role in the communication process. It is often assumed that student satisfaction can be measured in terms of student “likes” alone. However, this is misleading as comments reveal another “darker” picture of ODL. This study proceeds by a case study, based on a qualitative content analysis of the Facebook pages of some major ODL institutions. Findings reveal that there are some common problems faced by the student population which include simple queries about fees to complex advice on how to proceed during an interview. This mine of information could serve as a database to understand the student experience and serve as a basis for setting up viable solutions which will promote the image of ODL institutions in bridging frontiers with students.
直到最近,在线社交网络(OSNs)还被贴上了儿童游戏的标签,直到它们引发了大规模的革命,引发了整个国家的动荡。这清楚地宣告了一个通过技术赋予大众权力的新时代的到来。Facebook、Twitter、YouTube和其他许多网站已经改变了互动的方式。世界上最大的大学已经在主要的osn上创建了他们的页面,特别是那些采用开放远程学习(ODL)模式的大学。然而,除了展示大学的活动,这些osn在交流过程中也起着重要的作用。人们通常认为,学生满意度可以仅根据学生的“喜欢”来衡量。然而,这是误导,因为评论揭示了ODL的另一个“黑暗”的画面。本研究以个案研究为基础,对一些主要ODL机构的Facebook页面进行定性内容分析。调查结果显示,学生群体面临着一些共同的问题,包括简单的费用问题,以及如何在面试中进行的复杂建议。这些信息可以作为了解学生体验的数据库,并作为制定可行解决方案的基础,这些解决方案将提升ODL机构在与学生沟通方面的形象。
{"title":"Are facebook “likes” enough to assess student satisfaction in Open Distance Learning (ODL)? An incursion into students' experience of ODL through online social networks (OSNs)","authors":"Mrinal Sohoraye, Poomalay Poinen, Meera Gungea","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880625","url":null,"abstract":"Online social networks (OSNs), until recently, were tagged as child's play until they caused massive revolutions with upheaval of whole nations. This clearly announced the coming in of a new era with the empowerment of the masses through technology. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many others have changed the way interaction occurs. The world's largest universities have created their pages on the main OSNs, particularly those operating on the Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode. However, besides showcasing the activities of universities, these OSNs play an important role in the communication process. It is often assumed that student satisfaction can be measured in terms of student “likes” alone. However, this is misleading as comments reveal another “darker” picture of ODL. This study proceeds by a case study, based on a qualitative content analysis of the Facebook pages of some major ODL institutions. Findings reveal that there are some common problems faced by the student population which include simple queries about fees to complex advice on how to proceed during an interview. This mine of information could serve as a database to understand the student experience and serve as a basis for setting up viable solutions which will promote the image of ODL institutions in bridging frontiers with students.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129340863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Development of a data model for semantic exploitation of municipality records in South Africa 南非市政记录语义利用数据模型的开发
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880629
Kgotatso Desmond Mogotlane, Jean Vincent Fonou Dombeu
A number of South African municipalities have embraced the use of advanced information technology to improve their services to citizens. However, this is not a common practice across the country; there are still municipalities within South Africa who have not automated their information systems for better service delivery to the public. This study develops a data model that can be applied by municipalities across South Africa as the basis for automating their information systems for service delivery. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is used. Preliminary data is collected using: (1) literature review, (2) observation at a selected local Municipality and (3) online related resources at two additional municipalities. The collected data is analysed and a generic conceptual municipality data model is drawn. Finally, the data model is further implemented in Oracle to create a test database for future Semantic Web processing.
南非的一些市政当局已经开始采用先进的信息技术来改善对公民的服务。然而,这并不是全国普遍的做法;南非仍有一些市政当局没有将其信息系统自动化,以便更好地向公众提供服务。本研究开发了一个数据模型,可被南非各地的市政当局应用,作为其服务提供信息系统自动化的基础。采用定性和定量相结合的方法。通过以下方式收集初步数据:(1)文献综述,(2)在选定的当地城市进行观察,(3)在另外两个城市使用在线相关资源。对收集到的数据进行了分析,并绘制了一个通用的概念市政数据模型。最后,在Oracle中对该数据模型进行了进一步的实现,为以后的语义Web处理创建了一个测试数据库。
{"title":"Development of a data model for semantic exploitation of municipality records in South Africa","authors":"Kgotatso Desmond Mogotlane, Jean Vincent Fonou Dombeu","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880629","url":null,"abstract":"A number of South African municipalities have embraced the use of advanced information technology to improve their services to citizens. However, this is not a common practice across the country; there are still municipalities within South Africa who have not automated their information systems for better service delivery to the public. This study develops a data model that can be applied by municipalities across South Africa as the basis for automating their information systems for service delivery. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is used. Preliminary data is collected using: (1) literature review, (2) observation at a selected local Municipality and (3) online related resources at two additional municipalities. The collected data is analysed and a generic conceptual municipality data model is drawn. Finally, the data model is further implemented in Oracle to create a test database for future Semantic Web processing.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"91 38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128814167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Implementing modular interactive tiles for rehabilitation in Tanzania — A pilot study 在坦桑尼亚实施模块化互动式康复砖-一项试点研究
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880627
H. Lund, Line S. D. Jensen, Y. Ssessanga, Rashid Abdalahman
The pilot study in the Iringa region, Tanzania, indicates how the modular interactive tiles can be used for playful physical rehabilitation for many diverse patient groups (handicapped children, stroke, cardiac, diabetic patients, etc.) in both urban and rural areas, and how it motivates the users through play to perform the physical rehabilitative actions. The system can be easily used by rehabilitation workers, and through the modularity it is robust to failure (e.g. power failure) in remote areas. The analyses of the use by many different user groups was condensed to a higher abstraction level to provide insight on the generalisation over the different user groups, and to provide pointers of opportunities and the means to meet these opportunities through subsequent development in the next cycles in the iterative research method. The pilot study indicates that the system can be a flexible and adaptive playful technology for rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa.
在坦桑尼亚伊林加地区的试点研究表明,模块化互动瓷砖如何用于城市和农村地区许多不同患者群体(残疾儿童、中风、心脏病、糖尿病患者等)的好玩的身体康复,以及它如何通过游戏激励用户进行身体康复行动。该系统可以很容易地被康复工作者使用,并且通过模块化,它对偏远地区的故障(例如电源故障)具有鲁棒性。对许多不同用户组的使用的分析被浓缩到一个更高的抽象层次,以提供对不同用户组的概括的洞察力,并通过迭代研究方法的下一个周期的后续开发提供机会的指针和满足这些机会的方法。试点研究表明,该系统可以成为撒哈拉以南非洲地区一种灵活、适应性强的康复技术。
{"title":"Implementing modular interactive tiles for rehabilitation in Tanzania — A pilot study","authors":"H. Lund, Line S. D. Jensen, Y. Ssessanga, Rashid Abdalahman","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880627","url":null,"abstract":"The pilot study in the Iringa region, Tanzania, indicates how the modular interactive tiles can be used for playful physical rehabilitation for many diverse patient groups (handicapped children, stroke, cardiac, diabetic patients, etc.) in both urban and rural areas, and how it motivates the users through play to perform the physical rehabilitative actions. The system can be easily used by rehabilitation workers, and through the modularity it is robust to failure (e.g. power failure) in remote areas. The analyses of the use by many different user groups was condensed to a higher abstraction level to provide insight on the generalisation over the different user groups, and to provide pointers of opportunities and the means to meet these opportunities through subsequent development in the next cycles in the iterative research method. The pilot study indicates that the system can be a flexible and adaptive playful technology for rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"118 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116374011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
m-Learning system enhancing mathematical concepts (m-LSEMC): A case study of University of Namibia and Rhodes 加强数学概念的移动学习系统(m-LSEMC):纳米比亚大学和罗兹的案例研究
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880659
Maria N. Ntinda, H. Thinyane, I. Sieborger
Approximately more than eight hundred (800) First Year Students at the University of Namibia in 2010 and 2011 were enrolled in Mathematics class against a few teaching staff. As such this resulted in a challenge to individual students' attention, which yielded low passing rate. To improve that, the students in their spare time tried to make use of computer services to revise and practice their Mathematics concepts. However, that was challenged by the fact that only a few students owned personal computers and the rest were deprived of such facilities. Nonetheless, in this era, the majority if not all students owned one or more mobile phones that had similar functions as that of computers. Hence, in order to improve the performance of all the students doing Mathematics, the m-Leaming System Enhancing Mathematical Concepts (m-LSEMC) was envisaged to accord opportunity to all learners in utilizing mobile phones during their spare time. The envisaged system was administered and yielded better passing rate.
2010年和2011年,纳米比亚大学大约有800多名一年级学生参加了数学课程,而教学人员寥寥无几。因此,这对个别学生的注意力构成了挑战,从而导致了低通过率。为了改善这一点,学生们在业余时间尝试利用计算机服务来复习和练习他们的数学概念。然而,只有少数学生拥有个人电脑,其余的学生都没有这样的设施,这一事实对这一观点提出了质疑。尽管如此,在这个时代,大多数(如果不是全部的话)学生都拥有一部手机或多部手机,这些手机的功能与电脑类似。因此,为了提高所有学生在数学方面的表现,我们设想了提高数学概念的移动学习系统(m-LSEMC),让所有学习者都有机会在业余时间使用手机。设想的系统得到了实施,并取得了较好的通过率。
{"title":"m-Learning system enhancing mathematical concepts (m-LSEMC): A case study of University of Namibia and Rhodes","authors":"Maria N. Ntinda, H. Thinyane, I. Sieborger","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880659","url":null,"abstract":"Approximately more than eight hundred (800) First Year Students at the University of Namibia in 2010 and 2011 were enrolled in Mathematics class against a few teaching staff. As such this resulted in a challenge to individual students' attention, which yielded low passing rate. To improve that, the students in their spare time tried to make use of computer services to revise and practice their Mathematics concepts. However, that was challenged by the fact that only a few students owned personal computers and the rest were deprived of such facilities. Nonetheless, in this era, the majority if not all students owned one or more mobile phones that had similar functions as that of computers. Hence, in order to improve the performance of all the students doing Mathematics, the m-Leaming System Enhancing Mathematical Concepts (m-LSEMC) was envisaged to accord opportunity to all learners in utilizing mobile phones during their spare time. The envisaged system was administered and yielded better passing rate.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125615971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Adoption of e-assessment in Strathmore University 斯特拉斯莫尔大学采用电子评估
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880665
D. Mukandutiye, Joseph Sevilla, Everlyne Makhanu
ICT can contribute to the development and efficiency of education management and administration. Efforts to introduce ICT in teaching, learning and assessment aim to help meet a wide variety of goals in the education sector. This paper is based on a research project that was carried out in Strathmore University by @iLabAfrica, funded by the Kenya Education Network (KENET). The research was driven by challenges facing traditional assessment of large classes. It aimed at identifying e-assessment tools, evaluating if differences existed between performances of students examined with traditional assessment and those examined with e-assessment and investigating the feasibility of implementing e-assessment to complement eLeaming in the University. Findings revealed that a variety of tools existed and that e-assessment was better than traditional assessment in terms of students' performance, management of large classes, flexibility and cost effectiveness.
信息和通信技术可以促进教育管理和行政的发展和效率。在教学、学习和评估中引入信息和通信技术的努力,旨在帮助实现教育部门的各种目标。本文基于@iLabAfrica在斯特拉斯莫尔大学开展的一项研究项目,该项目由肯尼亚教育网络(KENET)资助。这项研究是由传统的大班评估所面临的挑战推动的。该研究旨在确定电子评估工具,评估接受传统评估的学生与接受电子评估的学生之间的表现是否存在差异,并调查实施电子评估以补充大学电子学习的可行性。调查结果显示,存在多种工具,并且电子评估在学生表现,大班管理,灵活性和成本效益方面优于传统评估。
{"title":"Adoption of e-assessment in Strathmore University","authors":"D. Mukandutiye, Joseph Sevilla, Everlyne Makhanu","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880665","url":null,"abstract":"ICT can contribute to the development and efficiency of education management and administration. Efforts to introduce ICT in teaching, learning and assessment aim to help meet a wide variety of goals in the education sector. This paper is based on a research project that was carried out in Strathmore University by @iLabAfrica, funded by the Kenya Education Network (KENET). The research was driven by challenges facing traditional assessment of large classes. It aimed at identifying e-assessment tools, evaluating if differences existed between performances of students examined with traditional assessment and those examined with e-assessment and investigating the feasibility of implementing e-assessment to complement eLeaming in the University. Findings revealed that a variety of tools existed and that e-assessment was better than traditional assessment in terms of students' performance, management of large classes, flexibility and cost effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126152958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Compiling a prioritized list of health data quality challenges in public healthcare systems 编制公共卫生系统中卫生数据质量挑战的优先清单
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880649
M. Botha, A. Botha, M. Herselman
The purpose of the paper is to identify Health Data Quality Challenges, by using a Literature Survey. This paper is an attribute to a larger study to compile in a prioritized list of data quality challenges in Public Clinics in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa. Studies have revealed that it is of high value to understand data quality challenges in administrating the National eHealth system in public clinics. For this paper, the researcher focuses on identifying data quality challenges out of literature. The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the prioritizing of data quality challenges for improving data quality in public healthcare systems. 24 Broad data quality challenges have been identified from literature and will be used in further qualitative and quantitative studies to finally compile a prioritized list of Health Data Quality Challenges in Public Clinics in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa.
本文的目的是确定卫生数据质量的挑战,通过使用文献调查。本文是一项大型研究的一部分,该研究将在南非豪登省Tshwane市公共诊所的数据质量挑战优先列表中进行汇编。研究表明,了解公共诊所管理国家电子卫生系统的数据质量挑战具有很高的价值。在本文中,研究人员着重于识别文献中的数据质量挑战。本文的目的是促进数据质量挑战的优先级,以提高公共医疗保健系统的数据质量。24 .从文献中确定了广泛的数据质量挑战,并将用于进一步的定性和定量研究,最终编制南非豪登省茨瓦内市公共诊所卫生数据质量挑战的优先清单。
{"title":"Compiling a prioritized list of health data quality challenges in public healthcare systems","authors":"M. Botha, A. Botha, M. Herselman","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880649","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the paper is to identify Health Data Quality Challenges, by using a Literature Survey. This paper is an attribute to a larger study to compile in a prioritized list of data quality challenges in Public Clinics in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa. Studies have revealed that it is of high value to understand data quality challenges in administrating the National eHealth system in public clinics. For this paper, the researcher focuses on identifying data quality challenges out of literature. The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the prioritizing of data quality challenges for improving data quality in public healthcare systems. 24 Broad data quality challenges have been identified from literature and will be used in further qualitative and quantitative studies to finally compile a prioritized list of Health Data Quality Challenges in Public Clinics in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115003663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Visual interfaces as an approach for providing mobile services and mobile content to low literate users in South Africa 可视界面作为向南非低文化水平用户提供移动服务和移动内容的一种方法
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880655
M. Matyila, A. Botha, R. Alberts, G. Sibiya
Mobile services and mobile content is available to diverse users in possession of the necessary mobile phones. However, some of the mobile services and mobile content is text intensive and this discounts low literate users in participation in the related mobile applications. Exploring typical challenges experienced by low literate users and adapting these mobile applications using visual interfaces can provide low literate users with usable access to mobile services and mobile content.
拥有必要的移动电话的各种用户可以获得移动服务和移动内容。然而,一些移动服务和移动内容是文本密集型的,这使得低文化水平的用户无法参与相关的移动应用程序。探索低文化水平用户遇到的典型挑战,并使用可视化界面调整这些移动应用程序,可以为低文化水平用户提供对移动服务和移动内容的可用访问。
{"title":"Visual interfaces as an approach for providing mobile services and mobile content to low literate users in South Africa","authors":"M. Matyila, A. Botha, R. Alberts, G. Sibiya","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880655","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile services and mobile content is available to diverse users in possession of the necessary mobile phones. However, some of the mobile services and mobile content is text intensive and this discounts low literate users in participation in the related mobile applications. Exploring typical challenges experienced by low literate users and adapting these mobile applications using visual interfaces can provide low literate users with usable access to mobile services and mobile content.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133566700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
An open speaker recognition enabled identification and authentication system 一个开放的说话人识别启用识别和认证系统
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880632
Michal Adamski, B. von Solms
The development and roll-out of ICT and information systems in Africa has steadily increased in recent years as African nations attempt to bridge the gap between the digital divide. This increasing reliance on information systems has introduced many security risks, the existence of which has prompted the greater necessity to protect these systems. The use of knowledge-based, token-based and biometrics-based authentication security controls have contributed greatly in protecting information assets. However, it is also known that these systems have become increasingly susceptible to be being compromised. This reality has inspired research into additional authentication methods. Speaker recognition is one such method that offers many unique benefits, however it is not widely used. There are also no open and complete speaker recognition systems that could be found that may assist in the research process. This paper will provide an overview of speaker recognition along with the potential benefits and limitations, many of which are applicable in the African context. This paper also present an open identification and authentication enabled speaker recognition software prototype intended to serve as a platform for speaker recognition learning, experimentation and research.
近年来,随着非洲国家试图弥合数字鸿沟,非洲的信息通信技术和信息系统的发展和推广稳步增长。这种对信息系统的日益依赖带来了许多安全风险,这些风险的存在促使人们更有必要保护这些系统。使用基于知识的、基于令牌的和基于生物特征的认证安全控制在保护信息资产方面做出了巨大贡献。然而,众所周知,这些系统已经变得越来越容易受到破坏。这一现实激发了对其他身份验证方法的研究。说话人识别就是这样一种方法,它提供了许多独特的好处,但它并没有被广泛使用。也没有开放和完整的说话人识别系统可以帮助研究过程。本文将概述说话人识别以及潜在的好处和局限性,其中许多适用于非洲语境。本文还提出了一个开放的识别和认证功能的说话人识别软件原型,旨在作为说话人识别学习、实验和研究的平台。
{"title":"An open speaker recognition enabled identification and authentication system","authors":"Michal Adamski, B. von Solms","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880632","url":null,"abstract":"The development and roll-out of ICT and information systems in Africa has steadily increased in recent years as African nations attempt to bridge the gap between the digital divide. This increasing reliance on information systems has introduced many security risks, the existence of which has prompted the greater necessity to protect these systems. The use of knowledge-based, token-based and biometrics-based authentication security controls have contributed greatly in protecting information assets. However, it is also known that these systems have become increasingly susceptible to be being compromised. This reality has inspired research into additional authentication methods. Speaker recognition is one such method that offers many unique benefits, however it is not widely used. There are also no open and complete speaker recognition systems that could be found that may assist in the research process. This paper will provide an overview of speaker recognition along with the potential benefits and limitations, many of which are applicable in the African context. This paper also present an open identification and authentication enabled speaker recognition software prototype intended to serve as a platform for speaker recognition learning, experimentation and research.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114884791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Co-constructive e-power loop — Citizen driven innovation in Region Västerbotten Northern Sweden 协同建设的电力循环-公民驱动的创新地区Västerbotten瑞典北部
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880634
Olov Forsgren, T. Johansson, L. Albinsson, Thomas T. Hartman
This report describes the background, and related theories, results and reflections based on a research - innovation (R&I) model comprising multi-stakeholder co-creative workshops. The resulting new concepts, solutions and prototypes produced in a short limited time-scale are extraordinary compared to the outcome of standard research and innovation approaches. The developed prototypes and work-processes and the performed R&I model have in a positive way changed attitudes among many key stakeholders, leading to the start of new R&D programs pushing development of citizen centric services towards building a foundation for “positive living areas”.
本报告描述了研究创新(R&I)模式的背景、相关理论、结果和反思,该模式由多方利益相关者共同创造研讨会组成。与标准研究和创新方法的结果相比,在短时间内产生的新概念、解决方案和原型是非凡的。开发的原型和工作流程以及执行的R&I模型以积极的方式改变了许多关键利益相关者的态度,导致新的研发项目的启动,推动以公民为中心的服务的发展,为“积极的生活领域”奠定基础。
{"title":"Co-constructive e-power loop — Citizen driven innovation in Region Västerbotten Northern Sweden","authors":"Olov Forsgren, T. Johansson, L. Albinsson, Thomas T. Hartman","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880634","url":null,"abstract":"This report describes the background, and related theories, results and reflections based on a research - innovation (R&I) model comprising multi-stakeholder co-creative workshops. The resulting new concepts, solutions and prototypes produced in a short limited time-scale are extraordinary compared to the outcome of standard research and innovation approaches. The developed prototypes and work-processes and the performed R&I model have in a positive way changed attitudes among many key stakeholders, leading to the start of new R&D programs pushing development of citizen centric services towards building a foundation for “positive living areas”.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125702930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Using a “flipped classroom” in an online PhD programme 在在线博士课程中使用“翻转课堂”
Pub Date : 2014-05-07 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880592
L. Butgereit, I. Osman
Many young college and university lecturers working in remote rural areas or working in foreign countries away from home are deprived of the opportunity of pursuing post graduate university degrees because of a number of logistical problems such as distance from a university offering a PhD degree or restrictions in their temporary country of residence. These problems are compounded if there are connectivity problems such as low bandwidth Internet. This paper describes a programme designed by Sudan University of Science and Technology which issued a call for PhD supervisors from around the world. One supervisor from South Africa took up the challenge and implemented a “flipped classroom” model which worked well in constrained environments with low connectivity.
许多年轻的学院和大学讲师在偏远的农村地区工作或在国外远离家乡工作,由于一些后勤问题,如与提供博士学位的大学的距离或临时居住国的限制,被剥夺了攻读研究生学位的机会。如果存在低带宽互联网等连接问题,这些问题会更加严重。本文描述了苏丹科技大学设计的一个面向世界各地征求博士生导师的项目。一位来自南非的导师接受了这一挑战,并实施了一种“翻转课堂”模式,这种模式在受限制的低连接环境中效果良好。
{"title":"Using a “flipped classroom” in an online PhD programme","authors":"L. Butgereit, I. Osman","doi":"10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2014.6880592","url":null,"abstract":"Many young college and university lecturers working in remote rural areas or working in foreign countries away from home are deprived of the opportunity of pursuing post graduate university degrees because of a number of logistical problems such as distance from a university offering a PhD degree or restrictions in their temporary country of residence. These problems are compounded if there are connectivity problems such as low bandwidth Internet. This paper describes a programme designed by Sudan University of Science and Technology which issued a call for PhD supervisors from around the world. One supervisor from South Africa took up the challenge and implemented a “flipped classroom” model which worked well in constrained environments with low connectivity.","PeriodicalId":248893,"journal":{"name":"2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124699066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
期刊
2014 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings
全部 Acc. Chem. Res. ACS Applied Bio Materials ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces ACS Appl. Nano Mater. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. ACS BIOMATER-SCI ENG ACS Catal. ACS Cent. Sci. ACS Chem. Biol. ACS Chemical Health & Safety ACS Chem. Neurosci. ACS Comb. Sci. ACS Earth Space Chem. ACS Energy Lett. ACS Infect. Dis. ACS Macro Lett. ACS Mater. Lett. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. ACS Nano ACS Omega ACS Photonics ACS Sens. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. ACS Synth. Biol. Anal. Chem. BIOCHEMISTRY-US Bioconjugate Chem. BIOMACROMOLECULES Chem. Res. Toxicol. Chem. Rev. Chem. Mater. CRYST GROWTH DES ENERG FUEL Environ. Sci. Technol. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. IND ENG CHEM RES Inorg. Chem. J. Agric. Food. Chem. J. Chem. Eng. Data J. Chem. Educ. J. Chem. Inf. Model. J. Chem. Theory Comput. J. Med. Chem. J. Nat. Prod. J PROTEOME RES J. Am. Chem. Soc. LANGMUIR MACROMOLECULES Mol. Pharmaceutics Nano Lett. Org. Lett. ORG PROCESS RES DEV ORGANOMETALLICS J. Org. Chem. J. Phys. Chem. J. Phys. Chem. A J. Phys. Chem. B J. Phys. Chem. C J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Analyst Anal. Methods Biomater. Sci. Catal. Sci. Technol. Chem. Commun. Chem. Soc. Rev. CHEM EDUC RES PRACT CRYSTENGCOMM Dalton Trans. Energy Environ. Sci. ENVIRON SCI-NANO ENVIRON SCI-PROC IMP ENVIRON SCI-WAT RES Faraday Discuss. Food Funct. Green Chem. Inorg. Chem. Front. Integr. Biol. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. J. Mater. Chem. A J. Mater. Chem. B J. Mater. Chem. C Lab Chip Mater. Chem. Front. Mater. Horiz. MEDCHEMCOMM Metallomics Mol. Biosyst. Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. Nanoscale Nanoscale Horiz. Nat. Prod. Rep. New J. Chem. Org. Biomol. Chem. Org. Chem. Front. PHOTOCH PHOTOBIO SCI PCCP Polym. Chem.
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
0
微信
客服QQ
Book学术公众号 扫码关注我们
反馈
×
意见反馈
请填写您的意见或建议
请填写您的手机或邮箱
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
现在去查看 取消
×
提示
确定
Book学术官方微信
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术
文献互助 智能选刊 最新文献 互助须知 联系我们:info@booksci.cn
Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。
Copyright © 2023 Book学术 All rights reserved.
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号 京ICP备2023020795号-1