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Development of a first version of a maturity matrix for ICT4D knowledge repositories 为ICT4D知识库开发第一个版本的成熟度矩阵
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530636
Melanie Platz, J. van Biljon
Reputable Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development (ICT4D) collections focused on Sub-Saharan Africa exist but a platform where these silos of excellence can be aligned and shared for open access is not a reality yet. An open browser-based ICT4D knowledge repository (ICT4D-KR) is proposed as an initiative towards addressing the problem. Based on literature, a survey on the usefulness and functionality of a South African ICT4D knowledge repository (SA-ICT4D-KR) and a category analysis of selected existing Knowledge Sharing Platforms (KSPs), a first proposal for an ICT4D-KR maturity matrix has been derived and is presented here.
以撒哈拉以南非洲地区为重点的著名信息和通信技术促进发展(ICT4D)馆藏已经存在,但还没有一个平台可以将这些卓越的孤岛统一起来,共享以开放获取。一个开放的基于浏览器的ICT4D知识库(ICT4D- kr)被提议作为解决这个问题的一个倡议。基于文献,对南非ICT4D知识库(SA-ICT4D-KR)的有用性和功能的调查以及对选定的现有知识共享平台(KSPs)的类别分析,导出了ICT4D- kr成熟度矩阵的第一个建议,并在此提出。
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引用次数: 5
Smart city technology based architecture for refuse disposal management 基于智慧城市技术的垃圾处理管理体系结构
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530704
Joke O. Adeyemo, O. Olugbara, E. Adetiba
Many modern cities are currently encumbered with various challenges among which is the need to promote the culture of environmental sanitation for healthy living. However, advances in information communications technology have given birth to the concept of smart city, which is rapidly being applied to address some of the challenges being faced in such cities. This paper presents the development of an architecture based on smart city technology, for refuse disposal management in communities. A proof of concept prototype was implemented for the proposed architecture using Arduino UNO microcontroller board, proximity sensor, breadboard, refuse bin and a personal computer. The proximity sensor was interfaced with the Arduino board to capture dataset that correspond to the five different positions calibrated on a refuse bin. The dataset was shown to be of good quality since the graph of the mean voltages against the distances is similar to the proximity sensor characteristic graph. To determine the appropriate classifier for realizing the pattern classification unit of the prototype, an experiment was performed using the acquired dataset to train five different variants of the K-NN classifier. The 1-NN classifier was nominated for the prototype because it is simple and it gave higher values of accuracy, precision and recall.
许多现代城市目前面临着各种挑战,其中之一是需要促进环境卫生文化,以促进健康生活。然而,信息通信技术的进步催生了智慧城市的概念,这一概念正在迅速应用于解决此类城市面临的一些挑战。本文提出了一种基于智慧城市技术的社区垃圾处理管理体系结构。使用Arduino UNO微控制器板、接近传感器、面包板、垃圾箱和个人计算机实现了拟议架构的概念验证原型。接近传感器与Arduino板连接,以捕获对应于垃圾箱上校准的五个不同位置的数据集。数据集的质量很好,因为平均电压与距离的关系图与接近传感器的特征图相似。为了确定实现原型模式分类单元的合适分类器,使用获得的数据集进行了实验,以训练K-NN分类器的五种不同变体。1-NN分类器被提名为原型,因为它简单,并且它给出了更高的准确性、精密度和召回率。
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引用次数: 9
Utilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: From paper to electronic based system 博茨瓦纳地区卫生信息软件(DHIS)的使用:从纸质系统到电子系统
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530690
O. Seitio-Kgokgwe, Y. Mashalla, E. Seloilwe, Nodumo Chida
Concerns on the status of Botswana's health information systems were raised as early as the late 1980s. Several assessments overtime revealed weaknesses in the system including fragmentation, weak approaches to data collection, management, reporting, dissemination and use. A number of initiatives designed to improve the HIS were also undertaken. The BEANISH (Building Europe Africa collaborative Network for applying Information Society Technologies in the Healthcare Sector) as one of the initiatives aimed to address the issue of poor data coordination, management and reporting through a data warehousing system, the District Health Information Software. Rapid assessment was conducted as part of Routine Data Quality Assessment to determine the capacity of the District Health Management Teams to collect, analyse, and use data. Several challenges were cited including inadequate IT infrastructure including computers and unreliable internet access; limited skills in using the system and inadequate human resource capacity. There is need for more investment and leadership for health information management.
早在1980年代末就提出了对博茨瓦纳卫生信息系统状况的关注。几项长期评价揭示了该系统的弱点,包括分散、数据收集、管理、报告、传播和使用的方法薄弱。还采取了一些旨在改善卫生系统的主动行动。BEANISH(建立欧洲非洲在保健部门应用信息社会技术协作网络)是旨在通过区域保健信息软件这一数据仓库系统解决数据协调、管理和报告不力问题的举措之一。作为常规数据质量评估的一部分,进行了快速评估,以确定地区卫生管理小组收集、分析和使用数据的能力。他们列举了几项挑战,包括计算机等IT基础设施不足和互联网接入不可靠;使用制度的技能有限,人力资源能力不足。在卫生信息管理方面需要更多的投资和领导。
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引用次数: 16
Towards a context-aware multi-channel messaging model for African banks: Preliminary investigations 面向非洲银行的上下文感知多渠道消息传递模型:初步调查
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530601
Olusola Salami, J. Mtsweni
Technological advancements have provided Banks several means of sending messages to their customers. In the context of business-to-customer interaction, Single Channel Messaging (SCM) model is prominently used by most Banks in Africa. SCM is restricted to one communication medium and messages are not sent based on urgency or priority. The ultimate aim of this research study is to propose and implement a model for Multi-Channel Messaging (MCM) that addresses the weaknesses of SCM. However, in this paper we only present and motivate the proposed conceptual MCM model. Unlike SCM, MCM uses different modes of communication to pass on information to Bank customers. Depending on the importance of a message, MCM provides mechanisms for choosing a channel, amongst available options, that matches the message's urgency or priority. The suitability of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as an implementation approach is highlighted as it offers a robust, loosely coupled and scalable strategy for realising the requirements of MCM.
技术进步为银行提供了几种向客户发送信息的手段。在企业与客户交互的环境中,非洲大多数银行都突出地使用单通道消息传递(SCM)模型。SCM仅限于一种通信媒介,消息的发送不是基于紧急或优先级。本研究的最终目的是提出并实现一个多通道消息传递(MCM)模型,以解决SCM的弱点。然而,在本文中,我们只提出并激励提出的概念MCM模型。与SCM不同,MCM使用不同的通信模式向银行客户传递信息。根据消息的重要性,MCM提供了在可用选项中选择与消息的紧急性或优先级匹配的通道的机制。本文强调了面向服务的体系结构(Service Oriented Architecture, SOA)作为实现方法的适用性,因为它为实现MCM的需求提供了一个健壮的、松散耦合的和可扩展的策略。
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引用次数: 0
A comparative analysis of approaches to apply the sustainable livelihoods framework to do impact assessment in ICT4D 在ICT4D中应用可持续生计框架进行影响评估的方法比较分析
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530682
Joan Mwenda, Marita Turpin
The use of ICT to promote sustainable development, whether socioeconomic or human development, has increased over the past few decades. However, there is a need to ensure that ICT4D projects achieve their intended development outcomes. The Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) Framework provides a possible means to measure the impact of development programs/projects, by focusing on less disadvantaged household's vulnerabilities, assets, processes, structures and livelihood outcomes. The development agencies DFID, CARE and UNDP each have a different version of the SL framework with which to assess developmental impact. This paper discusses and compares the three approaches that are available to apply the SL framework. The paper concludes with a reflection on the three approaches, and recommendations for applying the SL framework in ICT4D.
在过去几十年里,利用信息通信技术促进可持续发展,无论是社会经济发展还是人类发展,都有所增加。然而,有必要确保ict - 4d项目实现其预期的发展成果。可持续生计框架通过关注弱势家庭的脆弱性、资产、流程、结构和生计成果,为衡量发展计划/项目的影响提供了一种可能的手段。发展机构英国国际发展部、援外合作署和联合国开发计划署各自都有不同版本的SL框架,用来评估发展影响。本文讨论并比较了可用于应用SL框架的三种方法。本文最后对这三种方法进行了反思,并提出了在ICT4D中应用SL框架的建议。
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引用次数: 4
The promise of grid computing technologies for e-learning systems in Kenya 肯尼亚电子学习系统的网格计算技术的前景
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530581
E. Micheni, Julius Murumba
This paper presents an attempt of providing grid computing as an avenue to heterogeneous e-learning platforms that can be accessed by different hardware and software platforms. E-Learning involves using internet technologies to access learning resources online such as school timetable, courseware, research material, and to run virtual communities for sharing and creating knowledge. Grids can be used as a means to provide education and training through such internet technologies. Literature review is used through examination of scientific research papers in journals and conference proceedings. The objective of the paper is to contribute towards knowledge and lessons that can be applied in Kenya towards effective approaches for development of an e-learning grid infrastructure.
本文提出了一种尝试,提供网格计算作为异构电子学习平台的途径,可以由不同的硬件和软件平台访问。电子学习包括使用互联网技术访问在线学习资源,如学校时间表、课件、研究材料,以及运行虚拟社区以共享和创造知识。网格可以作为通过这种互联网技术提供教育和培训的一种手段。文献回顾是通过对期刊和会议记录上的科学研究论文的审查来使用的。本文的目的是为肯尼亚提供可应用于电子学习网格基础设施开发的有效方法的知识和经验。
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引用次数: 1
Devising NREN design goals from commercial network design guidelines 根据商业网络设计准则制定NREN设计目标
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530685
K. Draai, B. Haskins, R. Botha
To design a network as big as SANReN network design goals need to be determined. The network design process is an iterative one that follows a top-down approach. The network design lifecycle is a continuous process that seeks improvement of the network design so that it better addresses business needs and goals. This paper provides an overview of the network design goals model that provides a process for determining network design goals for an NREN. The model is instantiated in the SANReN environment. The network design goals may be slightly different to a commercial service provider but the process for determining network design goals for a commercial service provider can be adapted for SANReN.
要设计一个像三仁网络这样大的网络,需要确定设计目标。网络设计过程是一个迭代的过程,遵循自上而下的方法。网络设计生命周期是一个持续的过程,它寻求网络设计的改进,以便更好地满足业务需求和目标。本文概述了网络设计目标模型,该模型提供了确定NREN网络设计目标的过程。该模型在SANReN环境中实例化。网络设计目标可能与商业服务提供商略有不同,但为商业服务提供商确定网络设计目标的过程可以适用于SANReN。
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引用次数: 0
RootIO: ICT + telephony for grassroots radio 草根电台的ICT +电话
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530700
Chris Csikszentmihályi, Jude Mukundane
Communities across Africa depend on radio for access to information, often as their primary source of news and information. Given its importance, surprisingly little ICT work has focused on improving radio. Contemporary ICTs have the potential to catalyze radical changes in ownership models, facilitate greater linguistic and cultural diversity, increase inclusion, and allow for the types of major innovations we have seen in music, television, gaming, or other media in the last decade. The RootIO project set out to test some of these possibilities by building hyperlocal low-cost, low-power radio stations. This paper presents an argument for community media as a focus of ICT, a summary of our research and design process, a technical description of the free/open software and hardware platform we have built, and a description of some early findings from field testing the system.
非洲各地的社区都依赖广播获取信息,往往将其作为新闻和信息的主要来源。考虑到它的重要性,令人惊讶的是,很少有信息通信技术的工作专注于改进无线电。当代信息通信技术有可能催化所有权模式的根本变革,促进语言和文化的更大多样性,增加包容性,并实现我们在过去十年中在音乐、电视、游戏或其他媒体中看到的各种重大创新。RootIO项目开始通过建立超本地低成本、低功耗的无线电台来测试其中的一些可能性。本文提出了社区媒体作为ICT焦点的论点,总结了我们的研究和设计过程,对我们建立的免费/开放软件和硬件平台的技术描述,以及对系统现场测试的一些早期发现的描述。
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引用次数: 14
UDUBSit. A location based mobile application for the University of the Western Cape a living lab approach in support of participatory ICT4D UDUBSit。西开普省大学的一个基于位置的移动应用程序,一个支持参与式ICT4D的生活实验室方法
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530627
Dorien Baelden, Leo Vanaudenhove, Wouter J. Grové, J. Njenga, Leona Craffert, Koenraad Stroeken
ZoneIT - at the University of the Western Cape renamed in UDUBSit - was first developed by the University of Ghent in Belgium as a sharing application for and by the student community. This app is adapted and contextualised to the UWC context by way of a living lab approach. This paper describes and analyses the results from the needs analysis, which formed the first step in the living lab approach of adapting and implementing the app. The premise of the whole project is, that a living labs approach to ICT4D - much more than a technology transfer approach - leads to better adaptation and adoption of technology in different contexts. The main reason is that a living lab approach is inherently participative in nature.
ZoneIT——在西开普省大学改名为UDUBSit——最初是由比利时根特大学开发的,作为学生社区的共享应用程序。这个应用程序通过生活实验室的方式适应并融入了UWC的环境。本文描述和分析了需求分析的结果,这是适应和实施应用程序的生活实验室方法的第一步。整个项目的前提是,ICT4D的生活实验室方法-远远超过技术转移方法-导致更好的适应和采用不同背景下的技术。主要原因是,生活实验室的方法本质上是参与性的。
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引用次数: 2
Remote sensor network for off-grid renewable energy monitoring 离网可再生能源监测遥感网络
Pub Date : 2016-05-11 DOI: 10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530660
Zenville Erasmus, A. Bagula
The adoption of solar technology and subsequent investments in solar installations is a low polluting power source alternative that can mitigate the dangers raised by greenhouse gas emissions and increase universal electricity access in a modern world where power generation plays a vital role in the world countries' economies. This paper presents and discusses the development of a cost effective remote sensing network for the continuous acquisition of remote energy yields and performance measures of a network of installed solar power systems. As a new innovative solution that demonstrates a low cost mechanism using existing network infrastructures, the remote sensor system being developed presents the following key benefits: Access to a Photovoltaic (PV) system from anywhere through the use of the Internet, reports of power output and energy production trends, verification of system operation, collection of data for service and maintenance planning and the use of least cost devices to enable replicability of the solution.
采用太阳能技术和随后对太阳能装置的投资是一种低污染的替代能源,可以减轻温室气体排放带来的危险,并在发电在世界各国经济中起着至关重要作用的现代世界中增加普遍电力供应。本文提出并讨论了一种具有成本效益的遥感网络的发展,用于持续获取远程能源产量和安装的太阳能发电系统网络的性能测量。作为一种新的创新解决方案,它展示了利用现有网络基础设施的低成本机制,正在开发的远程传感器系统具有以下主要优势:通过使用互联网从任何地方访问光伏(PV)系统,报告电力输出和能源生产趋势,验证系统运行,收集服务和维护计划的数据,以及使用成本最低的设备实现解决方案的可复制性。
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