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Applying the Digital Doorway design research model in facilitating skills transfer in rural communities

Author: Herselman, Martha E ; Smith, R ; Gush, Kim L ; Cambridge, G ; Botha, Adèle ; Marais, Mario A Date: Nov 2010 The purpose of this article is to indicate how skills can be transferred through the application of the Digital Doorway (DD) design research model. Skills transfer takes place between the initiators of Digital Doorway (CSIR Meraka Institute) ... Read more
Co-creating an ICT artefact with elderly rural women in Mafarafara: A social structuration account

Author: Smith, R ; Turpin, M ; Herselman, Martha E Date: Apr 2019 In South Africa, elderly rural women is the most socio-economically disadvantaged group: their age, gender and rural location all contribute to their disempowerment. For this reason, an ICT4D project was undertaken by the CSIR with the aim ... Read more
Digital doorway computer literacy through unassisted learning in South Africa

Author: Smith, R ; Cambridge, G ; Gush, Kim L Date: Feb 2006 The Digital Doorway is a joint project between the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute, with a vision of making a fundamental difference to computer literacy and associated skills in Africa. Underpinning this ... Read more
Ethics issues and research in vulnerable communities: a case study from the North West province of South Africa

Author: Smith, R ; Stillman, L Date: Oct 2014 Through the lens of a case-study, this paper outlines some of the problems that arise when implementing ethics requirements in vulnerable communities. There is a mismatch between positivistic ethics norms and those required in the field. In ... Read more
Focus groups as a tool to collect data in a community informatics project involving elderly rural women

Author: Smith, R Date: Nov 2015 The main purpose of the extended project is to identify and investigate the aspects that will encourage elderly women in rural areas to use the ICT platform, and to determine what the physical design, content and applications should look like ... Read more
Innovative ICT solution to steer rural communities to global understanding: a case study from Durban, South Africa

Author: Greyling, E ; Smith, R Date: Jul 2008 Rural areas surrounding Durban in kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa are characterized by little or no municipal services and fragmented service delivery by other spheres of government. Communities living here typically suffer from high levels of ... Read more
Kiosks are breaking through the digital divide in Africa: first among equals

Author: Cambridge, GJ ; Smith, R ; Gush, Kim L Date: 2008 The Digital Doorway is a joint project between the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute, aimed at the promotion of computer literacy and associated skills in Africa. The assumption is that people ... Read more
Proposed aesthetic/physical and inorganic drinking-water criteria for the Republic of South Africa

Author: Kempster, PL ; Smith, R Date: 1985 Using existing criteria from other countries, in conjunction with data on element toxicities and normal dietary intakes, drinking-water criteria for 56 aesthetic/physical and inorganic chemical determinants were proposed for South Africa. Read more
Women, participation and design in ICT4D: Addressing barriers using a co-creation approach

Author: Smith, R Date: Nov 2015 Rural middle-aged women are the backbone of their communities despite their being the most disadvantaged population group in South Africa and in other developing countries. Uplifting and empowering these women can positively influence a whole ... Read more

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