Author:Marais, Mario A; Lotriet, H; Matthee, M; De Moor, ADate:Nov 2022This paper tells the story of an Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) project and a research approach. The research used a novel definition of sustainable development that emerged from South American development ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario A; Van Biljon, JDate:Jun 2017Development Informatics is a multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary field encompassing various research philosophies, realities and priorities. This diversity complicates connection and collaboration between researchers in the field and that ...Read more
Author:Mabila, J; van Biljon, J; Herselman, Martha EDate:Oct 2017The application of mobile technology integration in schools has been widely researched. However, only a few studies have extensively examined the sustainability of mobile technology integration in resource-constrained environments. Diverse ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario ADate:Nov 2010The concept of sustainable development has increased in importance ever since the coming to prominence of environmental critiques of development in the 1980s. The very concept of sustainability has evolved as research on the dynamics of ...Read more
Author:Twinomurinzi, H; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J; Byrne, EDate:May 2009The road of development through Information and Communication technology (ICT4D) is lined with deep potholes and dead ends since little is done to “accumulate either knowledge or practical guidance” (Heeks and Bailur, 2007, p. 243). This paper ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, Sifiso B; Turpin, MDate:Jul 2020South Africa has seen research and development (R&D) efforts in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) to provide rural schools with mobile technologies for improving the quality of teaching and learning. The ...Read more
Author:Hadzic, S; Phokeer, A; Johnson, DDate:Oct 2016This paper describes a network architecture to provide low cost last mile access and cloud services for local content sharing in a poorly resourced township environment. We describe how ICT solutions are developed in close partnership with ...Read more
Author:Smith, RDate:Nov 2015Rural 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