Author:Gcaba, O; Dlodlo, NDate:May 2016This paper presents examples of internet of things (IoT) applications that could enhance the management of tourism activities in South Africa. Although information and communication technologies (ICT) have been adopted in some aspects of the ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Kalezhi, JDate:May 2015Rural areas in South Africa and Zambia face a number of similar issues in the domains of agriculture, connectivity, water, transport, health and education et cetera, which calls for potentially similar solutions to be directed towards solving ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Olwal, T; Mvelase, PDate:May 2012There continues to be high expectations of the government from the citizens of South Africa to improve the delivery of services , and hence the need to come up with comprehensive measures to alleviate the problem. This paper proposes the ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mbecke, P; Mofolo, M; Mhlanga, Martin MDate:Dec 2013One of the major tasks of the South African government is to reduce crime levels on a year-to-year basis. The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) is capital in facilitating the process to finding solutions to crime. This ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, NDate:May 2015To support sustainable transport systems in South Africa, this paper proposes the adoption of internet of things (IoT) technologies. This research extracted information on the activities undertaken by South Africa’s public transport agencies ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Gcaba, ODate:Dec 2015This paper reports on potential applications of IoT technologies that could contribute to water resource management in South Africa. The authors visited South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation website and the South African government ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Montsi, L; Mvelase, PDate:Sep 2013The internet of things (IoT) is a term where everyday physical objects are connected to the internet via fixed or wireless networks, thereby creating a ubiquitous network. These physical objects are augmented with sensing, processing and ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Gcaba, O; Smith, Andrew CDate:May 2016A smart city is a developed urban area that excels in the area of economy, governance, people and life through strong human capital, social capital and ICT infrastructure. It is a new approach to managing the complexity of city life, increase ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, NDate:Jul 2012South Africa's push for universal access to education and for improved teaching and learning calls for a number of appropriate measures to be put in place. This paper proposes the adoption of internet of things technologies (IoT) in improving ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Eksteen, JDate:2011The Internet is a living entity, always changing and evolving. New applications and businesses are created continuously. In addition to an evolving Internet, technology is also changing the landscape. Broadband connectivity is becoming cheap ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, Moses T; Eloff, MM; Eloff, JHPDate:Aug 2009Information security is becoming a major concern for most worldwide telecommunication companies and more so as we move towards the future Internet of Things. In this era, a plethora of digital devices, people and other physical objects have ...Read more
Author:Johnson, DL; Belding, EM; Almeroth, K; Van Stam, GDate:Jun 2010There have been a number of rural wireless networks providing Internet access over the last decade but little is known about how the Internet is being used, how these networks perform and whether they follow similar trends when compared with ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Smith, Andrew CDate:Sep 2011In the South African education landscape, some of the schools have well-resourced science laboratories, while others are under- resourced. This has impacted on the quality of science education in under-resourced schools, resulting in a lower ...Read more
Author:Crichton, R; Moodley, D; Pillay, A; Seebregts, CJDate:Aug 2012Rwanda, one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa, has made rapid and substantial progress towards designing and deploying a national health information system. One of the challenging aspects of the system is the ...Read more
Author:Crichton, R; Moodley, D; Pillay, A; Seebregts, CJDate:Aug 2012Rwanda, one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Africa, has made rapid and substantial progress towards designing and deploying a national health information system. One of the challenging aspects of the system is the ...Read more
Author:Maremi, Keneilwe J; Herselman, Martha E; Botha, AdèleDate:Sep 2020The main purpose and focus of this paper are to determine the Interoperability Maturity Models to consider when using School Management Systems (SMS). The importance of this is to inform and help schools with knowing which Interoperability ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, WHDate:Jun 2008The South African National Defence Force is in the process of establishing a Joint Command and Control Test Facility at a National Research Institute. The goal with this facility is to provide an integrated environment for Joint Command and ...Read more
Author:Lemmen, CHJ; Van Oosterom, PJM; Uitermark, HT; Zevenbergen, JA; Cooper, Antony KDate:Sep 2011This paper provides a brief overview of one of the first spatial domain standards: a standard for the domain of Land Administration (LA). This standard is in the draft stage of development now (May 2011). The development of domain standards ...Read more
Author:Robinson, GA; Turpie, DWFDate:Oct 1979Three matched lots of wools derived from various growing regions of South Africa and marketed in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town respectively have been processed, spun and when woven into identical fabrics.Read more
Author:Murray, K; Claassen, MariusDate:Oct 1999In order to facilitate a common understanding, on-going debate and increasing application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) in South Africa, the ERA process of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been summarised and evaluated ...Read more