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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
Complementary role of two evaluation methods in the usability and accessibility evaluation of a non-standard system

Author: Adebesin, F ; Kotzé, Paula ; Gelderblom, H Date: Oct 2010 Usability, which is generally defined in terms of application effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction, is one of the focus areas of human-computer interaction (HCI). Accessibility is the design of systems that can be perceived, ... Read more
A critical analysis of the uses and gratifications experienced by South African users of the digital doorway

Author: Abbas, FJ ; Van der Vyver, AG ; Marais, Mario A Date: Nov 2013 The Digital Doorway is a computerized machine that was implemented in areas populated by disadvantaged communities throughout South Africa to promote computer literacy within these communities. Understanding the progress and satisfaction of ... Read more
The design of application-specific heuristics for the usability evaluation of the digital doorway

Author: Adebesin, F ; Kotzé, Paula Date: Jun 2012 The Digital Doorway (DD) is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The DD is a non-standard computer system ... 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
Digital Doorway: Social-Technical innovation for high-needs communities

Author: Stillman, L ; Herselman, Martha E ; Marais, Mario A ; Pitse-Boshomane, M ; Plantinga, P ; Walton, S Date: Nov 2010 The application of the Living Lab (LL) approach to social-technical innovation to the Digital Doorway Initiative in Zandspruit near Johannesburg is outlined in the context of the initiative’s evolution from an educational project to a broader ... Read more
Digital Doorway: Social-Technical innovation for high-needs communities

Author: Stillman, L ; Herselman, Martha E ; Marais, Mario A ; Pitse Boshomane, M ; Plantinga, P ; Walton, S Date: 2012 The application of the Living Lab (LL) approach to social-technical innovation to the Digital Doorway Initiative in the informal settlement of informal settlement Zandspruit near Johannesburg is outlined in the context of the initiative’s ... Read more
Impact of usability on efforts to bridge the digital divide

Author: Adebesin, F ; Kotzé, Paula ; Gelderblom, H Date: Nov 2010 There is growing efforts to narrow the digital divide both locally and internationally. One such effort is the Digital Doorway project driven by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute of Council for Science ... 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

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