Author:Turpin, M; Alexander, T; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:2013This paper addresses the challenge of assessing an ICT for development (ICT4D) project’s contribution to the socio-economic development of the broader community where it is implemented. It argues for using a systems approach to deal with this ...Read more
Author:Ford, M; Herselman, Martha E; Botha, AdèleDate:Nov 2014The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation of how Design Science research has been applied in order to develop a mobile learning framework for the ICT4RED project which is currently in progress in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape ...Read more
Author:Calteaux, Karen V; Grover, AS; Van Huyssteen, GBDate:May 2012Multilingual emerging markets hold many opportunities for the application of spoken language technologies, such as interactive voice response (IVR) systems. Designing such systems requires an in-depth understanding of the business drivers and ...Read more
Author:Adebesin, F; Kotzé, Paula; Gelderblom, HDate:Nov 2010There 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