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Assessing the contribution of information technology to socio-economic development: a case study from rural South Africa

Author: Turpin, M ; Alexander, T ; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J Date: 2013 This 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
Chapter 1: Introduction

Author: Slinger, J ; Taljaard, Susan ; D'Hont, F Date: Jan 2020 This book captures the learning from a cross-comparison of seven international inlet or estuary mouth management situations. The conceptual framing is provided by a focus on systems knowledge and its development and use within coastal management. ... Read more
Complex Coastal Systems: Transdisciplinary Learning on International Case Studies

Author: Slinger, J ; Taljaard, Susan ; D'Hont, F Date: Feb 2020 The transdisciplinary research synthesised in this book represents an endeavour by a group of coastal researchers and policy analysts to learn from a cross-comparison of seven international case studies on tidal inlet or estuary mouth management ... Read more
Computational modelling in sport: A hybrid simulation of the runner as a complex adaptive system

Author: Vermeulen, E ; Grobbelaar, SS ; Botha, Adèle ; Nolte, K Date: Oct 2021 Running-related injuries, specifically overuse injuries, are complex and multifaceted. A different way of thinking is required to fully comprehend why, and how, these injuries occur. The systems thinking perspective offers tools and techniques ... Read more
Contextualising risk within enterprise risk management through the application of systems thinking

Author: Haywood, Lorren K ; Forsyth, Gregory G ; De Lange, Willem J ; Trotter, Douglas H Date: Jun 2017 New and emerging risks create growing uncertainty and unpredictability within enterprise risk management. While ISO 31000:2009 is a progressive risk management framework, it is limited in its guidance on how to contextualise complex risks. ... Read more
Developing a systems analytical framework for the National Poverty Alleviation System (NPAS): the Community Based public Works programme (CBPWP) case study

Author: Saidi, M Date: May 2007 CSIR undertook a project to use systems methodologies and apply them towards a better understanding of the ‘assumed’ NPAS aiming: at establishing a suitable framework for analysis; describe and analyse the system in such a way that stakeholders ... Read more
An exploration of the integration challenges inherent in the adoption of ICT in an education system

Author: Meyer, I ; Marais, Mario A ; Ford, Merryl ; Dlamini, Sifiso B Date: May 2017 The high failure rate of development interventions is well known. An approach to sustainable interventions is defined, based on a systems perspective that focuses on the ability of a system to integrate an intervention. The design of an ... Read more
ICT4D and sustainability

Author: Marais, Mario A Date: Feb 2015 Sustainability is a systems concept, and ICT4D plays a vital role in a sustainable earth, as well as in sustainable communities. The concept of resilience is introduced since rapid change can push a system into another, possibly undesirable ... Read more
Systems thinkers: Check your scotomas and watch your language!

Author: Goncalves, Duarte PD Date: Aug 2019 Various belief constructs such as framing, dualisms, worldviews, paradigms, and values are discussed to understand how these might result in scotomas. The observer is not independent and objective but has purpose and values within a group ... Read more
Systems thinking in impact assessment: Where we are and where we're going

Author: Snyman-van der Walt, Luanita ; Schreiner, Gregory O ; Lochner, Paul A Date: Dec 2022 Those mandating, commissioning and practising Impact Assessment (IA) have been aware for some time that systems thinking tools need to be better integrated into assessment- and decision-making. The research community has been especially vocal ... Read more
Uncertainty in disaster risk management: A reflection on cyclone Idai using the systems thinking approach

Author: Mutanga, Shingirirai S ; Lunga, W Date: Jul 2021 The increasing frequency of disasters induced by anthropogenic and natural hazards has epitomised the complex nature of dealing with uncertainty. Cyclone Idai-induced floods in Southern Africa had a series of foreseeable and unforeseeable ... Read more
Uncertainty in disaster risk management: A reflection on cyclone idai using the systems thinking approach

Author: Mutanga, Shingirirai S ; Lunga, W ; Mutanga, Shingirirai S Date: Jul 2021 The increasing frequency of disasters induced by anthropogenic and natural hazards has epitomised the complex nature of dealing with uncertainty. Cyclone Idai-induced floods in Southern Africa had a series of foreseeable and unforeseeable ... Read more

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