Author:Sharma Grover, A; Barnard, EDate:May 2011Over the past decade applications of speech technologies for development (ST4D) have shown much potential for enabling information access and service delivery. In this paper the authors review two deployed ST4D services and posit a set of ...Read more
Author:Sivakumar, V; Bollig, C; Sharma, Ameeth; Tesfaye, MDate:Sep 2010In this paper, the authors describe the developmentof 2-Channel (532 nm and 355 nm) mobile LIDAR system for studying atmospheric particulate matter. The system is currently tested in house at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ...Read more
Author:Neethling, PH; Rohwer, EG; Schwoerer, H; Botha, LDate:Oct 2010The Laser Research Institute and the CSIR National Laser Centre are developing a high power femtosecond laser system in a joint project with a phased approach. The laser system consists of an fs oscillator and a regenerative amplifier. An ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2010The critical roles of engineering in addressing the large-scale pressing challenges facing our societies worldwide are widely recognized. Such large-scale challenges include access to affordable health care; tackling the coupled issues of ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Oyedapo, J; Girod-Genet, MDate:Nov 2010In recent years Internet usage and services, accessed through both fixed and mobile networks, have experienced rapid growth. This growth was driven by the capability of the Internet to provide many new services seamlessly to the users at any ...Read more
Author:Mayers, J; Evans, J; Foy, TDate:Oct 2001This report is about the changes taking place in South African forestry, the pros and cons of these changes and the prospects for a forest sector that can contribute to sustainable national development and local empowerment. Across many sectors ...Read more
Author:Revat, E; Tucker, KCDate:Feb 2006The FLOSSWorld Regional Workshop for Africa was held in conjunction with Idlelo 2, the foremost conference on FLOSS in Africa which brought together people from across the continent (and the world) to assess current status and plot a way ...Read more