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Agro-processing opportunities identified through a novel mosquito repellent from a medicinal plant

Author: Maharaj, VJ ; Fouché, Gerda ; Senabe, J ; Nthambeleni, R ; Kotze, F Date: Nov 2008 Traditional healers provide CSIR scientists with indigenous knowledge (IK) that stimulates research and can eventually lead to discovery and development of new herbal remedies. The rights of these providers of IK, to share in future benefits ... Read more
A case for understanding user experience challenges confronting indigenous knowledge recorders in rural communities in South Africa

Author: Khalala, G ; Makitla, I ; Botha, Adèle ; Alberts, R Date: May 2013 For centuries, rural communities have relied on their indigenous knowledge for survival and sustenance. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is understood as local knowledge, which is unique and traditional to a specific community. Due to the fact that ... Read more
National Recordal System IK holder catalogue process

Author: Pretorius, R ; Bezuidenhout, H Date: Oct 2012 The aim of this poster is to illustrate the South African National Recordal Systems (NRS) process whereby Indigenous Knowledge (IK) holder’s information is captured in a registry, as specified in South Africa’s Indigenous Knowledge ... Read more
StoryBeads: Preserving indigenous knowledge through tangible interaction design

Author: Reitsma, L ; Smith, Andrew C ; Van den Hoven, E Date: Sep 2013 This paper addresses the need to preserve culturally unique knowledge for future generations. This user-centered design-research case study focused on preserving Indigenous Knowledge (IK) of the South-African BaNtwane culture, specifically ... Read more
Using information visualisation to give voice to a historical community

Author: Engelbrecht, L ; Botha, M ; Botha, A Date: Nov 2016 During the Anglo-Boer War a community of women, children and some men were detained in the Mafeking concentration camp. A number of women described their war experiences some years after. The reliability of these testimonies have however been ... Read more

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