Author:Ndwe, TJ; Barnard, E; Foko, Thato EDate:May 2013Access to information and communication is one of the most important needs in any population group. It is generally challenging for people in the developing world to access information because the tools and the technologies used to access ...Read more
Author:Chipangura, B; Van Biljon, J; Botha, AdèleDate:Nov 2013Against the background of the global drive towards equal access to learning opportunities Open Distance Learning (ODL) institutions are challenged to optimize the use of technologies that provide usable, scalable and sustainable access. The ...Read more
Author:Gumede, T; Plauche, MDate:Mar 2009This paper describes sociological fieldwork conducted in the autumn of 2008 in eleven rural communities of South Africa. The goal of the fieldwork was to evaluate the potential role of automated telephony services in improving access to ...Read more
Author:Cambridge, GJ; Smith, R; Gush, Kim LDate:2008The 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
Author:Chipangura, B; Van Biljon, J; Botha, AdèleDate:Oct 2014In South Africa, the potential of mobile phones as tools that facilitates inclusive information access and interaction at Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)has not been fully realized. A number of factors could be attributed to the slow ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Shahen; Dube, CDate:Jul 2008There has been a paradigm shift in recent years from efficient techniques of accessing data to effective information access. The challenge facing researchers working in information access is how to help users easily locate the information ...Read more