Author:Foko, Thato E; Thulare, Tumiso; Legare, Lebogang L; Maremi, Keneilwe JDate:May 2017ICTs have power to connect or provide access to poor people in remote rural villages. The initiatives to deploy ICTs in rural areas have mostly not been sustainable. The purpose of the paper is to ascertain what factors lead to the unsuccessful ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2003This Annual Report offers a brief snapshot of the CSIR’s activities during the year under review by highlighting a number of innovative projects and initiatives in these areas.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Dec 2008The CSIR Meraka Institute in partnership agreement with the Department of Communications (DoC) and the University of Zululand, in an attempt to develop technology solutions for rural populations on the African continent; the accreditation ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Dec 2007The major objective of the Meraka Institute is to facilitate national economic and social development through human capital development and needs-based research and innovation, leading to products and services based on Information and ...Read more
Author:Foko, Thato E; Thulare, T; Legare, LL; Maremi, Keneilwe JDate:May 2017The purpose of this paper is to ascertain how robust ICT Platforms can provide rural communities with access and use of ICTs. The Platform contributes to the creating of an inclusive information society and a thriving knowledge economy in ...Read more
Author:Macagnano, EVDate:Sep 2008This Paper describes comprehensive research undertaken in Pretoria, South Africa proposing substantial changes to commonly accepted city environments (in relation to urban design, infrastructure provision and utilization of services) into ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha E; Miril, R; Qwabe, O; Byliefeldt, S; Wallace, F; Du Buisson, UDate:Dec 2014This section will focus on how initiative management, operations management and School ICT were managed in the ICT4RED initiative. The essence of what each had to deliver will be highlighted. Although each of these components have already ...Read more
Author:Leenen, L; Modise, M; Le Roux, WHDate:Mar 2009This paper is part of a long term research project conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. The objective of the project is to construct a model for the planning and execution of Peace Support ...Read more
Author:Manqele, S; Dlodlo, N; Mvelase, P; Dlodlo, M; Xulu, SS; Adigun, MDate:Jun 2013Cloud computing is an information and communication technology (ICT) that delivers services through the internet. The concept of discovering, brokering, selection and reliability is important in cloud computing as it has emerged as an important ...Read more