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Kinyondo, J
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Van Biljon, J
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Gerber, A
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2013-01-28T08:44:50Z |
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2013-01-28T08:44:50Z |
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2012-05 |
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Kinyondo, J, Van Biljon, J and Gerber, A. 2012. An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. IST-Africa 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-11 May 2012 |
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978-1-905824-34-2 |
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http://www.cair.za.net/sites/default/files/outputs/ISTAfrica_Paper_ref_178_doc_4855.pdf
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6467
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dc.description |
IST-Africa 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9-11 May 2012. Published in IST Africa. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is regarded as an enabler of social and economic development. Due to various challenges, ICT has not been accepted and used effectively to assist with the socio-economic development in Tanzania. Worldwide Open Source (OS) is regarded as a technology that could foster and support ICT development, due to various factors such as cost of adoption. Several OS communities have been formed to create awareness of OS and the potential OS has to address ICT challenges. This study is an assessment of such OS promotion efforts in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania specifically. The research design includes case studies done on four OS communities using document analysis, a questionnaire, interviews and participant observation during online discussions. In addition, interviews were conducted with OS end users and practitioners to evaluate the success of the OS promotion efforts. As contribution this study provides insight into the current situation in Tanzania with regards to ICT, as well as identify specific ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. Furthermore, the study assessed whether OS promotion efforts address the identified ICT acceptance challenges. The findings should be of interest to managers, researchers and practitioners interested in the current state of ICT acceptance in Tanzania, ICT acceptance challenges, as well as the current OC communities and whether OS could be used as an ICT mechanism to enable socio-economic development in Tanzania. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
IST Africa |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Workflow;9901 |
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dc.subject |
Open Source promotion |
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dc.subject |
Information and Communication Technology |
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dc.subject |
ICT |
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dc.subject |
ICT for socio-economic development |
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dc.subject |
ICT acceptance challenge |
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dc.subject |
Open Source |
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dc.title |
An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania |
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dc.type |
Conference Presentation |
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dc.identifier.apacitation |
Kinyondo, J., Van Biljon, J., & Gerber, A. (2012). An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. IST Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6467 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Kinyondo, J, J Van Biljon, and A Gerber. "An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6467 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Kinyondo J, Van Biljon J, Gerber A, An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania; IST Africa; 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6467 . |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Conference Presentation
AU - Kinyondo, J
AU - Van Biljon, J
AU - Gerber, A
AB - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is regarded as an enabler of social and economic development. Due to various challenges, ICT has not been accepted and used effectively to assist with the socio-economic development in Tanzania. Worldwide Open Source (OS) is regarded as a technology that could foster and support ICT development, due to various factors such as cost of adoption. Several OS communities have been formed to create awareness of OS and the potential OS has to address ICT challenges. This study is an assessment of such OS promotion efforts in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania specifically. The research design includes case studies done on four OS communities using document analysis, a questionnaire, interviews and participant observation during online discussions. In addition, interviews were conducted with OS end users and practitioners to evaluate the success of the OS promotion efforts. As contribution this study provides insight into the current situation in Tanzania with regards to ICT, as well as identify specific ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania. Furthermore, the study assessed whether OS promotion efforts address the identified ICT acceptance challenges. The findings should be of interest to managers, researchers and practitioners interested in the current state of ICT acceptance in Tanzania, ICT acceptance challenges, as well as the current OC communities and whether OS could be used as an ICT mechanism to enable socio-economic development in Tanzania.
DA - 2012-05
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
KW - Open Source promotion
KW - Information and Communication Technology
KW - ICT
KW - ICT for socio-economic development
KW - ICT acceptance challenge
KW - Open Source
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2012
SM - 978-1-905824-34-2
T1 - An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania
TI - An assessment of open source promotion in addressing ICT acceptance challenges in Tanzania
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6467
ER -
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