Computing In Research And Development In Africa

Author : Abdoulaye Gamatié
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319082394

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Computing in Research and Development in Africa by Abdoulaye Gamatié Pdf

This book describes the trends, challenges and solutions in computing use for scientific research and development within different domains in Africa, such as health, agriculture, environment, economy, energy, education and engineering. The benefits expected are discussed by a number of recognized, domain-specific experts, with a common theme being computing as solution enabler. This book is the first document providing such a representative up-to-date view on this topic at the continent level.

Author : Don Osborn,Donald Zhang Osborn
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780796922496

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African Languages in a Digital Age by Don Osborn,Donald Zhang Osborn Pdf

With increasing numbers of computers and diffusion of the internet around the world, localisation of the technology, and the content it carries, into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localisation, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as the creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the 'digital divide'.

Author : Suzanne Grant Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429714351

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Microcomputers In African Development by Suzanne Grant Lewis Pdf

Drawing on recent research in the Sudan, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Tanzania, the contributing authors analyze broad patterns of social and political change brought about by the rapidly increasingly use of microcomputer technology in Africa.

Author : Tina James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:717022891

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Tina James Pdf

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552500064

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa: The experience with community telecenters by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

Volume 3 documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions. The results, observations, and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for policy- and decision-makers in education and ICTs. The book will also be useful for teachers, researchers, and development practitioners and professionals with interests or active programs in the area of "ICT for development." Information technology professionals looking to service the potential education market will also find this book valuable.

Author : Don Osborn
Publisher : IDRC (International Development Research Centre)
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : African languages
ISBN : 1552504735

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African Languages in a Digital Age by Don Osborn Pdf

With increasing numbers of computers and penetration of the Internet around the world, localization of the technology and the content it carries into the many languages people speak is becoming an ever more important area for discussion and action. Localization, simply put, includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as creation and translation of internet content in diverse languages. It is essential in making information and communication technology more accessible to the populations of the poorer countries, increasing its relevance to their lives, needs, and aspirations, and ultimately in bridging the digital divide.A Localization is a new and growing field of inquiry. This book identifies issues, concerns, priorities, and lines of research and is intended as a baseline study in defining localization in the African context and how it is important for development and education in the long term. THE AUTHOR Don Osborn is the Founder of the Bisharat Language, Technology & Development Initiative. He is a former Associate Director for Agriculture, Peace Corps, Niger, and led the PanAfrican Localisation project from 2005 to 2008."

Author : Ramata Molo Thioune
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Communication in community development
ISBN : 9781552500019

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Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa by Ramata Molo Thioune Pdf

Volume 1 looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts -- geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional -- the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development. The book will be useful for both researchers and development practitioners active, or just embarking upon, an "ICT for development" program. It will also be a very useful reference tool not only for academics but also for policymakers, decision-makers, and development professionals interested in the issue.

Author : Nir Kshetri,Torbjörn Fredriksson,Diana Carolina Rojas Torres
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134973446

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Big Data and Cloud Computing for Development by Nir Kshetri,Torbjörn Fredriksson,Diana Carolina Rojas Torres Pdf

This book provides a framework for evaluating big data and cloud computing based on how they evolve to fit users’ needs in developing countries in key areas, such as agriculture and education. The authors discuss how this framework can be utilized by businesses, governments, and consumers to accelerate economic growth and overcome information and communication barriers. By examining the ways in which cloud computing can drive social, economic, and environmental transformation, readers gain a nuanced understanding of the opportunities and challenges these technologies offer. The authors also provide an authoritative and up-to-date account of big data’s diffusion into a wide range of developing economies, such as Brazil and China, illustrating key concepts through in-depth case studies. Special attention is paid to economic development in the context of the new Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations, introducing readers to the most modern standard of economic evaluation. Students of information management, entrepreneurship, and development, as well as policy makers, researchers, and practitioners, will find Big Data and Cloud Computing for Development an interesting read and a useful reference source.

Author : Laurent Elder,Heloise Emdon,Richard Fuchs,Ben Petrazzini
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780857281241

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Connecting ICTs to Development by Laurent Elder,Heloise Emdon,Richard Fuchs,Ben Petrazzini Pdf

Over the past two decades, projects supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) have critically examined the ways in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) can be used to improve learning, empower the disenfranchised, generate income opportunities for the poor, and facilitate access to healthcare in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Considering that most development institutions and governments are currently attempting to integrate ICTs into their practices, it is an opportune time to reflect on the research findings that have emerged from IDRC’s work and research in this area. “Connecting ICTs to Development” discusses programmatic investments made by IDRC in a wide variety of areas related to ICTs, including infrastructure, access, regulations, health, governance, education, livelihoods, social inclusion, technical innovation, intellectual property rights and evaluation. Each chapter in this book analyzes the ways in which research findings from IDRC-supported projects have contributed to an evolution of thinking, and discusses successes and challenges in using ICTs as tools to address development issues. The volume also presents key lessons learned from ICT4D programming and recommendations for future work.

Author : Wilson R. Nyemba,Charles Mbohwa,Keith F. Carter
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030704933

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Bridging the Academia Industry Divide by Wilson R. Nyemba,Charles Mbohwa,Keith F. Carter Pdf

This book is the result of years of research following a realization of the mismatch of engineering skills produced by universities and those that industry required, based on the situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, equally applicable to other regions in Africa and indeed worldwide. The book is meant to assist engineering academics and engineers in industry to build capacity and cope with the dynamic trends in technology brought on by the 4th Industrial Revolution and to prepare for the 5th Industrial Revolution, an era predicted to be dominated by critical and system thinkers with creative and innovative skills as basic necessities. The book is also useful for policy-making researchers in academia, industrial and public sector researchers, and implementers in governments that provide required funding for the development of human resources and skills. The book primarily consists of the novel research and innovation approaches of modelling and building systems thinking sub-models which were ultimately integrated into the Universal Systems Thinking (UST) model aimed at improving the quality of engineers and engineering practice. The initiatives in this book include strategies for bridging the gap between industry and academia through systems thinking research. The book provides information on how to model, simulate, adjust and implement integrated systems thinking approaches to engineering education and training for capacity building and sustainability. The book also covers approaches to address research gaps and mismatch of skills while capitalizing on the successes of several projects carried out and supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering over the years.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : 9780889367906

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Technology Policy and Practice in Africa by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Technology Policy and Practice in Africa

Author : Fisseha Mekuria,Ethiopia Nigussie,Tesfa Tegegne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030266301

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Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa by Fisseha Mekuria,Ethiopia Nigussie,Tesfa Tegegne Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development for Africa, ICT4DA 2019, held in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in May 2019. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. The papers address the impact of ICT in fostering economic development in Africa. In detail they cover the following topics: artificial intelligence and data science; wireless and mobile computing; and Natural Language Processing.

Author : David Ruxton Fraser Taylor,Robert A. Obudho
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Africa
ISBN : UCAL:B4158187

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The Computer and Africa by David Ruxton Fraser Taylor,Robert A. Obudho Pdf

Monograph on computer and EDP applications in Africa - discusses feasibility of establishing an integrated electronic network of public administration information, use of computers in university research, demography, psychology, mapping and humanities, management information systems and forecasting, etc. Bibliography pp. 309 to 332, diagrams, flow charts and maps.

Author : J. L. Enos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134799435

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In Pursuit of Science and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa by J. L. Enos Pdf

This is a study of the impact of the economic crisis and subsequent adjustment policies in the African economies on the scientific and technological capabilities in those countries. It includes studies of Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Author : Eastern and Southern African Universities Research Programme
Publisher : Tema Publishers Company
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073262409

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Research and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa by Eastern and Southern African Universities Research Programme Pdf