Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Cyberattacks and threats during COVID-19: A systematic literature review
(AOSIS, 2021)The novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a deadly contagious disease has left the global village in disarray, driving people and firms, especially healthcare service providers to rely heavily on information ... -
Factors affecting digital technology adoption by small-scale farmers in agriculture value chains (AVCs) in South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)Digital technologies enable small-scale farmers to reduce some constraints to participate in Agriculture Value Chains (AVCs). Small-scale farmers face significant challenges and barriers to adopting digital technology. ... -
Taking togetherness apart: From digital footprints to geno-digital spores
(SAGE, 2021)Increasingly, the lines of our lives are prescribed, mediated, drawn and knotted together by digital technologies. It has been argued that ‘digital footprints’, as a trail of user data points collected from online communities ... -
The adoption of e-commerce in the Lesotho tourism industry
(Wiley, 2016)Over the years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been revolutionising global markets. In developed nations, for example, there has been a push for developing countries to adopt ICT as ... -
The V-model of service quality: An African case study
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2017)This paper aims to introduce and demonstrate a new model for service quality that separates out the measurement of service quality in ways grounded in psychological theory and methodological symmetry.A review of experience ... -
Implementing free Wi-Fi in underprivileged communities: A case study of Project Isizwe
(IEEE, 2017)A key tool in the fight against poverty and bridging the gap between privileged and underprivileged is access to information. Free Internet connectivity is central to providing this access. This research paper focuses on ... -
Using social media to support community development: A case study of e-inclusion intermediaries in underprivileged communities of South Africa
(IEEE, 2019)For many marginalized community members e-inclusion intermediaries (e-IIs) are the only accessible and affordable option to access computers and the Internet, yet their use of the provided ICTs is low. This is due to a ... -
Sports coaching in impoverished communities through the use of virtual reality
(IEEE, 2019)The paper explores the potential of virtual reality to aid sports coaching within poverty-stricken communities in South Africa. The use of virtual reality has been tested in education and in the mining industry but not in ... -
Social support for digital inclusion: Towards a typology of social support patterns
(Cogitatio Press, 2020)This article contributes to a better understanding of patterns of social support in relation to digital inequalities. Based on an extensive qualitative study, the diversity of support networks and supports seeking patterns ... -
A benefits framework for public access ICT4D programmes
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)There have been expectations across the developing world that information and communications technologies (ICTs) will deliver benefits to marginalised people. Despite many programmes related to the promotion of Internet ... -
Barriers for user acceptance of Mobile Health applications for Diabetic patients: Applying the UTAUT model
(Springer Nature, 2020)The literature illustrates that technology will widen health disparity if its use is restricted to patients who are already motivated and demonstrate good self-management behaviours. Additionally, despite the availability ... -
Electronic health record (ehr) adoption in South African healthcare centres: a case of NW province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Electronic Health Records (EHRs) enable the healthcare sector to enjoy increased efficiency and throughput, whilst cutting overhead costs in healthcare centres. The aim of this study was to investigate the adoption of ... -
Mose: A Mobile Application for Women Street Vendors in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)psychological and many other forms of abuse. This trait is more prominent in African homes and especially poor African homes [1]. Despite women's contribution to society, they are still seen as inferior and the gender ... -
Impact of Socio-Demographic Factors on the Acceptance of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) for Diabetes Self-care
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2020)This research investigates the impact of socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, income and location on ICT acceptance for diabetes selfcare. The investigation is due to the increasing number of diabetic patients ... -
Transferring knowledge to digital natives in a South African organization
(university of western cape, 2019)Knowledge transfer of both tacit and explicit knowledge within an organization forms a crucial component of organizational continuity. In the age of technology, the manner in which knowledge is transferred from one employee ... -
Open distance learning and immersive technologies : A literature analysis .
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Open and distance learning (ODL) education provides an opportunity for prospective students who require flexibility in education enabling learning without traditional face to face lecture sessions. Previous literature ... -
Determinants of business intelligence system acceptance in an emerging country
(Virtus Interpress, 2018)In today’s highly competitive and cumulative uncertainty in the business domain, access to organizations’ business intelligence (BI) can mean not only the difference between profit and loss but also the difference between ... -
Embedding academic literacy skills into the mainstream curriculum: the case of information systems 131/132
(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2016)This paper reports on collaborative teaching between two academic literacy (AL) specialists and two lecturers teaching first-year students Information Systems (IFS) 131/132 during the 2012 and 2013 academic years in ... -
Lessons learnt from teachers’ perspectives on mobile learning in South Africa with cultural and linguistic constraints
(University of Pretoria, 2016)South Africa’s classrooms are characterised by a wide variety of cultural and linguistic differences, providing teachers with educational challenges, particularly in mathematics and science subjects. In response, various ... -
The impact of information and communications technology infrastructure and complementary factors on intra-African Trade
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Trade is one of the cornerstones of socio-economic development for Africa. Intra-continental trade stimulates productive capacity and competitiveness in nations through exposing domestic industries to competition. The ...