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Brazil’s over-centralised governance of digital transformation 巴西对数字化转型的过度集中管理

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-12-23 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i30.14843

Larissa Galdino de Magalhães Santos

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International Copyright Flexibilities for Prevention, Treatment and Containment of COVID-19 预防、治疗和遏制COVID-19的国际版权灵活性

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.13985

Sean Flynn, E. Nkrumah, L. Schirru

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Challenges for Foundation Phase Teachers in Interacting with Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Mangaung Primary Schools, South Africa 2019冠状病毒病大流行期间基础阶段教师与家长互动的挑战——以南非Mangaung小学为例

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.13746

A. Grobler

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Value Creation and Socioeconomic Inclusion in South African Maker Communities 南非创客社区的价值创造与社会经济包容

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.14245

Chris Armstrong, Erika Kraemer-Mbula

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Exploration of Public-Speaking Anxiety among Novice Instructors at a Ghanaian University 加纳一所大学新讲师演讲焦虑的研究

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.13772

Wincharles Coker

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Digital Vaccination Records: Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions in Gauteng, South Africa 数字疫苗接种记录:探索南非豪登省利益相关者的看法

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.13756

Wesley Moonsamy, Shawren Singh

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Defining Decentralisation in Permissionless Blockchain Systems 在无许可区块链系统中定义去中心化

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI: 10.23962/ajic.i29.14247

R. Bezuidenhout, Wynand Nel, Jacques M. Maritz

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e-Governance in Small States 小国的电子政务

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2013-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/19281

Koffi Kouakou

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Hanna, N. & Knight, P. (Eds) (2011). Seeking Transformation Through Information Technology: Strategies for Brazil, China, Canada and Sri Lanka; Hanna, N. & Knight, P. (Eds) (2012). National Strategies to Harness Information Technology: Seeking Transformat Hanna, N. & Knight, P. (Eds) (2011).通过信息技术寻求转型：巴西、中国、加拿大和斯里兰卡的战略》；Hanna, N. & Knight, P. (Eds) (2012).利用信息技术的国家战略》：寻求转型

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2012-12-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/19715

Nicolau Reinhard

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Book Reviews Compilation: Open Access Books on Open Scholarly Communications 书评汇编：关于开放学术交流的开放获取图书

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) Pub Date : 2010-02-15 DOI: 10.23962/10539/19775

A. Rens, C. Hodgkinson-Williams, K. Williams, E. Gray

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