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Sports Coaching in Impoverished Communities Through the Use of Virtual Reality 利用虚拟现实技术在贫困社区进行体育指导
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764860
Riedwaan Fakier, Carolien Van DEN BERG
{"title":"Sports Coaching in Impoverished Communities Through the Use of Virtual Reality","authors":"Riedwaan Fakier, Carolien Van DEN BERG","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764860","url":null,"abstract":"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 sports coaching in South Africa. The paper tests the learning experience posed by virtual reality on a sample to review knowledge acquisition and retention of information. The results show that the virtual reality simulation created an immersive environment and enhanced the learning experience and is therefore a viable option to address the transformation of sports coaching in impoverished communities.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"580 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122719621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
ICT Support Environment in Developing Countries: The Multiple Cases of School Teachers in Rural South Africa 发展中国家的ICT支持环境:南非农村学校教师的多重案例
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764859
S. Mwapwele, M. Marais, Sifiso Dlamini, J. V. Biljon
{"title":"ICT Support Environment in Developing Countries: The Multiple Cases of School Teachers in Rural South Africa","authors":"S. Mwapwele, M. Marais, Sifiso Dlamini, J. V. Biljon","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764859","url":null,"abstract":"South African teachers are under pressure due to rising expectations of their content knowledge and digital skills without guaranteed infrastructural or institutional support in using ICTs. The purpose of this study is to find out to what extent ICTs are being used by teachers in rural South African schools and also what support systems, if any, these teachers have. The theoretical lens is that of social network theory to investigate the network teachers use to acquire ICT knowledge and assistance. The data capturing involved a baseline survey where data were collected from 197 rural school teachers in South Africa. The data analysis included descriptive statistics and social network analysis using Kumu as a tool. Our findings reveal that despite the infrastructural challenges and lack of institutional support, rural teachers use technology for teaching and learning. Furthermore, there is evidence that strong social ties with friends and family, faith groups, department of education and businesses that sell or fix ICTs, provide the essential support network. The research provides novel insights into the social networks that sustain the ICT use of rural teachers in South Africa and makes a theoretical contribution through empirical evidence that confirms the strength (degree) of weak ties in explaining sustainable ICT teacher support in rural schools.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128213438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
A Qualitative Approach To Understanding The Determinants Of Mobile Phone Users’ Intention To Use Mobile Payment Services 用定性方法了解手机用户使用移动支付服务意向的决定因素
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764847
C. Odoyo, J. Maina, Victor Kimeli, F. Awuor, Dorothy A. Rambim
{"title":"A Qualitative Approach To Understanding The Determinants Of Mobile Phone Users’ Intention To Use Mobile Payment Services","authors":"C. Odoyo, J. Maina, Victor Kimeli, F. Awuor, Dorothy A. Rambim","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764847","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the determinants of mobile phone user’s intention to use mobile payment services in Kenya and how they influence on mobile money use. The paper also looks at how these determinants impacts on the mobile payment services among the rural communities. The paper also states some possible intervention that could aid improvement of mobile payment services even in the rural communities. The study was also based on extensive literature review and secondary data sources including from Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK). The qualitative data obtained was analyzed using thematic analysis to obtain the relevant insights from the views of the study respondents as given in results and discussions.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134375896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Enabling Semantic Interoperability of Crowdsourced Disease Surveillance Data for Namibia Through a Health-Standards-Based Approach 通过基于健康标准的方法实现纳米比亚众包疾病监测数据的语义互操作性
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764830
Nikodemus Angula, N. Dlodlo, Progress Mtshali
{"title":"Enabling Semantic Interoperability of Crowdsourced Disease Surveillance Data for Namibia Through a Health-Standards-Based Approach","authors":"Nikodemus Angula, N. Dlodlo, Progress Mtshali","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764830","url":null,"abstract":"The government of Namibia has invested significantly in Health Information Systems (HIS) for the purposes of quality healthcare. Despite the huge investment in HIS in the Namibian health sector, the challenge of interoperability remains a problem due to the fact that the silo HIS in the Namibian health environment are not integrated in order to exchange and communicate disease surveillance data with each other. The challenge is the HIS are heterogeneous systems with unstructured data, different data formats, developed by different vendors and are running on different software. One source of disease surveillance data is provided by communities in a phenomenon normally referred to as crowdsourcing. As a result, the objective of this study was to develop a prototype that allows crowdsource users to utilise their mobile devices to access, exchange and communicate disease surveillance data in real time directly to the District Health Information Systems (DHIS-2) in regional offices and the national office of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia for semantic interoperability. The current method used for communicating disease surveillance information between the MoHSS, and its agency, the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and public health institutions is a manual system which is not appropriate as it causes delays in the exchange of information among them. The prototype is grounded on health standards, such as Health Level Seven (HL7), and Integrated Health Exchange (IHE).","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129312039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Adoption of Self-Directed Learning: A Case Study of Kenya Jua Kali Sector 自主学习的采用:以肯尼亚Jua Kali地区为例
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764874
E. Muli, E. Opiyo, Robert O. Oboko
{"title":"Adoption of Self-Directed Learning: A Case Study of Kenya Jua Kali Sector","authors":"E. Muli, E. Opiyo, Robert O. Oboko","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764874","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the state of the Education sector in Kenya with regard to provision of education to all. There is a remarkable progress in education reforms, however, cohort analysis from standard 1 to university education indicates that only 2% of pupils who enrol for standard 1 actually progress to 1st year of university education. Cumulatively, this wastage has led to a remarkable loss of potential human resource in the country. It is in the light of this the Government of Kenya has embarked on a series of reforms to address these challenges and meet the goals of the Kenya Vision 2030. The Education sector lacks alternate pathways to promote lifelong learning for those who drop out of formal education for some reasons and would wish to pursue further education later in life. These people end up in the Jua Kali sector. This study explores the potential of self-directed learning to give a second chance and provide learning opportunities to youths and young adults in this sector. This will equip them with necessary skills to manage their small businesses profitably.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115243508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
A Pilot E-literacy Environmental Scan in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa 南非北开普省电子扫盲环境扫描试点项目
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764883
A. Lombard, A. Jordaan
{"title":"A Pilot E-literacy Environmental Scan in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa","authors":"A. Lombard, A. Jordaan","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764883","url":null,"abstract":"The Northern Cape and Southern Gauteng CoLab at the Vaal University of Technology has been mandated to provide e-literacy training to communities in the Northern Cape and Southern Gauteng regions of South Africa. The problem however is that no scientific data on the e-literacy levels of these communities exist, which has led to the CoLab embarking on a pilot environmental scan with the objective of obtaining an estimation of the e-literacy levels of these communities. This paper focuses specifically on the outcomes for the Northern Cape Province. The results have proven useful to gain an initial understanding of the attributes that have an influence on the ICT access and competency of learners, and a preliminary baseline could be established. Based on the attributes, the questionnaire will be revised and used in a follow-up study to establish a sound e-literacy baseline against which future data can be analysed and measured.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122832113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Enabling Quality Education in Namibia Through Mobile Learning Technologies. 通过移动学习技术实现纳米比亚的优质教育。
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764843
J. Osakwe, Martin Mabeifam Ujakpa, G. Iyawa, Karen Florich
{"title":"Enabling Quality Education in Namibia Through Mobile Learning Technologies.","authors":"J. Osakwe, Martin Mabeifam Ujakpa, G. Iyawa, Karen Florich","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764843","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile devices have undergone transformation from being used as a channel of communication to tools for teaching and learning. This study ascertained how mobile learning technology can enable quality education in Namibia. It assessed teachers’ perception and the usage pattern of mobile technology in three regions of Namibia (Erongo, Khomas and Otjozondjupa regions). 72 teachers were carefully selected from nine (9) high schools in the 3 regions. Data collected through a questionnaire was analysed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that teachers are already using mobile devices for academic purposes. It also revealed that majority of the teachers use mobile devices for educational purposes and teachers are of the belief that mobile devices can enhance quality education.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126906976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Creation of CERID: Challenge, Education, Research, Innovation, and Deployment “In the Context of Smart MicroGrid” 创建CERID:挑战、教育、研究、创新和部署“在智能微电网的背景下”
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764845
M. Ebrahimi, Amleset Kelati, Emma Nkonoki, Aron Kondoro, D. Rwegasira, Imed Ben Dhaou, Ville Taajamaa, H. Tenhunen
{"title":"Creation of CERID: Challenge, Education, Research, Innovation, and Deployment “In the Context of Smart MicroGrid”","authors":"M. Ebrahimi, Amleset Kelati, Emma Nkonoki, Aron Kondoro, D. Rwegasira, Imed Ben Dhaou, Ville Taajamaa, H. Tenhunen","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764845","url":null,"abstract":"The iGrid project deals with the design and implementation of a solarpowered smart microgrid to supply electric power to small rural communities. In this paper, we discuss the roadmap of the iGrid project, which forms by merging the roadmaps of KIC (knowledge and Innovation Community) and CDE (ChallengeDriven Education). We introduce and explain a five-gear chain as Challenge, Education, Research, Innovation, and Deployment, called CERID, to reach the main goals of this project. We investigate the full chain in the iGrid project, which is established between KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and University of Dar es Salam (Tanzania). We introduce the key stakeholders and explain how CERID goals can be accomplished in higher educations and through scientific research. Challenges are discussed, some innovative ideas are introduced and deployment solutions are recommended.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"248 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117217667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
DBI: A Model for Drive-By Intelligence DBI:驾车智能模型
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764889
L. Butgereit, Laura Martinus
{"title":"DBI: A Model for Drive-By Intelligence","authors":"L. Butgereit, Laura Martinus","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764889","url":null,"abstract":"There are many situations where it would be beneficial to drive through an area and gain some specific intelligence about the area. This gathered intelligence could include decisions. It may be a bank wishing to determine the average house price in a neighbourhood or it may be a botanist looking for areas of invasive plant infestation. Often the person with the knowledge or expertise to make such decisions does not have the time to drive through a specific area so it would be beneficial if this process could be automated. This paper describes the DBI model (Drive-By intelligence) which explains how this can be automated. Besides describing the model, one concrete implementation of the model is also superficially described.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"351 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134428423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Automated Diagnosis and Classification of Cervical Cancer from pap-smear Images 基于宫颈涂片图像的宫颈癌自动诊断和分类
2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764887
Wasswa William, Andrew J. Ware, A. H. Basaza-Ejiri, J. Obungoloch
{"title":"Automated Diagnosis and Classification of Cervical Cancer from pap-smear Images","authors":"Wasswa William, Andrew J. Ware, A. H. Basaza-Ejiri, J. Obungoloch","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764887","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women. However, cervical cancer can be treated if detected at an early stage. Pap-smear is a good tool for screening of cervical cancer but the manual analysis is error-prone, tedious and time-consuming. The objective of this study was to rule out these limitations by automating the process of cervical cancer classification from pap-smear images by using an enhanced fuzzy c-means algorithm. Simulated annealing coupled with a wrapper filter was used for feature selection. The evaluation results showed that our method outperforms many of previous algorithms in classification accuracy (99.35%), specificity (97.93%) and sensitivity (99.85%), when applied to the Herlev benchmark pap-smear dataset. The overall accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of the classifier on prepared pap-smear slides was 95.00%, 100% and 90.00% respectively. False Negative Rate (FNR), False Positive Rate (FPR) and classification error of 0.00%, 10.00% and 5.00% respectively were obtained. The major contribution of this tool in a cervical cancer screening workflow is that it reduces on the time required by the cytotechnician to screen very many pap-smears by eliminating the obvious normal ones, hence more time can be put on the suspicious slides. The proposed tool has the capability of analyzing 1-2 smears per minute as opposed to the 5-10 minutes per slide in the manual analysis.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114275472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
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