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Contextualising Innovation in Africa: Knowledge Modes and Actors in Local Innovation Development 非洲创新情境化:地方创新发展中的知识模式和行动者

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764864

L. Hooli, J. Jauhiainen, Antero Jarvi, Emma Nkonoki, Ville Taajamaa, N. Käyhkö

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引用次数: 2

Ontology-driven Open Data Enrichment Framework for Value Optimisation: The Case of National Performance Indicators for Botswana 本体驱动的价值优化开放数据丰富框架:博茨瓦纳国家绩效指标的案例

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764881

Oarabile Sebubi, I. Zlotnikova, H. Hlomani

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引用次数: 1

e-Pest Surveillance: Large Scale Crop Pest Surveillance and Control 电子有害生物监测:大规模作物有害生物监测和控制

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764824

F. Awuor, Sarah Otanga, Victor Kimeli, Dorothy A. Rambim, T. Abuya

引用次数: 1

Exploring the Adoption of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Enhancing Interactive Learning in Tanzania 探索在坦桑尼亚采用虚拟和增强现实来加强互动式学习

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764839

Angelina Misso, Josephine Stephen, B. Maiseli, Mussa Issaka

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引用次数: 2

Adoption of Virtualization by Government Organizations in Kenya 肯尼亚政府组织采用虚拟化

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764846

Tabitha Kihara, E. Muli, Lillian Chege

引用次数: 0

Application of Data Visualization for Improved Healthcare Insurance Management using QlikView 数据可视化在QlikView改进医疗保险管理中的应用

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764880

Mwirigi Kiula, C. Chege, K. Kahenya

引用次数: 0

An Assessment of BYOD Control in Higher Learning Institutions: A Namibian Perspective 纳米比亚高等院校BYOD控制评估

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764853

Stanford Musarurwa, Attlee M. Gamundani, Fungai Bhunu Shava

{"title":"An Assessment of BYOD Control in Higher Learning Institutions: A Namibian Perspective","authors":"Stanford Musarurwa, Attlee M. Gamundani, Fungai Bhunu Shava","doi":"10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764853","url":null,"abstract":"With the increasing demand for mobility at workplaces, the trend for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is spreading very quickly in business organisations. In education BYOD has become a centrepiece for the success of modern universities. Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) embrace BYOD trend as it helps to reduce the cost of acquiring devices, providing maintenance and support for both students and staff. However, the adoption of BYOD presents both opportunities and security implications. The main objective of this study was to assess the extent of adoption of BYOD and effectiveness of controlling these devices and their secure use in Namibian institutions of higher learning. Case studies were carried out at two Namibian tertiary institutions. Data was collected using interviews and vulnerability assessments. The results show that the use of personal mobile devices is prevalent at these institutions as students and lecturers use them for educational purposes. It was also discovered that the institutions suffer from network access control challenges among other security issues discovered. Control of mobile end user devices was found very minimal due to the absence of BYOD security policies. The validation of findings confirmed that technical security solutions combined with explicit policies and procedures can help to improve BYOD control.","PeriodicalId":420572,"journal":{"name":"2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa)","volume":"24 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":"114384297","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

Contributions and Shortcomings of Classical Learning Theories as Applied to E-Learning: A Literature Review 经典学习理论应用于电子学习的贡献与不足:文献综述

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764886

R. N. Kibuku, D. Ochieng

引用次数: 6

Mobile Technology as an Enabler of Innovation in Kenya’s Micro, Small and Medium Establishments 移动技术作为肯尼亚中小微企业创新的推动者

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764844

A. Gitonga, E. Moyi

引用次数: 0

Re-visiting National eHealth Strategies in the IoT and Big Data Era 重新审视物联网和大数据时代的国家电子医疗战略

2019 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI: 10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2019.8764836

Anthony M. Maina, U. Singh

引用次数: 4