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E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries - First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009, Proceedings ( Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommu
von: Adolfo Villafiorita, Regis Saint-Paul, Alessandro Zorer (Eds.)
Springer-Verlag, 2010
ISBN: 9783642127014 , 137 Seiten
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E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries - First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009, Proceedings ( Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommu
Title Page
2
Preface
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Organization
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Table of Contents
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Fostering Learning through the Use of Argumentative Serious Games
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Introduction
12
Related Work
13
Serious Games
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Argumentative Serious Games
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Educational and COTS Serious Games
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Serious Game Features
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Use of Serious Games in Formal Educational Settings
18
Conclusion and Future Work
19
References
20
Using Cell Phones to Improve Language Skills: The Hadeda Project
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Introduction
22
The Landscape
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Overall Design of Hadeda
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Internet Website
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Java Midlet
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Connectivity, Airtime and Costs
26
Ethics and Safety
26
Educational Issues
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Indigenous Voices
27
Pilots
28
Conclusion
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The Way Forward
29
References
29
Mobile Learning Content Authoring Tools (MLCATs): A Systematic Review
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Introduction
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Procedure
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Classification of MLCAT Articles by Publication Year
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Classification Framework
33
Results of Classification
35
Summary and Conclusions
37
References
38
A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambia
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Introduction
43
Network Description
44
Performance Conclusions
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Training
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Challenges
48
Future Work
49
Conclusions
49
References
50
e-Justice Implementation at a National Scale: The Ugandan Case
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Introduction
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e-Justice and e-Government
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e-Government
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e-Justice
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The Uganda e-Justice and e-Government Case
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ICT Implementations towards e-Government
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ICT Implementations towards e-Justice
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SWOT Analysis
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The e-Justice Solution and Framework
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The e-Justice Solution
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Proposed Framework of Implementing e-Justice
58
Conclusion
59
References
60
Supporting Public Administration with an Integrated BPR Environment
61
Introduction
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Challenges of ICT-Supported PA
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Framework for Supporting PA
63
System Description
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Intermediate Representation of Model Elements
64
System Components
65
Case Study
66
Related Work
68
Conclusion and Future Work
68
References
69
SAMBA Project Experiences
71
Introduction
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Initial Situation
71
Location
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Technology Background
72
Local Technical Environment
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Project Goals
73
Application Selection
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Application Development
75
Content Creation
77
RSS Feeds
77
Local Content Providers
77
User Created Content
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User Training
78
Lessons Learned
78
Lack of Keyboard
79
MHP
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Limited Internet
79
References
80
E-Voting: A South African Perspective
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Introduction
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Background on the South African Electoral System
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Electoral System Characteristics
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Background on Electronic Voting Systems
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Punch Card Voting Systems
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Direct Record Voting Systems
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Optical Scan Voting Systems
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Internet Voting System
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Electronic Voting Characteristics
86
Conclusion
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References
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BoulSat Project:Low-Cost Wireless Metropolitan Network Implementation in Burkina Faso
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Introduction
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Need of Telecommunications in the Context Scenario
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Materials and Methods
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The Poor WLAN
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The Wireless Transmitters
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Home-Made Cantenna
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Low-Cost Antenna Mast
94
Network Implementation
95
Results, Discussion and Future Developments
96
References
96
Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience
97
Introduction
97
Chronology
99
Technology Description
100
Methodology
101
Results
102
Conclusions and Final Remarks
104
References
105
Implementing Mobile Phone Solutions for Health in Resource Constrained Areas: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges
106
Introduction
106
The Research Study
107
Literature Review
107
Conceptual Background
107
Information Infrastructure Theory
108
The Case Study
108
Mobile Phone Communication Setup and Management
108
Current Use of Mobile Phones
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Challenges Being Faced
109
Discussion
111
Influence of Use Context (Installed Base) on Mobile Phone Use
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Application-Centric Opportunities and Challenges: Paradoxes of Mobile Phone Use
112
Conclusion
114
References
114
Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Drug Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) at District Level in Malawi: Opportunities and Challenges
116
Introduction
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Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
117
Challenges in Implementation of GIS
117
Drug LMIS as Installed Base for the GIS
118
Methodology
118
Findings
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The Drug LMIS
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The Proposed GIS
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Opportunities and Challenges
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Opportunities and Challenges on Standards and Data Integration
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Opportunities and Challenges on Organisation
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Opportunities and Challenges on Technology
125
Conclusion
126
References
126
Converged Infrastructure for Emerging Regions - A Research Agenda
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Motivation and Concept
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Vision and Challenges
128
Example
130
Relevant Work
131
Objectives and Outcome
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To Develop a Novel Adaptive Modulation and Coding Scheme to Optimize Energy Consumption
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To Develop Smart Beamforming Antennas to Optimize Energy Consumption
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To Design a Cross-Layer Architecture to Support Message Forwarding Mechanisms in Order to Optimize Power Consumption and Content Delivery
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To Develop a Network Monitoring System and Cognitive Self-configuration and Self-management Mechanisms to Cope with the Unreliability of the Environment of Emerging Regions
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To Create a Converged Infrastructure to Improve the Use of Different Available Wireless Network Access Means
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First Steps towards a Solution
134
Conclusions
135
References
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Author Index
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