Browsing School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) by Issue Date "2009"
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Airtime to cash : unlocking the potential of Africa's mobile phones for banking the unbanked
(International Information Management Corporation, 2009)This paper discusses how mobile phones may be used to extend banking services to the ‘unbanked’. Generally, many more people possess mobile phones than bank accounts across Africa. Mobile banking services are already offered ... -
Application of grid computing for on line learning resources
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2009)There is a big difference in education sector between first world and developing world. This difference is based on digital learning resources and computing power. Unfortunately, all of these resources are geographically ... -
Apprenticeship environment and co-operation based on the Grid and Web 2.0 designed for training communities with common interest centres
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)Common interest centers specialized in training communities, such as secondary schools, university training institutes, have heterogeneous, rich and varied resources in contents. Yet in their assessment, these communities ... -
Assessing appropriate ICT with ARIS case in Mozambique
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2009)ICT projects in developing countries need to integrate requirements of the local context in order to be successful. Appropriate Technology (AT) has been applied in many domains to deliver technological solutions that are ... -
Decision support in the operating theatre – usability aspects
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)Anesthesiology deals with such a complex social system that it can spawn over an infinite number of states. Diagnesia, a prototype built to offer decision support to anesthetists continuously estimates the likelihood and ... -
Developing a set of requirements for algorithm animation systems
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)The learning and analysis of algorithms and algorithm concepts are challenging to students due to the abstract and conceptual nature of algorithms. Research conducted at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port ... -
The effect of cultural differences on software development
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)This study investigates the cultural issues concerning software development in which the United States (US) and Europe outsource their Information Technology (IT) offshore to emerging countries. Though the benefits of ... -
The evaluation of information visualisation techniques using eye tracking
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2009)The general increase in the use of information visualisation techniques has highlighted the need for methodologies to evaluate the user interface of software system utilising these techniques. Usability evaluation techniques ... -
A flexible biomedical ontology selection tool
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)The wide adoption and reuse of existing biomedical ontologies available in various libraries is limited by the lack of suitable tools with metrics for their evaluation by both naïve users and expert ontologists. Existing ... -
From the ground up : User involvement in the development of an information iystem for use in HIV voluntary counselling and testing
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)This research investigates end-user involvement in the development of a simple HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) data collection instrument and associated spreadsheet. The research involved end-user participation ... -
A gender critique of Uganda’s rural ICT access policy: opportunities and challenges
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)Rural access to ICT has been highlighted as key in driving development. It is argued that rural access to ICT boosts production, improves household income, reduces inequalities and widens market options. The Uganda government ... -
Implementing successful e-health implementations within developing countries
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) within healthcare can make significant changes in the daily operations of hospitals particularly win the developing world. A technology assessment of five hospitals ... -
Integration of biometrics with cryptographic techniques for secure authentication of networked data access
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)The modern Information Technology evolution demands the use of computer networks with strict security performance. The password-based authentication system and the token-based systems that are current deployed, are not ... -
(Inter)net neutrality: your voice matters
(Fountain Publishers Kampala, 2009)The growing use of the Internet coupled with the rapid growth in applications’ bandwidth requirements are pushing network owners (ISP) to a point where they can no longer treat all Internet content, sites, and platforms ... -
Knowledge Management Frameworks: A Review of Conceptual Foundations and a KMF for IT-based Organizations.
(Fountain publishers Kampala, 2009): In the new economic era, knowledge has become the primary source of wealth and consequently, the term knowledge economy or knowledge age. Rapid technological advancements and innovations have narrowed the gap between ... -
Managing university research: key policy issues
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)We examine the pursuit of research in a community of persons that constitute a University. The responsibilities of the different sectors of that community, as well the commitment required of the institution in order that ... -
Measurement and analysis of copper access network for ISDN basic rate interface
(2009)Improper combination of copper pair properties like gauge, longitudinal balance, loop resistance, insulation resistance and distance for Integrated Services Digital Network Basic Rate Interface (ISDN BRI) leads to users ... -
Measurement and analysis of copper access network for ISDN basic rate interface
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)Improper combination of copper pair properties like gauge, longitudinal balance, loop resistance, insulation resistance and distance for Integrated Services Digital Network Basic Rate Interface (ISDN BRI) leads to users ... -
A model for the adaptation of contact centre computer user interfaces
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)Maintaining effective customer contact is important because customer interaction is seen as a valuable asset for building lasting and profitable customer relationships. Contact centres, are the primary interaction point ... -
Multi-scale angiography filters: techniques today
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)Vessel enhancement and extraction in Angiography is still in developing state as many important problems still remain to be solved. The computation procedure of vessels in angiography is a very important due to limited ...