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The accessibility of websites for blind and visually impaired individuals.
(2010)This study investigates the accessibility of web sites for blind and visually impaired individuals. The researcher’s aim in this study is to highlight the different problems these individuals experience when interacting ... -
The adoption of agile software development methodologies by organisations in South Africa.
(2015)The software development life cycle (SDLC) is considered to be the oldest software de-velopment methodology and is often described as a deliberate, methodical and structured approach that is used by development teams to ... -
Adoption of E-commerce by small, medium and micro enterprises in Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
(2012)There are a number of benefits associated with e-commerce adoption. E-commerce provides an opportunity for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to expand their range of transactions and expansion into foreign ... -
Adult user perceptions of library services provided by the Bessie Head Library in Pietermaritzburg, Msunduzi, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)This study examined the quality of service provided by the Bessie Head Library from the perspective of the adult users of the library. The study assessed the adult users’ perceptions of the quality of service and determined ... -
Alignment of IT and business strategies in small and medium-size enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province.
(2017)In today’s business environment, leveraging Information Technology (IT) is of key importance as it helps organisations improve their performance. However, to achieve this, companies must ensure that their IT and business ... -
Alleviating higher education challenges through strategic integration of technology: a case of selected universities in Africa.
(2018)The higher education sector in Africa is evolving and information technology continues to play a key role in driving these changes. Information and communications technologies are improving the creation and transmission ... -
An analysis of factors affecting implementation of SAP in South Africa public sector.
(2019)SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations in the South African public sector have faced many challenges and the majority of them have failed to achieve their intended purposes. They have failed to be finished ... -
An analysis of the role of competitive intelligence (knowledge management and business intelligence) in globalisation of Saudi Arabia ICT firms.
(2019)This study explored the role of technological, organisational, environmental and attitudinal factors in facilitating the globalisation of Saudi Arabian ICT companies. In particular, the study focused on identifying the ... -
The application of a participatory evaluation method to the public library : the case of Tholulwazi Library, Besters Camp, Inanda, Durban.
(1997)A participatory evaluation method used to evaluate development projects is applied to the public library. The Tholulwazi Library, Besters Camp, Inanda - the first library established by the Durban Municipal Library service ... -
The application of a participatory evaluation method to the public library : the case of Tholulwazi Library, Besters Camp, Inanda, Durban.
(1997)A participatory evaluation method used to evaluate development projects is applied to the public library. The Tholulwazi Library, Besters Camp, Inanda - the first library established by the Durban Municipal Library service ... -
The application of information and communication technologies in the management of health information by doctors and nurses in selected government hospitals in Yaounde, Cameroon.
(2003)Doctors and nurses in most developing countries lack access to adequate health information, that is, the lifeblood for the delivery of quality health care services. This problem is further compounded by the fact that ... -
Application of knowledge management approaches and information and communication technologies to mange indigenous knowledge in the agricultural sector in selected districts of Tanzania.
(2009)This study investigated the extent to which knowledge management (KM) approaches and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to manage agricultural indigenous knowledge (IK), and introduce relevant ... -
Assessing the cyber-security status of the metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.
(2018)The intention of this enquiry was to assess the status of cyber-security in the metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. The focus on this level of local government was driven by the fact that metropolitan municipalities ... -
An assessment of the business process review : a study of the finance division at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)The University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) Finance Division underwent a restructuring process in 2014 that saw the number of staff in Finance reduce from 120 to 75 staff. The aim of this process was to downsize staff from the ... -
The attitudes and self-reported competencies of educators in rural schools of KwaZulu-Natal regarding the use of information communication technology to delivery e-education to rural communities.
(2008)In 2004 the South African Department of Education released a White Paper on e-Education in which it outlined its intention to introduce Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deliver e-Education in South African ... -
Business intelligence information systems success : a South African study.
(2016)Business Intelligence (BI) systems hold promise for improving organisational decision making in South Africa. Additionally, BI systems have become increasingly important over the past few decades and are one of the top ... -
Case study : an evaluation of the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) at a South African municipal entity.
(2018)Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a computer based software application that is widely implemented in many business organisations. These systems have evolved over the years into component based modules with the ability ... -
Computer-based productivity estimation of academic staff using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy topsis method.
(2014)Universities generally use a human-intensive approach such as peer evaluations, expert judgments, group interviews or a weighting system to estimate academic productivity. This study ... -
Copyright in the digital age with specific reference to technological protection measures and the efficacy of exceptions.
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Cyber-security and governance for industrial control systems (ICS) in South Africa.
(2016)Industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory, control, and data acquisition (SCADA) systems have evolved from operating in a relatively trusting environment to the current prevalence of public networks. Cyber-threats ...