The Siyakhula living lab: a holistic approach to rural development through ICT in rural South Africa

Simple item page
dc.cclicenceN/Aen
dc.contributor.authorPade-Khene, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorSiebörger, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorThinyane, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorDalvit, Lorenzo
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T13:52:00Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T13:52:00Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractRural development and poverty alleviation are a priority for development in South Africa. Information and knowledge are key strategic resources for social and economic development, as they empower rural communities with the ability to expand their choices through knowing what works best in their communities. Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) act as tools which enable existing rural development activities. The Siyakhula living lab (SLL) aims to develop and field-test a distributed, multifunctional community communication platform, using localization through innovation, to deploy in marginalized communities in South Africa. The project exists as research collaboration between the Telkom Centres of Excellence at the University of Fort Hare and Rhodes University. Its current pilot operates in the Mbashe municipal area, which is a deep rural area located along the wild coast of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The Dwesa-Cweba Nature Reserve acts as a chief asset in the community, which contributes to tourism development. However, the community is currently not actively involved in tourism development; but potential exists in local arts, crafts, and authentic heritage tourism. Therefore, the SLL aspires to empower the community with appropriate communication technology skills to actively support tourism development and other complementary development activities, such as, education. The lessons learned and applied in the project’s current pilot stage identify techniques and approaches that aim to promote the effectiveness and sustainability of the ICT project in a rural context. These approaches and techniques are viewed and described from social-cultural, institutional, economic, and technological perspectives.en
dc.exception.reasonI was previously affiliated with Rhodes University when I published this article. I joined De Montfort University on 1 May 2020.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationKhene, C. P., Siebörger, I., Thinyane, H., and Dalvit, L. (2012) The Siyakhula Living Lab: A Holistic Approach to Rural Development through ICT in Rural South Africa. In Management Association, I. (Ed.), Regional Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: IGI Global. pp. 596-630en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0882-5.ch311
dc.identifier.isbn9781466608825
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19829
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherIGI Globalen
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)en
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociologyen
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Technology and social changeen
dc.titleThe Siyakhula living lab: a holistic approach to rural development through ICT in rural South Africaen
dc.typeBook chapteren

Files

License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
4.2 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

School of Computer Science and Informatics