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A study on the stat...
A study on the state-of-the-art of e-infrastructures uptake in Africa
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Spyridonis, F. (författare)
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Taylor, S. J. E. (författare)
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Abbott, P. (författare)
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Barbera, R. (författare)
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Nungu, A. (författare)
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Gustafsson, L. L. (författare)
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- Pehrson, Björn (författare)
- KTH,Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)
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Oaiya, O. (författare)
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Banda, T. (författare)
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- 2015-01-20
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Palgrave Communications. - : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. - 2055-1045. ; 1
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https://www.nature.c...
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https://urn.kb.se/re...
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https://doi.org/10.1...
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Abstract
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- e-Science is a pioneering method that uses integrated collections of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), or e-Infrastructures, to enable scientists across the world to collaboratively work on more and more ambitious projects. Have advances and access to ICTs enabled African e-Infrastructure development? This paper aims to understand the current state of e-Infrastructure uptake in Africa and present some of these initiatives across the African continent by exploring the current landscape emerging from a survey of early consumers. These initiatives are discussed in terms of key projects and user communities that they are addressing. In line with wider perceptions that e-Infrastructures will re-shape the ways research is performed, this study yielded 34 current or planned e-Infrastructure projects across 13 African countries addressing a range of research domains, and identified 7 user communities across these disciplines. Our findings suggest that the African research community is increasingly interested and involved in e-Infrastructure development activities in response to the issue of limited access to dedicated global research and education resources. The study can contribute to the ongoing discussion on how e-Infrastructures can positively promote the research, technological development and innovation potential of developing countries.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Mänsklig interaktion med IKT (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Media and Communications -- Human Aspects of ICT (hsv//eng)
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