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E-Infrastructure and E-Services for Developing Countries

Second International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, November 25-26, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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  1. Radu Popescu-Zeletin

    1. Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Idris A. Rai

    1. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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  3. Karl Jonas

    1. Schloss Birlinghoven, Fraunhofer Fokus, Sankt Augustin, Germany

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  4. Adolfo Villafiorita

    1. FBK Center for Information Technology, Trento, Italy

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Table of contents (13 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Wireless Network Technologies

    1. Connecting Mobile Phones via Carrier-Grade Meshed Wireless Back-Haul Networks

      • Mathias Kretschmer, Peter Hasse, Christian Niephaus, Thorsten Horstmann, Karl Jonas
      Pages 1-10

    2. Leveraging SMS Infrastructure for Internet Access in Developing Countries: Scenarios, Architecture and Research Directions

      • Fatna Belqasmi, Carl Aniambossou, Roch Glitho
      Pages 11-21

    3. A Structural Parameter Based Modification of Energy Conscious ESPAR Antenna System through Optimization for WLAN’s Dual-Band Operability

      • Mncedisi J. Bembe, Willem Clarke, Albert A. Lysko
      Pages 22-30

  3. Security Issues on Network Infrastructures

    1. Continent-Based Comparative Study of Internet Attacks

      • Idris A. Rai, Matsiko Perez
      Pages 31-40

    2. Detecting Network Intrusions Using Hierarchical Temporal Memory

      • Gift Khangamwa
      Pages 41-48

  4. E-Governance

    1. Global Survey on Culture Differences and Context in Using E-Government Systems: A Pilot Study

      • Marlien Herselman, Darelle van Greunen
      Pages 49-68

    2. Improving Public Administrations via Law Modeling and BPR

      • Aaron Ciaghi, Adolfo Villafiorita
      Pages 69-78

    3. Adaptation of Mobile Application to Improve Flow of Birth Information from the Community to the District Level

      • Caroline Ngoma, Marlen Stacey Chawani, Jo Herstad
      Pages 79-92

  5. ICT for Development

    1. Utilization of ICTs in Multipurpose Community Telecentres in Rural Malawi

      • Patrick Albert Chikumba
      Pages 93-101

    2. Egypt Local Government Websites Maturity: Current Status

      • Hisham Abdelsalam, Hatem ElKadi, Sara Gamal
      Pages 102-112

    3. Student Performance in Computer Studies in Secondary Schools in Malawi

      • Patrick Albert Chikumba
      Pages 113-121

  6. ICT Business Models and Open-Access

    1. Enabling Business Intelligence Functions over a Loosely Coupled Environment

      • Giampaolo Armellin, Leandro Paulo Bogoni, Annamaria Chiasera, Tefo James Toai, Gianpaolo Zanella
      Pages 122-131

    2. Emerginov: How Free Software Can Boost Local Innovation, a Win-Win Deal between Operator and Local Innovation Partners

      • Morgan Richomme, Geerish Suddul, Rai Basgeet, Avinash Soobul
      Pages 132-140

  7. Back Matter

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About this book

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOM 2010, held in Cape Town, South Africa, in November 2010. The 13 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected and cover a wide range of topics such as wireless network technologies, E-governance, as well as ICT for development and ICT business models and open-access.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, Germany

    Radu Popescu-Zeletin

  • Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

    Idris A. Rai

  • Schloss Birlinghoven, Fraunhofer Fokus, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Karl Jonas

  • FBK Center for Information Technology, Trento, Italy

    Adolfo Villafiorita

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