Computing in Research and Development in Africa
Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions
Editors: Gamatie, Abdoulaye (Ed.)
Free Preview- Discusses computing for scientific research and development on the African continent, addressing domains such as engineering, health, agriculture, environment, economy, energy, and education
- Describes the state-of-the-art in usage of computing to address problems in developing countries pertaining to health, productivity, economic growth, and renewable energy
- Offers insights applicable to all developing countries on the use of computing technologies to address a variety of societal issues
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This book describes the trends, challenges and solutions in computing use for scientific research and development within different domains in Africa, such as health, agriculture, environment, economy, energy, education and engineering. The benefits expected are discussed by a number of recognized, domain-specific experts, with a common theme being computing as solution enabler. This book is the first document providing such a representative up-to-date view on this topic at the continent level.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Framework for Time Relevant Water Monitoring System
Pages 3-19
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Green and Distributed Architecture for Managing Big Data of Biodiversity
Pages 21-39
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Towards an Ontology-Based Framework for Data Integration: Application to Agriculture and Health Domains in Senegal
Pages 41-57
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Information and Communication Technology: A Tool for Health Care Delivery in Nigeria
Pages 59-79
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Community Analysis and Link Prediction in Dynamic Social Networks
Pages 83-101
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Computing in Research and Development in Africa
- Book Subtitle
- Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions
- Editors
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- Abdoulaye Gamatie
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-08239-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-08239-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-08238-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-35378-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 285
- Number of Illustrations
- 10 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
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