Browsing College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) by Author "Mbabazi-Mutebi, Ruth"
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Designing persuasive technologies for societal benefit: a persuasive technology for fighting electricity theft in Kampala, Uganda
Mbabazi-Mutebi, Ruth (Makerere University, 2021-07)Electricity theft is a major challenge for electricity utilities world over, not sparing Umeme, Uganda. Although, the utility invests heavily into electricity theft reduction measures, some of these measures are frequently ... -
Electricity theft in Kampala and potential ICT solutions
Mbabazi-Mutebi, Ruth; Sansa-Otim, Julianne; Sebitosi, Ben; Okou, Richard (SPRINGER LNICST 147, 2014)Electricity theft is the main source of non-technical losses in electricity distribution utilities. This paper presents data from an ongoing research to study the causes of electricity theft in Kampala, Uganda and people’s ... -
Towards a persuasive technology for electricity theft reduction in Uganda
Mbabazi-Mutebi, Ruth; Sansa-Otim, Julianne; Sebitosi, Ben (Springer LNICST 250, 2017)Technology for changing attitude and behaviour, known as persuasive technology, has been applied to solve many challenges, ranging from personal health and finance, to environmental sustainability. In this paper, ...