School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT): Recent submissions
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Electronic information access and utilization by Makerere University students in Uganda
(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2008)Objectives – The objectives of this study were to establish the level of computer utilization skills of Makerere University (Uganda) Library and Information Science (LIS) students; to determine the use of electronic ... -
Application of information & communication technologies (ICTS) in knowledge management (KM) : case studies of the Center for Basic Research Library and the Privatisation Unit Library in Uganda
(SCECSAL, 2004)The paper examines the concept "Knowledge Management (KM)". It examines how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) could be effectively applied in knowledge management. In this context, ICTs advantages and ... -
Application of information and communication technology (ICT) in health information access and dissemination in Uganda
(Sage Publications, 2006)This paper reports on a study, which assessed the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health information access and dissemination in Uganda. The project focused not only on information ... -
Addressing the challenges of the information and knowledge societies : the case for optimum curriculum in the SCECSAL Region
(SCECSAL, 2004)The paper rotates on the question whether Information Management (IM) curriculum is equally appropriate for Knowledge Management (KM). Using the Conceptual Framework of Knowledge Management Processes (CFKMP), the concepts ... -
Telecentres as a strategy for knowledge management in the SCECSAL region: a case of Uganda
(Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), 2007)For the last ten years, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and UNESCO have been introducing Multipurpose Community Telecenters (MCTs) in a number of countries including the SCECSAL region as pilot projects. ... -
Quest for knowledge and knowledge management in rural societies in Africa
(SCECSAL, 2007)To survive in a knowledge society, people ultimately engender a knowledge culture by grappling with information, knowledge and knowledge management: develop expertise, tools and resources in handling their knowledge. ... -
Information vaccine: information and Uganda's reduction of HIV/AIDS
(Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), 2006-07)The spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa over the last two decades has seriously impaired the continent's health care services and overall welfare. Unlike many other African nations, however, Uganda has developed and implemented ... -
Cultural information access and utilisation by rural women : A framework for Uganda
(Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), 2004)Uganda is well endowed with cultural diversity that critically needs to be harnessed because of its potential to improve the quality of life of the Ugandan people. Issues such as language and literary arts, indigenous ... -
An information support system for industrial development in Uganda with special reference to the small-scale sector: a proposal
(Addis Ababa University, 1994-05)The role of information in the scientific, technical and socio-economic development of nations is becoming widely accepted. In what has come to be referred to as the “information age”, a larger percentage of people in the ... -
Towards a MYSQL graphical user interface
(Makerere University, 2007-04)The project was towards a MySQL graphical user interface, a software front-end that provides users with pictorial representations like icons, menus, buttons and other controls, for use in creation and manipulation of ... -
Towards a clustered system for supercomputing
(Makerere University, 2007-02)High Performance Clusters (HPCs) are increasingly becoming popular in the field of supercomputing. Improved performance/price ratio is the major driving force. As a result, HPCs are taking over the role of traditional super ... -
Techniques and evaluation of processor co-allocation in multi-cluster systems
(2008-09-15)Computer processing power is increasing at a very high rate. A computer considered to be fast today may not be fast in a few years to come. At the same time, the number and complexity of resource intensive computer ... -
A Systematic approach to designing and implementing E-Government systems in the developing world
(Makerere University, 2009-10)With the widespread deployment of e-government systems in developing countries, and as well as the high failure rates, it is important to understand the complex processes that underlie successful design and implementations ... -
Spectrum management policy framework for mobile communications: a case study of Uganda
(2009-05)Spectrum management policy framework is being brought under the spotlight with increasing regularity and across every region. This highlights the requirement for a carefully spectrum management policy framework that will ... -
A requirements analysis framework for Human Activity Systems (HAS): the case of online learning
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2009)The task of designing information systems is clearly interdisciplinary, since it requires domain knowledge in business process development within the social environment, and the processes management of technological ... -
Pedagogical and conceptual design of an E-learning environment for HIV/AIDS Education
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala., 2009)In this paper, we present the pedagogical and conceptual design of an e-learning environment, NetAIDS, for HIV/AIDS education in Uganda. We also identify the first concrete design solutions for the NetAIDS environment, ... -
An ontological approach to domain modeling for MDA-oriented processes
(Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007)There exists a gap between objects which exist in the real world and the elements which represent them in a software system. This paper addresses this gap with a domain modeling process able to construct, manage, and ... -
Security analysis of remote e-voting
(International Conference on Computing and ICT Research / Fountain Publishers, 2007-08-08)In this paper, we analyze security considerations for a remote Internet voting system based on the system architecture of remote Internet voting. We examine whether it is feasible to successfully carry out remote electronic ... -
Java web-based instant messaging and chat application system
(Makerere University, 2006-07)The purpose of this project was to develop an online chat system (Instant Messaging and Chat Application System – IMCAS) to be used in the hospital, with the targeted hospital being Mulago hospital. IMCAS is important ... -
An intrusion detection system for a local area network: a case study of small scale business organizations
(Makerere University, 2007-06)The issue of computer Network Security has generated much concern and attention in the past few years more and more than ever before. Over the years, the control of computer information has shifted more and more to desktops ...