Information knowledge and technology for Development in Africa
AOSIS Scholarly Books
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Information knowledge and technology for Development in Africa | |
| Creator | Ocholla, Dennis N; University of Zululand Kalusopa, Trywell; University of Namibia Britz, Johannes; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Onyancha, Omwoyo B; University of South Africa Ngoepe, Mpho; University of South Africa Bwalya, Kelvin J; University of Johannesburg Kwanya, Tom; The Technical University of Kenya Evans, Neil D; University of Zululand Too, Jackson; Commission for University Education Shongwe, Mzwandile M; University of Cape Town | |
| Description | Information, knowledge, and technology occupy significant space in the information and knowledge society and ongoing debates on development, such as the sustainable development goals (SDGs), Agenda 2030 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Disruptive technologies and cyber-physical systems, obscuring the lines between the physical, digital and biological, escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic, present a ‘new normal’ that profoundly affects the nature and magnitude of responses required to sustain and benefit from the new developments. Africa, known for its late adoption of new technologies and innovations, is leapfrogging development stages in several enviable ways. This book, Information knowledge and technology for development in Africa, written by eminent African scholars, comprises chapters that satisfactorily address information access, artificial intelligence, information ethics, e-learning, library and information science education (LISE) in the 4IR, data literacy and e-scholarship, and knowledge management, which are increasingly essential for information access, services, and LISE in Africa. We expect the book to support research, teaching and learning in African higher education and worldwide for comparative scholarship. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Scholarly Books | |
| Date | 2021-12-17 | |
| Identifier | 978-1-77634-182-5 | |
| Source | AOSIS Scholarly Books; | |
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