Women and information technology in sub-Saharan Africa

2003 ◽  
pp. 274-295
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Information Technology and Gender Economic Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Simplice A. Asongu ◽  
Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah ◽  
Rexon T. Nting ◽  
Godfred Adjapong Afrifa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Gender

Information technology and insurance development in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110289
Author(s):  
Taiwo Akinlo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Insurance Premiums ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Insurance Development

The study examined the relationship between information technology and insurance development in 40 sub-Saharan African countries during the period 2000-2017. The study employed System Generalised Method of Moment for the estimations. Life insurance premiums, non-life insurance premiums and total insurance premiums are used to measure life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance, respectively. The information technology is measured by mobile phone, fixed telephone and Internet penetrations. The study found that the Internet promotes non-life insurance while its effect on life and total insurance is insignificant. The mobile phone produced a negative effect on life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance. However, fixed telephone significantly contributed to life insurance, non-life insurance and total insurance. Based on these findings, there is a need for insurers to encourage their client to use information technology tools for insurance activities and also increase their interaction with their customers.

Managing Information Technology Projects Using Agile Methodology

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-146
Author(s):  
Alice S. Etim ◽  
Chandra Prakash Jaiswal ◽  
Marsheilla Subroto ◽  
Vivian E. Collins Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
It Project ◽  
Product Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan

The management of information technology (IT) projects has experienced a shift from predictive and traditional project management methodology to more adaptive practices like Agile. Agile method and its developmental stages are a response to current business-changing trends and computing needs of society. The process assists in accelerating product delivery with rapid feedback and cost-conscious, consecutive iteration, distinguishing it from other traditional practices like the waterfall method. This chapter contributes to the existing literature by discussing agile project management for IT projects, with a specific case of the Africa IT project – the Books for Africa Project (hereafter called, Book Project). The first part of the chapter is used to review the literature on Agile IT projects. The Book Project as a case is an IT project, and it is discussed in detail in the chapter. The chapter concludes with transferable lessons for projects in developing countries, specifically those located in Sub-Saharan Africa.

scholarly journals Enhancing information technology for value added across economic sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa✰

2020 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 120301
Author(s):  
Simplice A. Asongu ◽  
Mushfiqur Rahman ◽  
Joseph Nnanna ◽  
Mohamed Haffar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Information technology and telemedicine in sub-Saharan Africa

BMJ ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 321 (7259) ◽  
pp. 465-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S F Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Hybrid Information Systems for Agriculture: The Case of Cattle Trypanosomiasis in Africa

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain J. Mckendrick ◽  
George Gettinby ◽  
Yiqun Gu ◽  
Andrew Peregrine ◽  
Crawford Revie
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Scale Population ◽  
Sub Saharan

Large scale population growth in sub-Saharan Africa makes it imperative to achieve an equivalent increase in food production in this area. It is also important that any increase be sustainable in the long-term, not causing lasting damage to local ecosystems. Recent advances in information technology make the successful diffusion of relevant expertise to farmers a more practical option than ever before. How this might be achieved is described in this paper, which considers the transfer of expertise in the diagnosis, treatment and management of trypanosomiasis in cattle. Using current technology, the combination of different software systems in one integrated hybrid system could allow the delivery of high quality, well focused information to the potential user.

Protein Energy Malnutrition in Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 248-257
Author(s):  
Foluke Onaleye
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Current Management ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Sub Saharan

The current management to prevent Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is examined and the use of technological tools such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems and mobile solutions are employed to prevent the development of PEM and its complications. Implementation of technological solutions in healthcare is a critical factor in achieving better health outcomes as documented in some parts of the world. Sub-Saharan Africa is behind on the adoption of electronic health records and other health information technology solutions due to several challenges such as lack of funding and infrastructure required to implement its use. Recent studies show that Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly gravitating towards adoption of health information technology particularly EHR systems and mobile solutions because of the need to find solutions to its healthcare crisis. Development of a PEM prevention system using these tools to enhance the current management will improve patient health outcomes and decrease the mortality rate of PEM.

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