Browsing SAJIC Issue 8, 2007 by Issue Date

Browsing SAJIC Issue 8, 2007 by Issue Date

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  • E-Tourism: A Survey of E-Business Among South African Tour Operators 
    Verhoest, Pascal; James, Tina; Marais, Mario; Van Audenhove, Leo (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    This contribution presents the results of a pilot project on ICT usage by South African SMMEs in the tourism industry. The Electronic Business Survey (EBS) methodology which was tested for applicability in a developing ...
  • How Global is the Global Internet? First Steps Towards a Policy-Economic Analysis 
    Morganti, Luciano (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    Who exactly are the main players behind the technical infrastructure of the Internet? What paths are emerging at a global level about the use of the Internet? Where and by whom is content produced and consumed? To put it ...
  • Case Notes: South Africa's Policy Incoherence: An Update on the Knysna Wi-Fi Project 
    Esselaar, Steve; Soete, Pieter (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    In the past, the main obstacle against building network infrastructure was the cost. Technological advances, however, have meant that building a functional, low-cost network is possible. Knysna is the first municipality ...
  • Book Review: Race Against Time, by Stephen Lewis 
    Emdon, Heloise; Seebregts, Chris (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
  • Government Policy and Wireless City Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Motivations, Goals, Services and their Relation to Network Structure 
    Van Audenhove, Leo; Ballon, Pieter; Poel, Martijn; Staelens, Tomas (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    Wireless City Networks are a recent, but growing phenomenon. In the United States hundreds of cities are looking into the possibility of rolling out Wi-Fi or WiMax based networks over substantial parts of the city. The ...
  • Analysing Sector Specificity Regarding ICT and Broadband Usage by SMME Businesses 
    Pierson, Jo; Baelden, Dorien; Lievens, Bram; Marsigny, Christine (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    In the transition of the techno-economic paradigm from a (post) industrial to an information society, it is crucial that ICT and broadband become embedded within the whole of the socio-economic system. However figures show ...
  • Between Two Stools: Broadband Policy in South Africa 
    Gillwald, Alison (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    This paper explores the underlying causes of South Africa’s relatively poor broadband penetration despite Government’s acknowledgment of its centrality to a modern economy and information society. South Africa’s broadband ...
  • Municipal Broadband: The 'Next Generation' and the 'Last Mile' 
    Abrahams, Lucienne; Bakker, Brian; Bhyat, Mohamed (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    The article raises two related questions, the strategy question of whether South Africa should focus on universal access to the Internet in the next 10 years for all cities and towns and the operational question of how ...
  • Why Broadband? The Meaning of Broadband for Residential Users 
    Van den Broeck, Wendy; Lievens, Bram (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    In the society we live in today, access to information is crucial. But because of the increased amount of data as well as the nature of the content, a simple Internet connection is no longer sufficient. The EU government, ...
  • Shackling Sector Development: Leased Lines in the Republic of South Africa 
    Sutherland, Ewan (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
    Leased lines are basic building blocks of mobile networks, ISPs and virtual private networks. In South Africa they have been provided almost exclusively by Telkom SA, the incumbent operator, at comparatively high prices. ...
  • European Policy Trends Towards Flexible Spectrum Management 
    Delaere, Simon (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)
  • Editors' Note 
    Gillwald, Alison; Van Audenhove, Leo (LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, 2007-12-15)

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