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Journal articles on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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Sseguya, Haroon, Robert Mazur, Eric Abbott, and Frank Matsiko. "Information and Communication for Rural Innovation and Development: Context, Quality and Priorities in Southeast Uganda." Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 18, no. 1 (February 2012): 55–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1389224x.2012.638783.

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Jones, Shelley. "Drawing Gender Equality: A Participatory Action Research Project with Educators in Northern Uganda." Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning 5, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 135–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.15402/esj.v5i2.68340.

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This paper reports upon an arts-based participatory action research project conducted with a cohort of 30 teachers in rural Northwest Uganda during a one-week professional development course. Multimodality (Kress & Jewitt, 2003; Kress & van Leeuwen, 2001) was employed as a “domain of inquiry” (Kress, 2011) for social semiotics (meaning-making within a social context) within which the participants both represented gender inequality as well as imagined gender equality. Multimodality recognizes the vast communicative potential of the human body and values multiple materials resources (such as images, sounds, and gestures) as “organized sets of semiotic resources for meaningmaking” (Jewitt, 2008, p. 246). Providing individuals with communicative modes other than just spoken and written language offers opportunities to include voices that are often not heard in formal contexts dominated by particular kinds of language, as well as opportunities to consider topics of inquiry from different perspectives and imagine alternative futures (Kendrick & Jones, 2008). Findings from this study show how a multimodal approach to communication, using drawing in addition to spoken and written language, established a democratic space of communication. The sharing and building of knowledge between the participants (educators in local contexts) and facilitator (university instructor/researcher) reflected a foundational tenet of engaged scholarship which requires “…not only communication to public audiences, but also collaboration with communities in the production of knowledge” (Barker, 2004, p. 126).
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Kakwangire, Paul, Cami Moss, Nicholas Matovu, Prudence Atukunda, Ane C. Westerberg, Per O. Iversen, and Grace Muhoozi. "The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial." Public Health Nutrition 24, no. 13 (March 12, 2021): 4286–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s136898002100077x.

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AbstractObjective:To assess the association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda and to establish other factors that could be associated with development among these children.Design:A secondary data analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled maternal education trial (n 511) was conducted on a sub-sample of 385 children. We used adjusted ORs (AORs) to assess the associations of dietary diversity scores (DDS) and other baseline factors assessed at 6–8 months with child development domains (communication, fine motor, gross motor, personal–social and problem solving) at 20–24 months of age.Setting:Rural areas in Kabale and Kisoro districts of south-western Uganda.Participants:Children under 24 months.Results:After multivariable analysis, DDS at 6–8 months were positively associated with normal fine motor skills development at 20–24 months (AOR = 1·18; 95 % CI 1·01, 1·37; P = 0·02). No significant association was found between DDS and other development domains. Children who were not ill at 6–8 months had higher odds of developing normal communication (AOR = 1·73; 95 % CI 1·08, 2·77) and gross motor (AOR = 1·91; 95 % CI 1·09, 3·36) skills than sick children. Girls had lower odds of developing normal gross motor skills compared with boys (AOR = 0·58; 95 % CI 0·33, 0·98). Maternal/caregiver nutritional education intervention was positively associated with development of gross motor, fine motor and problem-solving skills (P-values < 0·05).Conclusions:We found an association between child DDS at 6–8 months and improvement in fine motor skills development at 20–24 months. Child illness status, maternal/caregiver nutritional education intervention and sex were other significant baseline predictors of child development at 20–24 months.
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Leerlooijer, Joanne N., Gerjo Kok, Joseph Weyusya, Arjan E. R. Bos, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Liesbeth E. Rijsdijk, Nathan Nshakira, and Leona K. Bartholomew. "Applying Intervention Mapping to develop a community-based intervention aimed at improved psychological and social well-being of unmarried teenage mothers in Uganda." Health Education Research 29, no. 4 (May 11, 2014): 598–610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu020.

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Abstract Out-of-wedlock pregnancy among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa is a major concern, because of its association with health, social, psychological, economic and demographic factors. This article describes the development of the Teenage Mothers Project, a community-based intervention to improve psychological and social well-being of unmarried teenage mothers in rural Uganda. We used Intervention Mapping (IM) for systematically developing a theory and evidence-based comprehensive health promotion programme. A planning group consisting of community leaders, teenage mothers, staff of a community-based organization and a health promotion professional was involved in the six steps of IM: needs assessment, programme objectives, methods and applications, intervention design, planning for adoption and implementation and planning for evaluation. The programme includes five intervention components: community awareness raising, teenage mother support groups, formal education and income generation, counselling, and advocacy. The intervention components are based on a variety of theoretical methods, including entertainment education, persuasive communication, mobilization of social networks and social action. In conclusion, IM facilitated the planning group to structure the iterative, bottom-up, participatory design of the project in a real-life setting and to use evidence and theory. The article provides suggestions for the planning of support interventions for unmarried teenage mothers.
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Komodromos, Marcos. "Interactive radio, social network sites and development in Africa: a literature review study." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 15, no. 2 (April 5, 2021): 282–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-06-2020-0111.

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Purpose The technology determinism theory facilitated in assessing the impact of interactive radio and social network sites (SNSs) on development factors such as education, agriculture, health, and governance, by conducting an integrative and comprehensive literature review focusing on African countries. This paper aims to conduct this literature review to provide comprehensive empirical evidence on the impact of interactive radio and SNSs on development in Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study examined articles that were retrieved from online databases including EBSCOhost, Elsevier, Science Direct, SAGE Journals, Springer and Wiley Online Library. The keywords used included interactive radio, radio, development in Africa, SNS, agriculture, education, health, peace and governance. Search phrases were formulated using boolean operators “AND” and “OR.” Findings Study results revealed that interactive radio and SNSs improve knowledge among farmers and allow the dissemination of information on innovative agricultural techniques, which supports the adoption of sustainable practices. Interactive radio promotes political accountability because the strategies provide the voiceless and powerless communities with a platform to express themselves. This paper discovers that the incorporation of SNS with existing multimedia communication facilitates the dissemination of health-related information on illnesses such as Ebola, HIV, hypertension, diabetes and Polio, and interactive radio and SNS promote education among marginalized communities and under-served rural schools. Research limitations/implications The findings on the impact of interactive radio and SNSs do not represent all 54 countries in Africa. Although the studies included in this literature review were conducted in several countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Somalia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, this limited the generalizability of the findings and recommendations. Also, the other potential limitation is that using the inclusion-exclusion criteria could have resulted in bias when selecting the studies to include in the review. Practical implications The paper might serve as a valuable source of information for students, academics and entrepreneurs where the impact of interactive radio and SNSs on agriculture, education, health and governance, which are core determinants of development in Africa, has been assessed for further case studies in this area. Social implications The use of interactive radio has helped in decreasing health issues caused by a deficiency in vitamin A among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Originality/value The development of sustainable and effective interactive radio programs is dependent on the collaboration of the core stakeholders such as governmental ministries, donor organizations and the mass communication sector. Numerous open sources on technology radio stations are available to employ social media managers to help in the application of knowledge.
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Moyd, Michelle. "Beyond the State in Rural Uganda." African and Asian Studies 10, no. 2-3 (2011): 267–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156921011x587059.

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Bigsten, Arne, and Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa. "Rural sector responses to economic crisis in Uganda." Journal of International Development 7, no. 2 (March 1995): 181–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3380070202.

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Gendall*, Kathryn. "Centring development: Education centres supporting rural development." Communicatio 34, no. 2 (November 2008): 238–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02500160802456189.

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RODLOYTUK, PALPHOL. "Buddhist participatory communication for rural development." Journal of International Communication 13, no. 1 (January 2007): 119–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2007.9674710.

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Seibel, Hans Dieter. "Centenary Rural Development Bank, Uganda: a flagship of rural bank reform in Africa." Small Enterprise Development 14, no. 3 (September 10, 2003): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/0957-1329.2003.031.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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Tumusiime, James. "Investigating a rural community's use of communication technology : a study of Nakaseke Community Multi-media centre in Uganda /." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/904/.

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Tusting, L. "Agriculture, development and malaria in rural Uganda." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2016. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/2572615/.

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While malaria remains a major global public health problem, total annual incidence fell by 30% during 2000–2013, largely due to the scale–up of long–lasting insecticide–treated nets and indoor residual spraying. In the future, sustainable methods of control and elimination are needed to maintain this progress. Since malaria is associated with poverty, malaria control and economic development can be mutually supportive. This thesis tests specific hypotheses relating to the causal pathways between poverty and malaria, to identify potential routes to controlling malaria alongside development. Two systematic reviews found that in sub-Saharan Africa: (1) parasite prevalence and clinical malaria incidence are on average halved in the wealthiest children, compared to the poorest within a community and (2) parasite prevalence and clinical malaria incidence are on average halved in residents of modern housing, compared to traditional housing. In-depth interviews and cross-sectional surveys collected socioeconomic information for all children aged six months to 10 years living in 100 households, who were followed for 36 months in Nagongera, an agrarian and highly endemic setting in rural Uganda. Analyses of the relationships between socioeconomic position (SEP), potential determinants of SEP and malaria found that: (3) relative success in smallholder agriculture was associated with higher SEP, (4) human biting rate (HBR) and parasite prevalence were approximately halved in children of highest SEP, compared to the poorest, (5) wealth indices, income and education were more sensitive indicators of socioeconomic inequalities in malaria risk than occupation, (6) HBR and parasite prevalence were halved in modern housing, compared to traditional housing and (7) house quality may partly explain the association between SEP and malaria. Together, these studies indicate that housing improvements and agricultural development interventions to reduce poverty merit further investigation as ‘intersectoral’ interventions against malaria.
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Litho, Patricia K. "Information and communication technologies and the "empowerment" of women in rural Uganda." Thesis, University of East London, 2007. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3399/.

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Within development and feminist discourse, ICTs are increasingly presented as a solution to Africa's problems of poverty, conflict, corruption and gender inequality issues amongst other problems. However this study questions these promised benefits, specifically the extent to which ICTs can actually lead to women's empowerment as often claimed by development and feminist discourse. Empowerment is considered a problematic concept because the concept itself is not clearly defined nor are parameters by which to identify and measure empowerment specified within development/empowerment projects. I argue for a need to go beyond the usual focus on project outcomes but identify and question the underlying contradictions in women's empowerment and relational issues of power at both the individual and institutional level. This thesis uses an African feminist perspective as the overarching approach to challenge dominant discourses to recognise 'voices of others' in the construction of knowledge and move away from the hegemonic approaches that are mostly informed by Western perspectives. The argument here is that experiences are context specific and there is a need to recognize the socio-cultural, political and economic diversity that exists when implementing empowerment projects because these elements influence the way individuals respond to a situation. By taking diversity into consideration, this study endeavours to avoid reproducing stereotype images about rural women in Africa and their experiences of technologies, because women have different identities and experiences. It is important to note that women are not merely recipients of technology but also play a role in reshaping the direction of technologies. A predominantly qualitative approach, supplemented by a limited amount of quantitative approach was employed to examine a case study of an ICT for women's economic empowerment project in Uganda. Using semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, observation and a review of documents, this study established that the way women experience technological change is influenced by the context in which the ICT is introduced. The findings revealed that women's exposure to ICTs may result in some changes and redefine how they view themselves and relate with those around them but these changes are not always synonymous with empowerment. The study found that the adoption of ICTs is affected by a number of factors that may favour or hinder women's empowerment. Interaction with ICTs sometimes produced negative impacts rather than the promised benefits. It could also be argued that these challenges could just be experienced at the beginning of women's relationship with ICTs but as people get more acquainted with the technologies they could negotiate ways out of oppressive circumstance by further changing behaviour. Findings from the empirical work imply that empowerment is a circular process and not a linear hierarchical process as Longwe (1991) seems to suggest. It was found for instance that sometimes women had a high level of awareness and participated in political processes but their welfare and access situation was still wanting. In other cases women had political power and control over resources but still seemed unaware of their rights or did nothing to change the oppressive situations they lived in. This study therefore contributes to feminist scholarship by providing insights into the unique experiences of women living in rural Uganda in relation to ICTs and its potential for women's empowerment.
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Hirmer, Stephanie. "Improving the sustainability of rural electrification schemes : capturing value for rural communities in Uganda." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/277685.

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This research investigates what rural villagers perceive as important and develops recommendations for improved electrification project implementation centring on user-perceived values (UPVs). UPVs capture more than the basic definition of value in the sense that they include benefits, concerns, feelings and underlying drivers that vary in importance and act as the main motivators in the lives of project beneficiaries as perceived at a given time. Low access to energy continues in rural sub-Saharan Africa despite significant investment by the development community. One fundamental reason is that energy infrastructure adoption remains low, as evidenced by the lack of project sustainability. To counter this, the challenge for energy project developers is to achieve sustainable long-term interventions through the creation of value for beneficiaries, rather than the traditional approach of focusing on short-term project outputs. The question of what is valuable to people in rural communities has historically not played into the design and diffusion of energy infrastructure development projects. This research drew on design and marketing approaches from the commercial sector to investigate the UPVs of rural Ugandans. To better understand the UPVs of rural villagers a new method, consisting of a UPV game and UPV framework, was developed. This method is suitable for capturing, understanding and mapping what rural populations perceive as important. Case study analyses were carried out in seven villages across rural Uganda. The case studies included the UPV game supplemented by non-energy-specific and energy-specific interviews with villagers. Additionally, interviews with experts were conducted to verify the UPV framework and to identify the gap between experts’ opinion and villagers’ perception of what is important. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of the UPV game in deducing the values of rural villagers. The findings demonstrate a disconnect in the ability to accurately capture and design projects which resonate with and respond to the UPVs of recipients of rural electrification projects. A comparison between the villagers’ statements and experts’ opinion regarding what is most valuable to rural communities reveals striking differences that point to a fundamental misunderstanding of rural community UPVs which are likely to be contributing to widespread electrification project failure.
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Nannyonga, Harriet Linda. "Determinants of Repayment Behavior in the Centenary Rural Development Bank in Uganda." Connect to resource, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1224271432.

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Lutwama, Evelyn. "Communication for development : community theatre and womens rights in Buganda (Uganda)." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2008. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496133.

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Gustavsson, Eleonor, and Christer Berdén. "Water harvesting and purification in rural Uganda : A pilot study." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Technology and Society, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-4040.

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This report is a thesis in mechanical engineering with a focus on development assistance. The thesis was carried out in collaboration with the Gombe Youth Development Organization.

The task was to develop an adequate system to collect, purify and store water in the two rural villages Gombe and Kayunga in Uganda. The system takes into account local weather, water quality, population, water consumption and types of water sources.

The final system has a low manufacturing cost, simple maintenance, low operating cost, is electrical independent and can be manufactured and repaired with local available components.

The report presents various types of sources of water and purification of varying suitability for these conditions. The report also includes operation and maintenance manual and an approximate budget.

The result of this work is a combined system of rainwater harvesting, flocculation and one "up flow" rapid sand filter with built-in storage tank. Given that only rainwater collection is not enough to cover a normal sized family of 10 individuals consumption of water, due to this water from natural sources is also used.


Den här rapporten är ett examensarbete i maskinteknik med inriktning mot bistånd. Examensarbetet utfördes i samarbete med Gombe Youth Development Organization.

Uppgiften bestod i att ta fram ett lämpligt system för att samla in, rena och lagra vatten i de två byarna Gombe och Kayunga på Ugandas landsbygd. Systemet tar hänsyn till lokalt väder, vattenkvalité, population, vattenkonsumtion och typer av vattenkällor.

Det slutliga systemet har låg tillverkningskostnad, är lätt att underhålla, har låg driftskostnad, är inte beroende av elektricitet och kan tillverkas och repareras av lokalt tillgängliga komponenter.

Rapporten presenterar olika typer av insamlingskällor av dricksvatten och metoder för rening med varierande lämplighet för dessa förutsättningar. Rapporten innefattar även drift- och underhållsmanual och en ungefärlig budget.

Resultatet av arbetet är ett system kombinerat av regnvatteninsamling, flockning och ett ”up flow” snabbt sandfilter med inbyggd förvaringstank. Med tanke på att endast regnvatteninsamling inte räcker till för att täcka behovet för en normalstor familj på 10 personer, kommer även vatten från naturliga källor även att användas.

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Jones, Shelley Kathleen. "Secondary schooling for girls in rural Uganda: challenges, opportunities and emerging identities." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/279.

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This dissertation represents a year-long (August 2004-August 2005) ethnographic case study of 15 adolescent schoolgirls attending a secondary school in a poor, rural area of Masaka District, Uganda which explores the challenges, opportunities and potential for future identities that were associated with secondary level education. This study includes an extensive analysis of the degree to which the global objective of gender equity in education, prioritized in UNESCO’s Education For All initiative as well as the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, is promoted and/or achieved in the National Strategy for Girls’ Education in Uganda (NSGE). I consider various ideological understandings of international development in general as well as development theory specifically related to gender, and I draw on the Capabilities Approach (as developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum) and Imagined Communities and Identities (Benedict Anderson, Bonny Norton) to interpret my findings. My research reveals that girls’ educational opportunities are constrained by many “unfreedoms” (Sen, 1999), such as extreme poverty, sexual vulnerability and gender discrimination, that are deeply and extensively rooted in cultural, historical, and socioeconomic circumstances and contexts, and that these unfreedoms are not adequately addressed in international and national policies and programme objectives. I propose several recommendations for change, including: a safe and secure “girls’ space” at school; mentorship roles and programmes; counselors; comprehensive sexual health education and free and easy access to birth control and disease prevention products, and sanitary materials; regular opportunities for dialogue with male students; employment opportunities; closer community/school ties; and professional development opportunities for teachers.
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Maggiano, Grey. "The impact of rural microfinance measuring economic, social and spiritual development in Kabale, Uganda /." CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/3707.

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Öbom, Alexander. "NEW ROADS TAKEN BY FEW : Motorcycle-taxi drivers and neoliberal development in rural Uganda." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-385161.

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Kisoro, a rural district in Uganda, is undergoing various transformations which could be summarized under the term neoliberal development. This qualitative study, which is based on six weeks of anthropological fieldwork, is focused on how a few individuals working as motorcycle-taxi drivers in the area experience these transformations, and how they deal with them. The results indicate that while they tend to describe them as “development”, they see them as constituting an uneven form of development - not beneficial to all, something which, in their view, makes this development less genuine. It is commonly associated with various “others”; carried out by and for others, while the informants have to live off the leftovers from it, were the motorcycle-taxi job is seen as such a leftover; neither enabling much upward - nor geographical - mobility. In some cases, they feel included in transformations which makes things worse, so it all constitutes not only a limited, but a somehow distorted development, and there is nostalgia around better pasts. But simultaneously, many also feel free, and as their hopes for inclusion in a genuine development erodes while they wait for it, inspiration from an external world makes them strive for a more individualized prosperity.
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Books on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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Bibangambah, Jossy R. Managing rural development in Uganda. [Kampala: Uganda Cooperative Alliance, 1988.

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Yadava, K. N. S. Rural urban communication and rural development. Delhi, India: Shipra Publications, 1992.

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Paliwal, R. K. Impediments to rural communication. Meerut: Research India, 1987.

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Acunzo, Mario, Marzia Pafumi, Cleofe S. Torres, and Maria Stella Tirol. Communication for rural development: Sourcebook. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014.

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Siṅgha, Raṇajīta. Communication technology for rural development. Delhi: B.R. Pub. Corp., 1993.

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Quebral, Nora Cruz. Development communication. Laguna, Philippines: College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños College, 1988.

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Programme, UNICEF Uganda Country. Uganda Country Programme: Plan of action 1992. Kampala, Uganda: Government of Republic of Uganda in co-operation with United Nations Children's Fund, 1992.

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Meyer, Richard L. Agricultural finance in Uganda: The way forward. Kampala, Uganda: German Technical Co-operation, 2004.

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Rani, Seema. Communication and rural women. Delhi: Manak Publications, 1991.

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Workshop on Population and Development (1988 Jinja, Uganda). Workshop on Population and Development, Uganda: Jinja, Uganda, 11-15 October 1988 : proceedings and recommendations. New York: The Dept., 1990.

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Book chapters on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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van Eekelen, Willem. "Information and communication technology." In Rural Development in Practice, 157–78. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351272001-7.

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Ahimbisibwe, Karembe F., and Tiina Kontinen. "Localising SDGs in Rural Uganda: Learning Active Citizenship Through the Saemaul Undong Model." In Sustainable Development Goals Series, 37–49. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70948-8_3.

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Ivy, Taslima. "Educational Technology as a Positioning Tool in Rural Bangladesh." In Information and Communication Technologies for Development, 114–25. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65828-1_10.

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Chahal, Hardeep, and Saguna Sethi. "How Leader’s Proclivity and Internal Communication Affect Rural Employees’ Attitude?" In Sustainable Business Practices for Rural Development, 153–67. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9298-6_9.

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Vagrani, Anushruti, Saroj Bijarnia, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan, and Silvia Masiero. "Appraising WhatsApp in the Indian Context: Understanding the Rural Sentiment." In Information and Communication Technologies for Development, 142–56. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65828-1_12.

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Alao, Abiodun, Tandi Edda Lwoga, and Wallace Chigona. "Telecentres Use in Rural Communities and Women Empowerment: Case of Western Cape." In Information and Communication Technologies for Development, 119–34. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_11.

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Vincent, Fernand. "5. Communication Techniques." In Manual of Practical Management for Third World Rural Development Associations - Volume 1, 51–66. Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom: Practical Action Publishing, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780445410.005.

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Madon, Shirin, and S. Krishna. "Socializing Accountability for Improving Primary Healthcare: An Action Research Program in Rural Karnataka." In Information and Communication Technologies for Development, 307–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_26.

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Lie, Rico, and Loes Witteveen. "ICTs for Learning in the Field of Rural Communication." In Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change, 873–90. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2014-3_89.

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Lie, Rico, and Loes Witteveen. "ICTs for Learning in the Field of Rural Communication." In Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change, 1–18. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7035-8_89-1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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Ssozi-Mugarura, Fiona, Ulrike Rivett, and Edwin Blake. "Using Activity Theory to Understand Technology Use and Perception among Rural Users in Uganda." In ICTD '16: Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2909609.2909650.

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LaBiche, Monica, and Sherina Munyana. "Social and economic development of rural women in Uganda using solar energy for productive use." In 2017 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ghtc.2017.8239279.

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van Gemert, Frederik, Bruce Kirenga, Rupert Jones, and Sian Williams. "The development and implementation of a lung health awareness programme in a rural district of Uganda." In ERS International Congress 2017 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.pa3895.

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Ho, Melissa R., Emmanuel K. Owusu, and Paul M. Aoki. "Claim Mobile: Engaging conflicting stakeholder requirements in healthcare in Uganda." In 2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ictd.2009.5426704.

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Arefjevs, Ilja, Aivars Spilbergs, Andris Natrins, Atis Verdenhofs, Inese Mavlutova, and Tatjana Volkova. "Financial sector evolution and competencies development in the context of information and communication technologies." In Research for Rural Development 2020. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/rrd.26.2020.038.

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The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has a significant impact on the business model of companies operating in the financial sector. Digital transformation leads to changing existing business model rapidly, as well as necessity of developing new processes specifically related to the use of ICT in business processes, development of new products and updating existing ones. At present, changes in the demand for ICT related processes in financial sector are observed both through the development of different technologies and their applications core or ancillary processes (e.g. innovations in payment systems including crypto currencies, blockchain-assisted smart contract, credit markets and insurance including peer-to-peer lending). Based on the opportunities offered by ICT, new business models need to be developed in the financial sector to transform these capabilities into new products and services that respond to changing customer demand. The aim of research to investigate the changes taking place in financial sector in the light of developments in ICT for acquisition of necessary competencies. Research methodology includes systematic review of scientific literature, analysis of selected financial sector statistics, semi-structured industry expert interviews and statistics analysis. The empirical study is limited to the financial sector of Latvia. Although due to the global nature of the financial sector the research findings could be applied internationally.
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KASPERIŪNIENĖ, Judita, and Ilze IVANOVA. "SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITY BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES IN LITHUANIA." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.129.

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The scholar literature on simultaneous using of social capital explore knowledge and identity resources as well as actions and interactions benefiting the community through personal bonds of individuals; issues of common trust; and adapting the current understanding in new situations. In this article, we instead examine rural community influence on social capital building of adult person in a virtual community. A quantitative survey was done in 246 local rural communities in Lithuania which reflected their community activities on a virtual basis. From the data of 500 informants we found that rural community (human social network) members were also active in the virtual communities. Research participants from rural communities expressed their will to be the part of a virtual community and virtually solve various local community issues. Active members of virtual communities actively participated in live community activities. Local community members peer-learned while sharing knowledge and experience in virtual communities. We argue that belonging to a virtual community inspire rural community members to train their virtual and live communication skills and peer-learn. Virtual community could contribute to self-regulated learning by stimulating sense of sociality and identity of rural community members. Virtual community could operate as self-regulated learning space for rural community members. Social capital development would be more intensive when the members of rural community actively engage in social communication, cooperation and exchange of information, and mentor each other. This survey highlights the virtual community influence the social capital building of rural community members in Lithuanian context.
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KOZERA-KOWALSKA, Magdalena, and Adam KOZIOLEK. "ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN EU RURAL AREAS." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.049.

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The article discusses the role of the Internet as an innovative form of interpersonal communication. We assumed that Internet usage in rural areas may not only result in better access to knowledge and information, but also contribute to stronger social cohesion and prevent exclusion of the elderly. We analysed information about individual Internet users in Poland and the EU, including changes related to age, education and domicile. The data enabled us to identify expected change tendencies in rural areas. We highlighted the process of ageing of European farmers with its related social and economic consequences. Against this background, we show the dual role played by the Internet in strengthening social capital in rural areas. On the one hand, it is educational in that it educates and activates young farmers. On the other, it is social, i.e. it helps the elderly stay in touch and participate in social life. We also raised the problem of potential digital exclusion of the elderly.
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Stabingis, Linas, and Anna Látečková. "QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SLOVAKIA." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.231.

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The quality assessment of accounting information systems (AIS) is complicated and important for scientific investigation. From theoretical point of view the difficulties lies in big amount of methods, proposed for AIS quality assessment. From practical points of view most of proposed methods are not suitable in particular situation and it is difficult to eliminate the subjectivity of respondents, participating in the survey. In the stage of monographic research it was made analysis of scientific publications, dealing with understanding of AIS quality in face with technological progress of information and communication technologies (ICT) and changing of requirements, declared by end-users. In the stage of empirical investigation it was provided questioning of specialists, participating in accounting data processing using three different kinds of applied software and working in small and medium size agri-food enterprises in Slovak Republic. For processing of received data it was used method of multi-criteria evaluation. Following results of investigation and recommendations provided in standard ISO/IEC 25041:2012 and previous scientific publications it was made assessment of quality of investigated systems, identified strengths and weaknesses of these systems and reliability of investigation.
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KUHN, Elvira. "HOW CAN SOLIDARITY IN A COMMUNITY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE?" In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.229.

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Our thesis states that the social capital can increase through establishing a union of solidarity. By achieving this, we will not only create new places of employment, support, acceptance, friends and social relationships, but also gain additional knowledge and build networks. We show that the quality of life will be influenced by solidarity by discussing different projects. At first, we discuss concepts like acceptance, network, knowledge in the context of solidarity, as well as quality of life. After establishing the definitions, we allocate to these terms different criteria, which will be the foundation of examining the success of the projects. Hereby the items of investigation for each project are the objectives, the proposed solutions and alternative routes for achieving the goals, as well as the achieved level of solidarity. Substantial influencing values, obstructive or conducive, are carved out and named, leading to applicable commendations. At last, we show the possibilities to augment the solidarity of rural areas by using information systems, as well as consider the limitations. In conclusion, we discuss the effects of staying together on the quality of life. In the analysis of the exemplary projects, the diversity of approaches is surprising: it spans from the establishment of a special office in the administration, to the communal plantation of fruits and vegetables for their own needs, to the sharing of knowledge or the locating of new partners for cooperation through networking. Eventually, essential determining factors for the success of solidarity in communities are the establishment of a common culture, shared interests and a well-functioning communication.
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LADYCHENKO, Viktor. "INFORMATION POLICY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERE IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE AND THE EU." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.218.

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The purpose of this research is to develop a legal mechanism for ensuring the right to access environmental information to ensure sustainable development of society. In the context of our study we developed an understanding of information human rights - the right to collect, disseminate, use and preserve environmental information is fundamental and natural. We understand information human rights as a group of rights with a center around freedom of information, the right to environmental information, the right to communication in environmental sphere, the right to access to environmental information that is public or socially significant, the right to privacy, and the protection of personal data. In the EU, access to environmental information is regulated by Directive 2003/4/EC (Aarhus Convention, 1998). Citizens of the EU have the right to receive this information within one month from the moment they ask and not to mention why they need it. In addition, public authorities are required to actively disseminate information on environmental information at their disposal. In Ukraine defined system of a jurisdiction whose collection includes different types of environmental information and formation of information on environmental policy. But the issue of public administration in the field of environmental protection is currently split between different executive bodies; there is no united information policy and the body responsible for it. There is no obligation for the authorities to inform the population even in crisis situations. This study will form the legal framework to ensure the right of access to environmental information in Ukraine by introducing the position of Information Commissioner - an official, the competence of which includes monitoring of compliance of information law with information policy in the environmental field.
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Reports on the topic "Communication in rural development – Uganda"

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Jejeebhoy, Shireen, A. J. Zavier, K. G. Santhya, Santosh Singh, Rajib Acharya, Aparajita Gogoi, and Vinita Nathani. Promoting parent-child interaction and communication for healthy development of adolescents: Lessons from a pilot project in rural Bihar. Population Council, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy10.1019.

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Garrity, John, and Arndt Husar. Digital Connectivity and Low Earth Orbit Satellite: Constellations Opportunities for Asia and the Pacific. Asian Development Bank, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps210156-2.

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Satellite communication plays an important role in the global connectivity ecosystem. It connects rural and remote populations, provides backhaul connectivity to mobile cellular networks, and enables rapid communications for emergency and disaster responses. Low Earth orbit constellations may prove to be transformational to the connectivity landscape based on their global coverage and their suitability for areas not served by fiber optic cable networks. The Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries are well placed to benefit from this expansion of internet connectivity. It will be particularly valuable for small island developing states and landlocked developing countries with limited international bandwidth internet.
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Latané, Annah, Jean-Michel Voisard, and Alice Olive Brower. Senegal Farmer Networks Respond to COVID-19. RTI Press, June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2021.rr.0045.2106.

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This study leveraged existing data infrastructure and relationships from the Feed the Future Senegal Naatal Mbay (“flourishing agriculture”) project, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by RTI International from 2015 to 2019. The research informed and empowered farmer organizations to track and respond to rural households in 2020 as they faced the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmer organizations, with support from RTI and local ICT firm STATINFO, administered a survey to a sample of 800 agricultural households that are members of four former Naatal Mbay–supported farmer organizations in two rounds in August and October 2020. Focus group discussions were conducted with network leadership pre- and post–data collection to contextualize the experience of the COVID-19 shock and to validate findings. The results showed that farmers were already reacting to the effects of low rainfall during the 2019 growing season and that COVID-19 compounded the shock through disrupted communications and interregional travel bans, creating food shortages and pressure to divert seed stocks for food. Food insecurity effects, measured through the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and cereals stocks, were found to be greater for households in the Casamance region than in the Kaolack and Kaffrine regions. The findings also indicate that farmer networks deployed a coordinated response comprising food aid and access to personal protective equipment, distribution of short-cycle legumes and grains (e.g., cowpea, maize) and vegetable seeds, protection measures for cereals seeds, and financial innovations with banks. However, food stocks were expected to recover as harvesting began in October 2020, and the networks were planning to accelerate seed multiplication, diversify crops beyond cereals, improve communication across the network. and mainstream access to financial instruments in the 2021 growing season. The research indicated that the previous USAID-funded project had likely contributed to the networks’ COVID-19 resilience capacities by building social capital and fostering the new use of tools and technologies over the years it operated.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.

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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.
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