Towards Smart City Implementations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ouoba, Jonathan; Bissyandé, Tegawendé F.; Béré, Cédric

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33681-7_7

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“…Similar to other existing new researches such those of Tarus (2015), Kayisire &Wei (2016), Igbo & Imo (2017), Delport (2016), Egbe et al (2016), Helm (2015); Kumpel et al, (2015), Mbatha (2016), G. Muhametjanova & Çagiltay (2012), Ouoba et al (2016), Porter & Graham (2016) and Sekoaila et al (2016); the findings regarding teachers' perceptions to the necessities required to integrate ICT into teaching and learning processes in primary schools of Rwanda felt into three categories of requirements. These include: (1) Technological tools, (2) infrastructures such electricity and building and (3) skills necessary to use effectively ICT tools.…”

Section: ……The Integration Of Ict Into Teaching and Learning Processupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Similarly to the findings of the studies such those of Tarus (2015), Kayisire &Wei (2016), Igbo & Imo (2017), Delport (2016), Egbe et al (2016), Helm (2015), Kumpel et al, (2015), Mbatha (2016), Ouoba et al (2016), Porter & Graham (2016) and Sekoaila et al (2016), the majors requirements to integrate ICT into teaching and learning were identified as the following : The need of technological tools, adequate infrastructures and skills required to integrate ICT into teaching and learning processes. Teachers showed their intentions of needing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) similar as quoted in (Mishra & Koehler, 2006;Schmidt et al, 2008;Koeher et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 71%

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Primary Teachers’ Perceptions on ICT Integration for Enhancing Teaching and Learning through the Implementation of One Laptop Per Child Program in Primary Schools of Rwanda

Munyengabe

Yiyi

et al. 2017

EURASIA J MATH SCI T

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Identifying teachers' perceptions for integrating ICT into teaching and learning processes through the implementation of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program in primary schools of Rwanda was the main target of this study. The study employed qualitative approach where thirty primary schools' teachers participated into this study through interviews and group discussions designed for the research questions. Questions and discussions were related to benefits of ICT in education; requirements to integrate ICT into teaching and learning practices; challenges hindering the implementation of OLPC program and the contributions of different stakeholders for implementing OLPC program in primary schools of Rwanda. Through thematic analysis of data, the program was found to be influential to teachers, learners and stakeholders of primary schools in Rwanda. In order to be fruitful, the integration of ICT through implementation of OLPC program requires to help teachers to acquire skills related to Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). The study also suggested different solutions and strategies related to all identified challenges.

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Primary Teachers’ Perceptions on ICT Integration for Enhancing Teaching and Learning through the Implementation of One Laptop Per Child Program in Primary Schools of Rwanda

Munyengabe

Yiyi

et al. 2017

EURASIA J MATH SCI T

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“…Camero & Alba [204] reported that of the over 4000 publications on smart cities that were indexed in the Web of Science citation report for the period of October 3, 2016-2017, only two countries (Nigeria and Burkina Faso) were represented, an indication that the West African region was poorly represented, and very poor opinion or implementation of the smart city initiative in the sub-region is suggested (Figure 11). One of the studies, which focused on the smart transportation in Burkina Faso [212], demonstrated a mobile-based decision support system for transportation, similar to reported instances in Lagos and Accra [209].…”

Section: Smart Citymentioning

confidence: 61%

“…According to Ouoba et al [212], advanced mobile technological services (including high-end mobile devices and infrastructure, such as 4G/5G networks, Wi-Fi hotspots with high bandwidth) to drive the concept of a smart city are not always available for people in the sub-region. Additionally, Smart Urban Spaces, an infrastructure for common and shareable ICT-based mobile solutions for a smart city project, will be difficult to implement in the West African countries, because the majority of the population may not be able to afford to use the high-end mobile equipment, due to poor status of many West African countries and poor investments in infrastructure of communication.…”

Section: Smart Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate, Urbanization and Environmental Pollution in West Africa

Ofoezie

Eludoyin

Udeh³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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The need to elucidate the urbanization–climate–pollution nexus in West African arose from the several reported, but disjointed cases of climate extremes and environmental degradation in the sub-region. This review analyzed several scenarios, to appraise the trends and relationships among the individual elements in the nexus and to ascertain the status of sustainable development in the sub-region, using the expository review methods. Urbanization was essentially characterized by population growth without complementary infrastructural development, weak coping strategies against climate extremes, numerous economic challenges, and high risk of environmental pollution. Initiative for urban renewal, urban greening and smart city development was low, and preparedness against future impact of extreme climate events and climate change is uncertain. However, there is clear evidence that the concept of sustainable development is growing in the sub-region. This is intensified by the international funding agencies insisting on the incorporation of environmental issues into development, the enactment of environmental laws and policies, and the establishment of institutions of enforcement in each country. The review concluded that although the sub-region is at the brink of severe effects of population explosion and environmental degradation, the growing awareness and implementation of the sustainable development goals may come to the rescue.

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An Open IoT Platform to Promote Eco‐Sustainable Innovation in Western Africa: Real Urban and Rural Testbeds

Dupont

Vecchio

Pham

et al. 2018

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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The digital revolution led by the Internet of Things (IoT) is already reshaping several traditional business sectors. Moreover, because of its very nature, the promise of the IoT is also to reduce energy consumption and pollutant emissions in several environmental scenarios. At the same time, it is desirable to keep the development of IoT as sustainable as possible, hence truly realizing the vision of the green IoT. In this paper, we show how a full-stack IoT framework can alleviate some real environmental problems afflicting countries in Western Africa. We present three real IoT-based deployments currently hosted in two rural areas of Senegal and Ghana and one metropolitan area of Togo. These testbeds are connected to a Cloud-based software platform, purposely designed and engineered to address some very specific environmental, economic, and social requirements of the region.

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Towards Smart City Implementations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 3 publications

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Primary Teachers’ Perceptions on ICT Integration for Enhancing Teaching and Learning through the Implementation of One Laptop Per Child Program in Primary Schools of Rwanda

Primary Teachers’ Perceptions on ICT Integration for Enhancing Teaching and Learning through the Implementation of One Laptop Per Child Program in Primary Schools of Rwanda

Climate, Urbanization and Environmental Pollution in West Africa

An Open IoT Platform to Promote Eco‐Sustainable Innovation in Western Africa: Real Urban and Rural Testbeds

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