Building a semantic web-based e-health component for a multipurpose communication centre

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dc.contributor.advisorThinyane, Men
dc.contributor.authorHlungulu, Bulumkoen
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-13T00:07:23Z
dc.date.available2026-08-13T00:07:23Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractRural communities have limited access to health information which is made available on the internet. This is due to poor infrastructure (i.e., lack of clinics or Internet access) and that gives them problems in accessing information within the domain of health. The availability of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in a rural community can provide the community with a number of beneficial solutions to their problems as they maximize the potential of knowledge sharing and delivery. This research seeks to make use of ICTs deployed in the community of Dwesa, in order to contribute to improving the health standards of the community. It seeks to accomplish this by carrying out an investigation and literature review with the aim of understanding health knowledge sharing dynamics in the context of marginalized communities. The knowledge acquired will then be used in the development and implementation of a semantic web-based e-Health portal as part of the Siyakhula Living Lab (SLL) project. This portal will share and deliver western medical knowledge, traditional knowledge and indigenous knowledge. This research seeks to make use of a combination of Free and/or Open Sources Software in developing the portal to make it affordable to the community.en
dc.format100 leavesen
dc.formatpdfen
dc.identifier.citationHlungulu, Bulumko. 2010en
dc.identifier.othervital:11380en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/374en
dc.identifier.otherRural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherInformation technology -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherInternet in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherTelecommunication in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.identifier.otherHealth -- Computer network resourcesen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4613
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Science & Agricultureen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectRural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectInformation technology -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectInternet in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectTelecommunication in medicine -- South Africa -- Eastern Capeen
dc.subjectHealth -- Computer network resourcesen
dc.titleBuilding a semantic web-based e-health component for a multipurpose communication centreen
dc.title.alternativeBuilding a semantic web-based e-health component for a multipurpose communication centreen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMSc (Computer Science)en

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