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A SYSTEMS THINKING FRAMEWORK FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE INTRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION - THE CASE OF KENYA
(2011)
Research has shown that transnational education is growing rapidly, but this growth has not beenaccompanied by effective quality assurance mechanisms. Given the complex nature of transnationaleducation, especially in its ...
A Framework for Integrating Indigenous Knowledge With Wireless Sensors in Predicting Droughts in Africa. In Proceedings Indigenous Knowledge Technology Conference 2011
(2011)
Unlike in other parts of the world, droughts are the leading natural disasters in Africa; they account for over 90% of effects perpetuated by natural disasters. The problem is compounded by the fact that droughts form a ...
Implementation Road Map For Downscaling Drought Forecasts In Mbeere Using ITIKI
(2013)
Mbeere is in Eastern Kenya and it has an average of 550 mm annual rainfall and therefore classified under Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. It has fragile ecosystems, unfavorable climate, poor infrastructure and historical ...
Extending the Power of Mobile Phone Using Service Oriented Computing. In: N. VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, G. VLADIMIR and S. STEPHAN, eds, 4th International ICST Conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Application MOBILWARE 2011.
(2011)
In 2009, only 3.6% of Kenya’s households owned at least one computer; conversely, 63.2% of households owned at least one mobile phone; this is true for many developing countries of Africa. This implies that computing ...
A Framework for Predicting Droughts in DevelopingCountries Using Sensor Networks and Mobile Phones
(2010)
Drought is the most complex and least understood of all naturaldisasters and it affects more people than any other hazard.Droughts have become synonymous with the developingcountries and in particular the Sub-Saharan Africa ...
The Role Of ICTs In Quantifying The Severity And Duration Of Climatic Variations – Kenya’s Case
(2011)
For the last 2 decades, Kenya has consistently contributed the highest number of people affected by natural disasters in Africa. This is especially so for disasters triggered by climatic variations. The Kenya Meteorological ...