Computing in Research and Development in Africa

Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions
Herausgegeben:Gamatié, Abdoulaye

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the trends, challenges and solutions in computing use for scientific research and development within different domains in Africa, such as health, agriculture, environment, economy, energy, education and engineering. The benefits expected are discussed by a number of recognized, domain-specific experts, with a common theme being computing as solution enabler. This book is the first document providing such a representative up-to-date view on this topic at the continent level.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86332521, 978-3-319-08238-7
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9783319082387
• ISBN-10: 3319082388
• Artikelnr.: 40918162

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: On natural resources and health management.- Framework for Time Relevant Water Monitoring System.- Green and distributed architecture for managing big data of biodiversity.- Towards an ontology-based framework for data integration: Application to agriculture and health domains in Senegal.- Information and Communication Technology: A Tool for Health Care Delivery in Nigeria.- Part 2: On social networks and economical aspects.- Community Analysis and Link Prediction in Dynamic Social Networks.- Web 2.0 computing and social media as solution enablers for economic development.- Electronic Commerce in Egypt.- Research on ICT Development in Africa Countries focusing on Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions.