dr adele botha csir meraka institute next generation

Dr Adele Botha

CSIR Meraka Institute

Next Generation Architecture and Mobile Research

Over

6 Billion MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

W O R L D W I D E

75%

of the world now has

ACCESS to a MOBILE

PHONE

Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing

Mobile; DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-8991-1; website: http://www.worldbank.org/ict/IC4D2012. License: Creative

Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0

Developing countries

29%

77%

71% 23%

Developed countries

GROWTH OF GLOBAL

MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing

Mobile; DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-8991-1; website: http://www.worldbank.org/ict/IC4D2012. License: Creative

Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0

Microsoft Research

http://www.balancingact-

africa.com

45-50% of traffic to the

BBC's mobile sport and news

sites come from African

countries

Internet Matters: The quiet engine of the South African

Economy . Arthur Goldstuck for World Wide Worx

Elearn Africa

Average were found to have R13.62 ($1.83) on their phone

Global Forecast

Proactive

incorporation

• Plan

– Explore current research

and practice

– Build a strong vision of

improvements

– Get your facts straight

– Ask the students to give

input

– Articulate your vision

32 www.educationweek.co.za 6 - 8 July 2011

© CSIR 2010 Slide 34

MLCF

Users Context

Focus

Institutions

need to adapt,

adopt and

implement the

curriculum

within their

local context to

suit the needs

of their

specific target

audience

© CSIR 2010 Slide 40

INSTANCE: Cofimvaba

Thank you!

abotha@csir.co.za