Analysis of human factors to the adoption of Internet of Things-based services in informal settlements in Cape Town

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmat Luqman ◽  
Jean-Paul Van Belle
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Informal Settlements

scholarly journals Cybersecurity profiles based on human-centric IoT devices

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Nieto ◽  
Ruben Rios
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
Digital Investigation ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Personal Devices ◽  
Help Model

Abstract This paper proposes a methodology based on the concept of Human Factors to obtain Cybersecurity profiles. The profiles are determined by a set of parameters that help model the skills of individuals (potential offenders, victims, etc.) during a digital investigation. The definition is flexible enough to allow the cybersecurity profiles to grow when more data is available. A critical part of the solution is the inclusion of personal devices as important elements of the profiles. This is highly relevant as paradigms such as the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming society, bringing humans closer to their devices than ever before. IoT devices also produce a lot of data, which can be useful to complete cybersecurity profiles and therefore understand the whole context of a digital investigation. Thus, IoT devices are included in the proposed methodology to capitalise on the strong dependence between users and devices during the analysis.

Water Quality and Diarrhoeal Diseases among Children in Informal Settlements in Cape Town, South Africa.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 951
Author(s):  
Guéladio Cissé ◽  
Nesre Redi ◽  
Samuel Fuhrimann ◽  
Aqiel Dalvie ◽  
Martin Roosli
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Diarrhoeal Diseases

The MobiSan approach: informal settlements of Cape Town, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 3078-3090 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Naranjo ◽  
D. Castellano ◽  
H. Kraaijvanger ◽  
B. Meulman ◽  
A. Mels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Basic Sanitation ◽  
Reducing Costs

Pook se Bos informal settlement and the Cape Town Water & Sanitation Services Department are partnering on an urban sanitation project with a Dutch Consortium consisting of Lettinga Associates Foundation (LeAF), Landustrie Sneek and Vitens-Evides International. The aim of the project is to improve the basic sanitation services provided in informal settlements through the implementation of the MobiSan approach. The approach consists of a communal Urine-Diversion and Dehydration Toilet (UDDT) built in a former sea shipping container. The system is independent of water, electricity or sewerage connection and it is maintained by full-time community caretakers who also act as hygiene promoters. The project seeks to link sanitation services with hygiene promotion in informal settlements while enhancing user satisfaction and reducing costs in providing basic sanitation services. This paper describes the preliminary experiences and lessons learnt during the implementation and evaluation of the MobiSan prototype and discusses its potential for replication. The MobiSan has proved to be an appropriate option by means of dealing successfully with shallow groundwater table, land availability and high settlement densities. In addition it has been demonstrated to be cost-competitive in terms of operating cost compared to chemical toilets.

scholarly journals Community leaders as intermediaries: How everyday practices create and sustain leadership in five informal settlements in Cape Town

Leadership ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 738-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmé Vivier ◽  
Diana Sanchez-Betancourt
Keyword(s):  
Public Services ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
What Works ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
Do So

Community leaders are expected to navigate different social and institutional contexts, but they must do so without the direction, authority or legitimacy available to leaders within formal organisations. In this article, we draw on qualitative data from a participation initiative to explore how community leaders get involved in everyday maintenance of public services in informal settlements in Cape Town, in order to understand how they fulfil this intermediary role. Applying the lens of leadership-as-practice, we identify four practices that connect the communities and city, and which facilitate access to public services. We unpack how these practices emerge in and are shaped by the service maintenance system and material conditions of informality. We argue that community leaders fulfil their intermediary role through everyday improvisations to find ‘what works’, and in the process, they also create and sustain relations of dependence and interdependence that reinforce those very roles.

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