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The focus of Master Thesis is on design and development of a web application. The application is used for archive and documents management in an organization. Thus, the main objective of the thesis is development of software for small and medium enterprises, which will help these organizations with their archives. Programming languages used in development phase are HTML, CSS, PHP jQuery and MySQL for database. The final software is universal and can be used in any organization.

Le Traité de coopération en matière de brevets (PCT) est à la base du seul système international de dépôt de demandes internationales de brevet (avec près de 150 États contractants début 2016, plus de cent offices de brevets, plus de vingt administrations internationales, et plus de 200’000 dépôts par an). Un système à la fois si simple et clair dans ses principes, et si complexe et détaillé dans son fonctionnement. Comment son caractère pionnier des années 1960-70 se manifeste-t-il encore aujourd’hui ? Comment son cadre juridique composé de nombreux textes évolue-t-il, alors que le texte du traité n’a pas changé ? La maîtrise de l’architecture juridique des textes et de sa mécanique d’évolution requiert une étude approfondie faisant appel autant à la lettre et à l’esprit du texte du traité, qu’à une réflexion qui mènera au-delà de l’esprit, et parfois même à contre-courant de la lettre. La lettre et l’esprit du texte, examinés dans l’espace et dans le temps, ainsi que les multiples acteurs qui se partagent le pouvoir, pour comprendre comment le système dans son ensemble réinvente sans cesse son équilibre dans un contexte fondamentalement international et multilatéral. / The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is the basis for the only international system for the filing of international patent applications (with almost 150 Contracting States at the beginning of 2016, more than 100 patent offices, more than 20 international authorities and more than 200,000 filings per year). A system whose basic principles are both so simple and clear, while being so complex and detailed in its functioning. How does its 1960-70 pioneer character still manifest itself today? How does its legal framework composed of numerous texts evolve while the treaty has not changed? Mastering the legal architecture of its texts and its evolution mechanism requires a deep study, calling upon both the letter and the spirit of the text of the treaty, and an analysis which will lead well beyond its spirit, and possibly even against its letter. The letter and the spirit of the text, considered in space and time, as well as the numerous actors sharing power, in an attempt to understand how the system as a whole never stops reinventing its equilibrium in an international and multilateral context.

The South African government has benefited to date from information technology in many ways. The importance of understanding and influencing South African citizens’ acceptance of E-Government services is critical, given the substantial investment in government communication, information system technology and the potential for cost saving. One of the most successful E-Government initiatives, the electronic filing system (eFiling), which allows tax returns to be filed electronically, has been available to taxpayers since 2006. Despite many taxpayers adopting this method, a large number are still using the traditional manual method of filing tax returns. Using behavioural intention to predict actual usage, this study utilised the decomposed theory of planned behaviour with factors adjusted specifically for South Africa as a developing country. This is done to identify the possible determinants of user acceptance of the eFiling system among South African taxpayers. Based on empirical data gathered from two questionnaire based surveys, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, compatibility, subjective norms, facilitating conditions, computer self-efficacy and trust proved to be significant determinants of behavioural intention. For taxpayers using the manual method, lack of facilitating conditions such as access to computer and internet resources was the most significant barrier to eFiling usage whilst taxpayers using the electronic method reported perceived usefulness as the primary determinant in their decision to use eFiling. Understanding these acceptance factors can extend our knowledge of taxpayers’ decision making and lead to better planning and implementation of future E-Government initiatives in South Africa and other developing countries. Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het tot op datum gebaat van inligtingstegnologie in baie opsigte. Die belangrikheid van begrip en om burgers se aanvaarding van E-Regeringsdienste te beïnvloed is van kritieke belang, gegewe die belegging in tegnologie en die potensiaal vir kostebesparing. Een van die mees suksesvolle E-Regeringsinisiatiewe, die elektroniese liasseerstelsel (eFiling), wat toelaat dat belastingopgawes elektronies ingedien is, is sedert 2006 vir belastingbetalers beskikbaar. Ten spyte van baie belastingbetalers se aanneming van hierdie metode, gebruik 'n groot aantal nog steeds die tradisionele handmetode van die indiening van belastingopgawes. Met behulp van gedragsvoorneme om werklike gebruik te voorspel, benut hierdie studie die ontbinde teorie van beplande gedrag met faktore wat spesifiek aangepas is vir Suid-Afrika as 'n ontwikkelende land. Dit word gedoen om die moontlike determinante van die gebruikers van die eFiling-stelsel onder Suid-Afrikaanse belastingbetalers te identifiseer. Gebaseer op empiriese data wat uit twee vraelys gebaseerde opnames gekry is, beskou nut, gemak van gebruik, verenigbaarheid, subjektiewe norme, die fasilitering van voorwaardes, rekenaar self-doeltreffendheid en vertroue het beduidende determinante van gedragsvoorneme bewys. Vir belastingbetalers wat die handmetode gebruik, is 'n gebrek aan fasiliteringstoestande soos toegang tot die rekenaar en internet bronne die belangrikste struikelblok tot die gebruik van eFiling, terwyl belastingbetalers met behulp van die elektroniese metode berig beskou nut as die primêre bepaler in hul besluit om eFiling te gebruik. Begrip van hierdie faktore kan ons kennis van die belastingbetalers se besluitneming uitbrei en lei tot beter beplanning en implementering van toekomstige E-Regeringsinisiatiewe. / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / am2014 / Taxation / unrestricted