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Information as a resource in academic institutions13 August 2012 (has links)
M.Inf. / The research study investigates the importance of information as a resource in academic institutions. The study serves to answer questions appertaining to management of information as a resource, such as, what is information resource management? How should information as a resource be managed in academic institutions? How should information be audited? Which stages should be followed in developing information policy? The interrelationships of information as a resource, information auditing and information policy as managerial components are discussed. Information audit and information policy become the major components of management of information as a resource. Information in various enterprises is becoming increasingly recognized as a resource. The study purports to indicate that information as a resource can be managed like other traditional resources such as labour, entrepreneurship, capital and natural resources to use it for competitive advantage. The aims of information audit and information policy are to serve as fundamental development of an information managerial strategy. The information audit enables the information service to pursue the most significant strategic marketing of its information resources. The necessary breadth of information auditing techniques, such as Burk and Horton's "Infomap" are required to fulfill a wide variety of objectives. They analyze the effective methodology for auditing information resource controls and help to identify relevant and accurate information resources for the purpose of learning, teaching and research. The purpose of developing information policy is prompted by the objective of which the information enterprise would successfully like to achieve. It is more appropriate to develop a set of information policies, each of which is concerned with a specific area of operation or focussed on other topics of interest and informational value within the academic institution. At the ultimate end the University of the North is singled out as a model for the development of information policy.
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An assessment of the Western-Cape Provincial Government information policy process and its lesson to EritreaGarza, Daniel G. 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT:
This study assesses the information policy of the Western Cape provincial government- of South
Africa, with special emphasis on ICT for development in the general context of the global
Information society. It is aimed at getting key lessons together for the Eritrean ICT policy
development.
The methodology used in this study include review of the literature on the ICT policy in Western
Cape, South Africa and beyond, conducting interviews with key actors in Western Cape
Provincial Government and site visits to Multi-Purpose Community Centres. The study analyses
institutions, ICT policy processes, methodologies and challenges. The study concludes that
although developing an ICT policy remains fundamental for developing countries like Eritrea, the
main challenge lies in integrating new and old technologies into national development priorities.
This cannot be achieved without building blocks such as adequate infrastructure, human and
financial resources, and commitment to succeed in information age. A series of recommendations
were put forward for Eritrea based on the analysis of the policy process and progress in South
Africa in general and Western Cape Province in particular. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING:
In hierdie studie word die beleid ten opsigte van inligting in die Wes-Kaapse provinsiale regering
van Suid-Afrika bestudeer, met die klem veral op Inligting en Kommunikasie Tegnologie vir
ontwikkeling in die algemene konteks van- die wereldwye inligting gemeenskap. Die doelwit van
hierdie studie is om sleutellesse te leer wat kan help met die ontwikkeling van 'n beleid t.o.v.
Inligting en Kommunikasie in Eritrea.
Die metodologie wat gebruik is sluit in 'n oorsig van die literatuur oor die IKT (ICT) beleid in
die Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika, en in ander lande; onderhoude met sleutelfigure in die Wes-Kaapse
provinsiale regering; en besoeke aan Veeldoelige Gemeenskap Sentrums. Die studie ontleed
instansies, IKT beleid prosesse, metodologie en uitdagings. In die studie word daar bevind dat,
alhoewel die ontwikkeling van 'n Inligting en Kommunikasie beleid van fundamentele belang is
vir ontwikkelende lande soos Eritrea, die hoofuitdaging daarin Iê om ou en nuwe tegnologie te
integreer in die nasionale ontwikkelings prioriteite. Dit kan nie gedoen word sonder die
boublokke van genoegsame infrastruktuur, menslike en finansiele hulpbronne, en verbintenis tot
sukses in die inligtingsera nie. 'n Reeks aanbevelings word gemaak vir Eritrea, gegrond op die
ontleding van die beleid, proses en vooruitgang van Suid-Afrika in die geheel, en veral van die
Wes-Kaap.
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A situational analysis of national information policy, with special reference to South AfricaArnold, Anna-Marie 02 1900 (has links)
This thesis reviews trends and developments concerning national information policy both internationally and nationally and inform the understanding of the situation in South Africa.
Three research questions are investigated in this study, namely: (a) what are the main trends relevant to national information policy development worldwide, based on relevant literature, (b) what are the main trends and developments in other countries, and (c) what are the implications of the current global and national developments regarding national information policy for South Africa, based on the findings of the study? The methodology for this study involved a qualitative textual analysis, addressing these three research questions, and the selection of theoretical frameworks to define the scope of the research.
The study discussed the main aspects of concern regarding the following information-related issues: access to information; access to government information; literacy levels; computer literacy levels; levels of education and skills; information society development; the North-South Divide (including the digital divide); information content and industrial competitiveness; other issues such as e-commerce; telecommunication issues; copyright issues; industrial property rights; freedom of speech; censorship; information ownership; library services and archives; the value of information and the flow of information in the public domain in South Africa. The multiplicity of issues reviewed demonstrated the complexity regarding access to information and related issues in the country.
The study concludes with a situational analysis of developments relevant to national information policy for South Africa. The findings indicate that the South African government needs to take into account the unevenness of past developments and the challenges created by the emergent global information policy regime. The Government needs to develop a national information policy to address and balance two realities, namely: (a) the technocratic and capitalist values of globalisation pushing global information policy development from outside the country, and (b) national economic, social and cultural developmental needs inside the country. Both these realities are relevant and need to be addressed in a national information policy, as the Government needs to take into account the unevenness of past developments and the challenges created by the emergent global information policy regime. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)
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Open access scholarly communication in South Africa : current status, significance, and the role for national information policy in the national system of innovationDe Beer, Jennifer Anne 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African science shows a decline in its global competitiveness in that its scholarly
publication rate has not kept pace with that of other countries, both developed and
developing. This, together with a decline in publication rate especially among junior South
African scholars, suggests a structural problem in the South African national system of
innovation. A declining publication rate indicates a problem of knowledge diffusion for
South Africa, and hints at a possible knowledge generation problem. This assignment limits
itself to the dynamics of knowledge diffusion with specific reference to Open Access
scholarly communication. Open Access scholarly communication is an overt intervention
regarding knowledge diffusion. The marginalisation of science in and of developing
countries, leading to a state of knowledge imperialism and knowledge dependence, is
addressed, and it is argued that knowledge diffusion and generation are at the heart of longterm
economic growth.
This assignment has been structured around two core sections, a theoretical framework
based in the literature, and empirical study. The central concepts of scholarly
communication and Open Access, national information policy (NIP), and national system
of innovation (NSI) are elaborated upon in the theoretical framework (Chapters 2 and 3).
The empirical part of this study (Chapters 4 and 5) in turn consist of two parts. Both parts
used the survey method, however the first part made use of a questionnaire instrument,
and the second part made use of a structured record review. Both empirical studies were
used to assess levels of activity and extent of adoption of Open Access within a defined
South African scholarly community, one discipline-based, the other institution-based.
The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess levels of awareness of and investment in
Open Access modes of scholarly communication within defined scholarly communities;
and to create a benchmark document of South Africa's involvement to date in various
Open Access initiatives. The argument is made for the openness of scholarly systems, and
furthermore that the disparate and uncoordinated nature of Open Access in South Africa
needs a policy intervention. The policy intervention so identified would exist within an
enabling policy environment and would be minimally disruptive to the South African
science system. Said policy intervention would constitute a National Information Policy
since it would address the storage, dissemination, and retrieval of scholarly research output. This assignment recommends the amendment of the current statutory reporting
mechanism - used by scholars to report and obtain publication rate subsidies - which
would require that scholars make their research available via an Open Access mode of
scholarly communication, and moreover, would require scholars to report on having done
so. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die wetenskap as praktyk in Suid-Afrika toon 'n afname in internasionale
mededingendheid. Laasgenoemde is sigbaar in die tempo waarteen Suid-Afrikaanse
vakpublikasies nie tred hou met dié van ander nasies nie, beide ontwikkelde en
ontwikkelende lande. Hierdie afname, gepaardgaande met 'n afname in publikasiegetalle
van veral junior navorsers, sou kon dui op 'n strukturele probleem in Suid-Afrika se
nasionale innovasiestelsel. 'n Afname in die vakpublikasietempo dui daarop dat Suid Afrika
'n probleem het ten opsigte van die distribusie van kennis. Hierdie werkstuk is beperk tot
die dinamiek van kennisdistribusie met spesifieke verwysing na 'Open Access'
wetenskaplike kommunikasie. 'Open Access' wetenskaplike kommunikasie is 'n eksplisiete
intervensie gemik op kennisdistribusie. Wetenskap binne en vanuit ontwikkelende lande
word al hoe meer onbelangrik geag en kennis-imperialisme and kennis-afhanklikheid neem
toe. Aan hierdie laasgenoemde aspekte word ook aandag geskenk. 'n Deel van die argument
wat geopper word is dat kennisdistribusie en kennis-generering kern aspekte van langtermyn
ekonomiese groei is.
Hierdie werkstuk bestaan uit twee kern afdelings: 'n teoretiese raamwerk gebaseer op 'n
literatuuroorsig, en 'n empiriese studie. Die sentrale konsepte van wetenskaplike
kommunikasie en 'Open Access', nasionale inligtingsbeleid, en nasionale innovasiestelsels
word beskryf in die teoretiese raamwerk (Hoofstukke 2 en 3). Die empiriese deel van
hierdie studie (Hoofstukke 4 en 5) bestaan uit twee dele. Beide laasgenoemde dele maak
gebruik van 'n opname as metodiek, maar die eerste deel het gebruik gemaak van 'n vraelys,
en die tweede deel het gebruik gemaak van gestruktureerde studie van rekords (in die vorm
van Webtuistes). Albei empiriese studies was gebruik om die vlak en mate van aktiwiteit
rondom 'Open Access' binne 'n beperkte Suid-Afrikaanse wetenskaplike gemeenskap vas te
stel. Hierdie gemeenskappe is gedefinieer óf volgens dissipline óf volgens instansie.
Die doel van hierdie werkstuk was veelvoudig: om die vlak van kennis van en
betrokkenheid by 'Open Access' inisiatiewe vas te stel binne Suid-Afrika; sowel as om 'n
basis-dokument te skep insake Suid-Afrika se betrokkenheid tot op hede by verskeie 'Open
Access' inisiatiewe. Die argument vir 'n oop wetenskaplike stelsel word gestel. Verder word geargumenteer dat
die lukrake en ongekoordineerde manier waarop 'Open Access' tot dusver in
Suid-Afrika bevorder is, daarop dui dat 'n intervensie op die vlak van beleid benodig word.
Laasgenoemde beleid sou binne die bestaande beleidsomgewing geformuleer word, en sou
relatief min ontwrigting meebring in die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse navorsingsopset. Die
spesifieke beleid wat ter sprake is, is die nasionale inligtingsbeleid aangesien dit regulasies
daarstel ten opsigte van die berging, distribusie, en herwinning van navorsingsuitsette.
Hierdie werkstuk stel voor 'n verandering van die huidige statutêre
verslagdoeningsmeganisme - wat gebruik word deur wetenskaplikes om verslag te doen
oor hul gepubliseerde navorsing om navorsingsubsidie te kry - wat sou vereis dat
wetenskaplikes hul navorsingsuitsette beskikbaar stel via 'n 'Open Access' kanaal, en
verder, dat navorsers verslag doen oor laasgenoemde.
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A situational analysis of national information policy, with special reference to South AfricaArnold, Anna-Marie 02 1900 (has links)
This thesis reviews trends and developments concerning national information policy both internationally and nationally and inform the understanding of the situation in South Africa.
Three research questions are investigated in this study, namely: (a) what are the main trends relevant to national information policy development worldwide, based on relevant literature, (b) what are the main trends and developments in other countries, and (c) what are the implications of the current global and national developments regarding national information policy for South Africa, based on the findings of the study? The methodology for this study involved a qualitative textual analysis, addressing these three research questions, and the selection of theoretical frameworks to define the scope of the research.
The study discussed the main aspects of concern regarding the following information-related issues: access to information; access to government information; literacy levels; computer literacy levels; levels of education and skills; information society development; the North-South Divide (including the digital divide); information content and industrial competitiveness; other issues such as e-commerce; telecommunication issues; copyright issues; industrial property rights; freedom of speech; censorship; information ownership; library services and archives; the value of information and the flow of information in the public domain in South Africa. The multiplicity of issues reviewed demonstrated the complexity regarding access to information and related issues in the country.
The study concludes with a situational analysis of developments relevant to national information policy for South Africa. The findings indicate that the South African government needs to take into account the unevenness of past developments and the challenges created by the emergent global information policy regime. The Government needs to develop a national information policy to address and balance two realities, namely: (a) the technocratic and capitalist values of globalisation pushing global information policy development from outside the country, and (b) national economic, social and cultural developmental needs inside the country. Both these realities are relevant and need to be addressed in a national information policy, as the Government needs to take into account the unevenness of past developments and the challenges created by the emergent global information policy regime. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)
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Assessing information security compliant behaviour using the self-determination theoryGangire, Yotamu 02 1900 (has links)
Information security research shows that employees are a source of some of the security incidents in the organisation. This often results from failure to comply with the Information Security Policies (ISPs). The question is, therefore, how to improve information security behaviour of employees so that it complies with the ISPs. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of information security behaviour, especially how it can be improved, from an intrinsic motivation perspective.
A review of the literature suggested that research in information security behaviour is still predominantly based on the extrinsic perspective, while the intrinsic perspective has not received as much attention. This resulted in the study being carried out from the perspective of the self-determination theory (SDT) since this theory has also not received as much attention in the study of information security behaviour. The study then proposed an information security compliant behaviour conceptual model based on the self-determination theory, (ISCBMSDT).
Based on this model, a questionnaire, the ISCBMSDT questionnaire, was developed using the Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire and SDT. Using this questionnaire, a survey (n = 263) was carried out at a South African university and responses were received from the academic, administrative and operational staff. The following statistical analysis of the data was carried out: exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent samples test (t-tests) and Pearson correlation analysis. The responses to the survey questions suggest that autonomy questions received positive perception followed by competence questions and relatedness questions. The correlation analysis results show the existence of a statistically significant relationship between competence and autonomy factors. Also, a partial significant relationship between autonomy and relatedness factors as well as between competence and relatedness factors was observed.
The exploratory factor analysis that was performed on the questionnaire produced 11 factors.
Cronbach alpha was then computed for the eleven factors and all were found to be above 0.7, thus suggesting that the questionnaire is valid and reliable. The results of the research study also suggest that competence and autonomy could be more important than relatedness in directing information security behaviour among employees. / School of Computing / M. Tech. (Information Technology)
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