An ontology-based, multi-modal platform for the inclusion of marginalized rural communities into the knowledge society

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 226, Issue , 2007, Pages 143-151

  Thinyane, Mamello ^a   Dalvit, Lorenzo ^a   Slay, Hannah ^a   Mapi, Thandeka ^a   Terzoli, Alfredo ^a   Clayton, Peter ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developmental ICT; ESociety; Knowledge based systems

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

E-GOVERNMENT; ECONOMIC RESOURCES; ONTOLOGY-MANAGEMENT TOOLS; RURAL COMMUNITIES;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 41149174641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1292491.1292508     Document Type: Conference Paper

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