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Unlocking Local Digital Economies through Tech Hubs: Lessons from Digital Mandhwane

A LINK Public Policy Paper providing findings from research by Kgopotso Magoro, Luci Abrahams, Mark Burke, Neo Magoro, Moshe Masonta, Claire Milne and Risuna Shilenge.

Research Techniques for Computer Science, Information Systems and Cybersecurity

A research methods book authored by LINK Research Associate Uche M. Mbanaso, LINK Director Lucienne Abrahams, and Kennedy Chinedu Okafor.

Working Paper: Digital Customs Transformation

A paper by LINK's Luci Abrahams and Marke Burke and tralac's Trudy Hartzenberg, entitled "Digital Customs Transformation for Effective Trade Facilitation and Revenue Collection", prepared for the UJ SARChI Chair in Industrial Development.

AJIC Issue 31

This latest issue of the LINK journal includes articles on sharing of fake news; competition regulation for digital markets; language change and COVID-19 perceptions; post-hackathon project continuation; web-based agricultural information; sentiment analysis and topic modelling of Twitter posts; and China’s digital transformation.

Hoosen PhD Thesis: Academic Practice and Integrated Edtech Use

"A Critical Review of Academic Practice and Integrated Edtech Use at a South African University: The ‘Real’ Level" -- Nazira Hoosen's thesis for completion of PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies (PhD in IDKES).

Matanda MA Dissertation: Youth Perspectives on Digital Transformation

"Socio-Technical Factors Impacting Youth Perspectives on Digital Transformation in Resource-Constrained Environments: A study of Diepsloot Youth" - Lorraine Matanda's Wits MA ICTPR dissertation.

Tribute to “Prof Barry” Dwolatzky, the Wits Gentle Software Giant

LINK Director Lucienne Abrahams pays tribute to Wits Emeritus Professor Barry Dwolatzky, founder of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) and the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, who passed away on 16 May 2023.

AJIC Issue 30

Articles on YouTube micro-celebrities; a word embedding trained on news data; machine-learning predictions of low academic performance; ICTs and women’s empowerment; ABET accreditation of computer science programmes; assessment of website quality; and national digital transformation.

LINK–MICTSETA Research Chair

The LINK-MICTSETA Research Chair, funded by South Africa's Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICTSETA), is supporting five Wits students.

The International Experience in Open Digital Governance

A report by LINK Centre Director Luci Abrahams and LINK Research Associate Mark Burke, for the SA-EU Dialogue Facility's International Dialogue on Strengthening Open Digital Governance in South Africa.

Electronic Communications Law Digest

The latest digest from South African electronic communications lawyer Justine Limpitlaw, who is a LINK Honorary Adjunct Professor.

Burke PhD Seminar: Rethinking Public Service Digitalisation

LINK PhD Seminar: Presentation by Mark Burke, Candidate for a Wits PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies, on "Rethinking Identity, Privacy and Citizenship in Public Service Digitalisation".

Emerging Questionable Publication Practices

A webinar, hosted by the Network of Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC), on the emergence of predatory journals and how to avoid such journals and the related challenges posed.

Certificate in Broadcasting and Digital Media Policy-Regulatory Trends

The next offering of this one-week course will be in 2024 (dates to be announced). The curriculum covers trends at both Southern African and global levels.

Certificate in Frontiers in Digital Government

This groundbreaking course -- next offering to be in 2024 (dates to be announced) -- has two modules and draws on experiences from across the African continent.

Certificate in Telecoms Policy, Regulation and Management (TPRM)

TPRM, launched in the mid-1990s, is the LINK Centre's longest-running certificate course. The 2023 offering takes place during the weeks of 10-14 July, 14-18 Aug., 18-22 Sept.

PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

The LINK Centre's PhD degree programme for candidates seeking to conduct intensive research into an element of the African ICT ecosystem and digital knowledge economy.

Master of Arts in ICT Policy and Regulation (MA ICTPR)

The LINK Centre's Master's degree in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy and Regulation, acquired via four coursework modules and a 50% research report.

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies (MA IDKES)

The LINK Centre's Master's degree for candidates seeking a Master's via a full-length dissertation drawing on research into a facet of the African digital knowledge economy.

PhD and Master's Student Research

A listing of LINK students' PhD theses, approved PhD research projects, Master's dissertations, and Master's research reports, as produced in the Centre's currrent PhD, MA ICTPR and MA IDKES programmes and in the earlier MM ICTPR programme.

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