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The African Journal of Information and Communication, Iss 35 (2025)
ISSN 2077-7205 · LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM) · 324 artikel di indeks
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Understanding interrelationships between AI and digital public infrastructure (DPI) in India and Brazil
The conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has gained tremendous momentum, especially since the onset of widespread use of generative AI. While certain countries dominate AI’s discourse, development and deployment, others are rushing to see how AI strategies can be built for their…
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Detection of GenAI-produced and student-written C# code: A comparative study of classifier algorithms and code stylometry features
The prevalence of students using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to produce program code is such that certain courses are rendered ineffective because students can avoid learning the required skills. Meanwhile, detecting GenAI code and differentiating between GenAI-produced and…
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Use of information-fusion deep-learning techniques to detect possible electricity theft: A proposed method
The performance of electricity utilities in many African countries is undermined by electricity theft. Such non-technical losses (NTLs) pose significant economic challenges to electricity grids, leading to the need for improved detection methods. This study tested an NTL detection method that…
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Russia’s securitised approach to AI sovereignty
In the context of the world’s major powers competing for dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) realm, Russia aims to become a global leader in AI development. This article evaluates Russian AI governance through the lenses of the key AI sovereignty enablers (KASE) framework and the…
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Towards AI sovereignty: The good, the bad, and the ugly of AI policy in India
India’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) policy reflects a mix of ambition, creativity, and inconsistency. While the country has made significant strides in areas such as computational capacity, data protection fundamentals, and connectivity, its AI sovereignty efforts are hampered by a…
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AI-adoption attitudes in Southern Africa’s higher education sector: A pilot survey using the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) model
Artificial intelligence (AI) drives innovation but faces numerous potential challenges to adoption. This pilot survey applied the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) model to examine AI adoption attitudes in the Southern African higher education sector. The study sought to…
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How are BRICS countries building AI sovereignty? Introduction to Thematic Section
In this article, the author provides an introduction to the AJIC Thematic Section: BRICS Countries and AI Sovereignty.
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Evolution of Africa's Intellectual Property Treaty Ratification Landscape
Intellectual property (IP) policy is an important contributor to economic growth and human development. However, international commitments harmonised in IP treaties often exist in tension with local needs for flexibility. This article tracks the adoption of IP treaties in Africa over a 131-year…
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Roles of a WhatsApp group in fostering a Kenyan agricultural community of practice (CoP)
WhatsApp groups have been found to serve as valuable platforms for livelihood development in numerous African settings and also beyond the continent. This study explores the roles played by a Kenyan agricultural WhatsApp group, the Agri-Society Network, in supporting engagement and collaboration by…
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How web-interface design impacts task performance, cognitive load, and user experience (UX): An exploration with a cohort of South African university students
This study explores how differences in web-interface design can generate variations in users’ task performance, cognitive load, and user experience (UX). In the study, a cohort of 32 purposively selected South African university students aged 18–24 was presented with an information-seeking and…
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Factors influencing South African consumer acceptance of marketers’ use of human digital twins (HDTs)
Human digital twins (HDTs) are virtual, data-driven consumer replicas that are generated by AI and used by marketers to analyse and predict consumer behaviours. By collating large amounts of personalised data on the online behaviour of specific consumers, an HDT facilitates sophisticated modelling…
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Success and failure of ICT for economic development (ICT4EcD) projects in the Global South: Scoping review of underlying factors
Information and communication technology for economic development (ICT4EcD) initiatives in Global Southern contexts encounter numerous challenges that can hinder the achievement of stated project objectives. Available evidence suggests that these projects tend to end in failure more often than…
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Digital governance for democratic integrity in West African electoral contexts
Digital technologies are transforming electoral processes across West Africa. Social media, digital ID systems, and online results interfaces offer new avenues for transparency and civic participation, but they also threaten democratic integrity. This article examines the region’s digital-political…
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Non-compliant health record-keeping in South Africa: Judicial responses, and progress towards a digital remedy
Numerous South African public health facilities fail to meet their record-keeping obligations as required by law. One of the impacts of this non-compliant medical record-keeping is, as this study found, the undermining of medical negligence claims. The study reviewed numerous South African medical…
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Intersections between civic technology (civic tech) and governance in Nigeria and South Africa
This study explores the drivers and impact of the civic technology (“civic tech”) ecosystems in Nigeria and South Africa, with a focus on civic tech actors’ engagement with governance matters in the two countries. Framed by a social accountability conceptual framework and based on data collected…
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Analysis of cyber incidents in Senegal from 2005 to 2023
This article presents findings from a review of cyber incidents that occurred in Senegal between 2005 and 2023. Twenty-six incidents were identified, and they were analysed in terms of their frequency, incident type, perpetrator type, and victim type. The study found that cyber incidents are…
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South African Electoral Commission’s mobile app for voters: Data privacy and security dimensions
In 2014, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (also known the “IEC”) launched a mobile app to support voter participation in electoral processes. The app, called IEC South Africa, can be used to verify, update, and confirm a voter’s registration details and voting station. It also provides an…
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Brazil’s Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA) of 2024: Enabler of AI sovereignty?
This study assesses the extent to which the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA, Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial) of 2024 supports the country’s pursuit of AI sovereignty. The authors map the financial allocations to the PBIA’s 54 proposed structural actions against the…
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Co-design, with two South African villages, of a prototype for an e-waste management mobile app
Electronic waste (e-waste) contains toxic elements that, if not carefully disposed of, can harm the environment and human health. It is imperative that e-waste is handled in a correct, safe manner. The study engaged with two rural South African villages, Mantunzeleni and Mpeta in the Eastern Cape…
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Risks of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-assisted scams on online sharing-economy platforms
The prevalence of scams proliferating via online platforms has been identified as an emerging societal problem resulting in large-scale financial losses for victims. Online scams typically rely for their success on the generation of fake but convincing user profiles to conceal the identities of the…