The Assessment of the Current Geographical Information System (GIS) initiatives in the public enterprises of Swaziland

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dc.contributor.authorKhumalo, Malungisa Blessing
dc.contributor.supervisorAdam, Elhadi
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-13T09:03:30Z
dc.date.available2023-11-13T09:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing use of geographic information systems (GIS) within the public sector in many countries. GIS require considerable financial resources and investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and human resources, which are primarily financed by public funds. The growth in adoption is partly influenced by the promising potential of GIS that has been widely discussed in the literature on GIS. The usefulness and application of GIS in aiding decision making and in public policy formulation and implementation have also been widely discussed in the literature on GIS. To examine the effectiveness of GIS in public policy, one has to develop a mechanism for measuring the success achieved by the implementation of GIS in decision making. However, the methodologies for the evaluation of the use of GIS in the public sector are mainly lacking. The aims of this research were to evaluate the effective use of GIS in the public sector in Swaziland. Three organisations were selected, namely the Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications (SPTC), Swaziland Water Services Corporation (SWSC) and Swaziland National Housing Board (SNHB). Like in most developing countries, the lack of GIS evaluation to improve implementation is a challenge for these organisations. The current GIS applications at SPTC, SWSC and SNHB were evaluated using maturity, value and GIS product assessments. Four methods of analysis were used for data analysis: GIS maturity calculation; relative frequency of maturity calculation; gap analysis; and GIS value assessment. The results found that the SPTC, SWSC and SNHB were all in the exploitation stage of maturity. The overall relative frequency of maturity in the dimensions is the following: 35% of indicators are in the exploration stage; 56% are in the exploitation stage; and 9% are in the enterprise stage. The gap analysis shows that the organisations are in the exploitation stage of maturity. Cost prevention, coordination, employee satisfaction, better data management, time saving and better quality of information were regarded as the main ways in which GIS add value to organisations. The GIS product assessment results show that the overall compliance rate with the cartographic standards is 57.09%.
dc.description.librarianPC(2023)
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.identifier.citationHadebe, Nomsombuluko Dayanda Elizabeth. (2022). Influence of copper on the corrosion and mechanical properties of Grade 4 titanium for biomedical applications. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/36961
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/36961
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.schoolAnimal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
dc.subjectCurrent Geographical Information System
dc.subjectPublic Enterprises of Swaziland
dc.subjectInformation and communication technology
dc.subject.otherSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleThe Assessment of the Current Geographical Information System (GIS) initiatives in the public enterprises of Swaziland
dc.typeDissertation
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