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Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality
Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65509 Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality Pretorius, H.W. (Herman Walter) makoyat@gmail.com Raphulu, Tshimangadzo Gloria UCTD Water Quality Monitoring Mobile Information Systems ICT for Development (ICT4D) e-Government Sensor Data Water Management Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-06 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2017. South Africa is a water-scarce nation, which must ensure that its water sources are protected (Bartram, 1996). It is true that the UN Environmental Programme positioned the country?s water quality 47th out of 122 nations it observed, but that was 15 years ago (Conero, et al., 1998). Despite numerous claims that South Africa has some of the best potable water in the world, this is not true (Gail, 2004) Rural municipalities in South Africa are not reporting water quality monitoring data effectively and are not complying with the regulation requirements to ensure overall management of the water quality monitoring process (Rivett, et al., 2014), which makes this process ineffective and inefficient. This is due to the fact that the national monitoring system – the Blue Drop System – that has been designed and implemented to monitor water quality compliance in the country, is not user-friendly or practical and compatible with under-resourced or rural municipalities in South Africa (Rivett et al., 2014). Government conducted a case study, aimed at investigating and evaluating why rural areas are inefficient and ineffective when participating in national water quality monitoring. The researcher conducted collection of data through the Interviews. Interviews involved the researcher, water supply testers, the water service manager and employees of Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga. The research found that a mobile-based information system has increased interaction and communication between different levels in the municipality. It also enables managers to remain informed and confident about the quality of water service delivery. The study found that the implementation of the information system has led to transparency in job performance, which will lead to the municipal management taking action. Overall, the findings of the research show that the implementation of a mobile-based information system in Nkangala District Municipality has led to effective and efficient monitoring of water quality. The study proposed that the mobile information system could use a wireless internet connection to share information between municipality stakeholders in real time. es2026 Informatics MCom Unrestricted SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2018-07-13T06:48:24Z 2018-07-13T06:48:24Z 2018/05/02 2017 Dissertation Raphulu, TG 2017, Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality, MCom Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65509> A2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65509 en � 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Water Quality Monitoring Mobile Information Systems ICT for Development (ICT4D) e-Government Sensor Data Water Management Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-06 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title | Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title_full | Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title_fullStr | Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title_short | Using cellphone-based Information Systems for quality water monitoring : a case study of Nkangala District Municipality |
| title_sort | using cellphone based information systems for quality water monitoring a case study of nkangala district municipality |
| topic | UCTD Water Quality Monitoring Mobile Information Systems ICT for Development (ICT4D) e-Government Sensor Data Water Management Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-06 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65509 |