The proliferation of digital content has highlighted the disparity in language translation resources, especially for low-resource languages. This research addresses the critical gap in translation and detection technologies for such languages, which is vital for preserving linguistic diversity and ensuring equitable access to information. Our objective is to enhance the accuracy and efficiency...
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) capture and store a lot of data. This data is for employees and students using different systems. The data access to the users is restricted mainly to the departments and units that the employees belong to. The challenge at hand is that each time when employees would like to perform further data analysis, a specialist or consultant is needed. On the other...
South Africa faces various environmental threats, among them being the altering nature of extreme events due to climate change. To build the nation's resilience, comprehensive policy development and informed decision-making are imperative. The presentation will focus on the South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA), a platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)...
Climate data are vital for climate research and applications. In The South African Weather Service being the national custodian of climate data in the country must ensure quality controlled climate data is available in the national climate database for use by researchers, students and to safeguard life and property. Furthermore, via Global Telecommunication System, climate data is assimilated...
Higher education institutions have been under pressure to do more with less. As a result, many institutions are laden with traditional IT departments which are either at the point of requiring refreshing or no longer fit for practice in the modern university environment. Currently, the majority of universities have a large number of different applications and systems in use across the...
The digital age has ushered in a labyrinth of data, where navigating and making
meaningful insights can be as challenging as it is critical. This presentation seeks to address this challenge head-on by focusing on the enhancement of digital literacy in the context of research data management (RDM), within the framework of library services.
This presentation will offer a strategic roadmap...
Data Democratization (DD) has been defined and conceptualized in many ways but all pointing towards making data more accessible to a wider range of people within an organization or a society (Zeng et al, 2018), (Shamim et al. 2021), (Awasthi et al, 2020). Data Democratization allows data to transition from the hands of a selected few so that it can be used by all. Due to the changing ...
Tape Library: NICIS-DIRISA Spectralogic Maktech Case Study
Presenters: Claude Fortune: NICIS-DIRISA System Administrator, Miguel Castro: Spectralogic Advisory Solutions Architect
This case study showcases the capabilities of the DIRISA Tape Library for the Long-Term Archival service.
The journey from conception to production is highlighted in this case study. The transfer of...
