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View Full Text Document International Journal of Computing and ICT Research Contents Special Issue, No.1, October 2008. ISSN 1818-1139 (PRINT), ISSN 1996-1065 (ONLINE)(Print), ISSN 1996-1065 (Online) After the Conference Joseph M. Kizza – Editor-in-Chief A Simulation Modelling-Based Investigation of the Impact of IT Infrastructure on Business Process Reengineering Innocent Baguma and Joseph K. Ssewanyana Game Theoretic Multi-Agent Systems Scheduler for Parallel Machines Elisha T. O. Opiyo, Erick Ayienga, Katherine Getao, William Okello-Odongo, Bernard Manderick, and Ann Nowé Dynamic Resource Allocation: A comparison of First Price Sealed Bid and Vickrey Auctions Elisha T. O. Opiyo, Erick Ayienga, Katherine Getao, William Okello-Odongo, Bernard Manderick, and Ann Nowé Facilitating Grass-Root Ngo’s Adoption of Information Systems and Information Communication Technologies Kathy Lynch, Stacey Lynch, and Festus Bazaira The Localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga Telephone System Lorenzo Dalvit, Mosiuoa Tsietsi, Alfredo Terzoli, Pamela Maseko, Msindisi Sam, and Thandeka Mapi Mobile Research Supervision Initiative (MRSI) at Makerere University: Lessons to Learn Paul B. Muyinda, Jude T. Lubega, and Kathy Lynch Information Communication Technologies Acceptance and Use among University Communities in Uganda: A Model for Hybrid Library Services End-Users Prisca K. G. Tibenderana and Patrick J. Ogao Tertiary ICT Education in the East African Community (EAC): Human Capital and Curriculum Development Rodrigues J Anthony and Wafula J Muliaro System Dynamics Modeling in Healthcare: The Ugandan Immunisation System Agnes Semwanga Rwashana and Ddembe Wileese Williams International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 2 International Journal of Computing and ICT Research Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Joseph M. Kizza, Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA [email protected] Managing Editors: Computer Science Prof. Bernard Manderick, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Information Technology Prof. Victor Mbarika, Southern University and A&M College, USA Information Systems. Prof. Erik Proper, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands Computer Engineering Prof. H.N Muyingi, Forthare University, South Africa Software Engineering Prof. P.K. Mahanti, University of New Brunswick, Canada Data Communications and Computer Networks Prof. Terry Fogarty, Umutara Polytechnic, Rwanda ICT for Sustainable Development Prof. Anthony Rodrigues, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Production Editor: Book Review Editor: Prof. Timothy Waema, School of Computing and Informatics, The University of Nairobi, Kenya. Journal Editorial Office: The International Journal of Computing and ICT Research Makerere University P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256 414 540628 Fax: +256 414 540620 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ijcir.org International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 3 International Journal of Computing and ICT Research Special Issue Vol.1, No.1, October 2008. The International Journal of Computing and ICT Research Makerere University P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256 414 540628 Fax: +256 414 540628 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ijcir.org International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 4 Special Issue, No.1, October 2008. Table of Contents After the Conference Joseph M. Kizza – Editor-in-Chief …………………………………………………………………………7 A Simulation Modelling-Based Investigation of the Impact of IT Infrastructure on Business Process Reengineering Innocent Baguma and Joseph K. Ssewanyana…………………..………..…….………………….. ……8 Game Theoretic Multi-Agent Systems Scheduler for Parallel Machines Elisha T. O. Opiyo, Erick Ayienga, Katherine Getao, William Okello-Odongo, Bernard Manderick, and Ann Nowé …………………..…………….………………………. ……………….. … 21 Dynamic Resource Allocation: A comparison of First Price Sealed Bid and Vickrey Auctions Elisha T. O. Opiyo, Erick Ayienga, Katherine Getao, William Okello-Odongo, Bernard Manderick, and Ann Nowé…………………..…………….………………………. ………….…….. …28 Facilitating Grass-Root Ngo’s Adoption of Information Systems and Information Communication Technologies Kathy Lynch, Stacey Lynch, and Festus Bazaira………………………………. ……………...….. …35 The Localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga Telephone System Lorenzo Dalvit, Mosiuoa Tsietsi, Alfredo Terzoli, Pamela Maseko, Msindisi Sam, and Thandeka Mapi……………………………………………………….…………………………. ………..……….. …42 Mobile Research Supervision Initiative (MRSI) at Makerere University: Lessons to Learn Paul B. Muyinda, Jude T. Lubega, and Kathy Lynch………………….………. ………..……….. …48 Information Communication Technologies Acceptance and Use among University Communities in Uganda: A Model for Hybrid Library Services End-Users Prisca K. G. Tibenderana and Patrick J. Ogao…………………….………. ………..……….. …60 Tertiary ICT Education in the East African Community (EAC): Human Capital and Curriculum Development Rodrigues J Anthony and Wafula J Muliaro…………………….………. ………..……..…….. …76 System Dynamics Modeling in Healthcare: The Ugandan Immunisation System Agnes Semwanga Rwashana and Ddembe Wileese Williams……………. ………..……….. …85 International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 5 Book Reviews Every issue of the journal will carry one or more book reviews. This is a call for reviewers of books. The book reviewed must be of interest to the readers of the journal. That is to say, the book must be within the areas the journal covers. The reviews must be no more than 500 words. Send your review electronically to the book review editor at: [email protected] International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 6 International Journal of Computing and ICT Research The IJCIR is an independent biannual publication of Makerere University. In addition to publishing original work from international scholars from across the globe, the Journal strives to publish African original work of the highest quality that embraces basic information communication technology (ICT) that will not only offer significant contributions to scientific research and development but also take into account local development contexts. The Journal publishes papers in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, information systems, data communications and computer networks, ICT for sustainable development, and other related areas. Two issues are published per year: June and December. For more detailed topics please see: http://www.ijcir.org. Submitted work should be original and unpublished current research in computing and ICT based on either theoretical or methodological aspects, as well as various applications in real world problems from science, technology, business or commerce. Short and quality articles (not exceeding 20 single spaced type pages) including references are preferable. The selection of journal papers which involves a rigorous review process secures the most scholarly, critical, analytical, original, and informative papers. Papers are typically published in less than half a year from the time a final corrected version of the manuscript is received. Authors should submit their manuscripts in Word or PDF to [email protected]. Manuscripts submitted will be admitted subject to adherence to the publication requirements in formatting and style. For more details on manuscript formatting and style please visit the journal website at: http://www.ijcir.org. International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2008. 7 After the Conference PROF. JOSEPH M. KIZZA∗ , Editor-in-Chief Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, USA. IJCIR Reference Format: Kizza, Joseph. M. Introduction: Growing and Nurturing the African ICT Research. International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Special Issue Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 7. http://www.ijcir.org/Special- Issuevolume1-numbe1/article 1.pdf. Normally after a conference we all go home feeling good about our own accomplishments and sometimes wiser after picking up a few ideas. And it all ends there. However, this was not the case with the 4th International conference on Computing and ICT Research with the theme “ Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development” which took place at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (CIT) of Makerere University, in Uganda August 3 – 5, 2008. As usual it was graced by many world renown academicians in ICT research and it was attended by a high number of scholars from around the globe including a remarkable number of East African students. It goes without saying that a high number of high quality papers were presented. Many of these papers contributed new ideas to the overall knowledge domain for ICT for development. To be able to share this information with those that were not able to attend the conference and may not be able to get access to the conference proceedings, we decided to pick the best papers and publish them as a special issue of the International Journal of Computing and ICT Research (IJCIR), a relatively new journal with a growing reputation. In the rest of this issue you will find ten high contributing papers that come out of this conference. I wish the reader and indeed al our readers to enjoy these papers and hopefully
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