The use of cloud technology to promote e-waste awareness for under-resourced villages in South Africa

Ethics number: 214259684/2022/12The study aimed to develop a cloud-based technology solution to promote e-waste awareness in the under-resourced villages of South Africa. The proposed solution is expected to mitigate hazardous dangers posed by the littering and mismanagement of e-waste. In answering the study's questions and achieving its aim, the study adopted a qualitative research strategy embracing a case study design. Two cases of under-resourced villages in the province of Eastern Cape were chosen for the study. The two cases studied are Village A (case1 ) and Village B (case 2). Village A and Village B are under Municipality C. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, co-design methods and document analysis. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect primary data while document analysis and co-design methods were used for collecting secondary data.

伦理编号：214259684/2022/12 本研究旨在开发一种基于云技术的解决方案，以提升南非资源匮乏村庄的电子废物意识。所提议的解决方案预期将减轻由电子废物的随意丢弃和不当管理所带来的危害风险。为回答研究问题并实现研究目标，本研究采纳了定性研究策略，并采用案例研究设计。在东开普省选取了两个资源匮乏的村庄作为研究对象，即A村（案例1）和B村（案例2）。A村与B村均隶属于市政C。数据收集通过半结构化访谈、协同设计方法和文献分析进行。半结构化访谈用于收集原始数据，而文献分析和协同设计方法则用于收集次级数据。