...Stephen Mutula; Tumelo Kalaote Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review use of open source software in the public sector in Botswana and South Africa. South Africa is Botswana's neighbor and both countries are leading economies in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws...

...Stephen M. Mutula; P. Van Brakel Purpose The paper aims to present the findings of an empirical study carried out as part of an ICT (Information and Communications Technology) data‐gathering exercise that would culminate in the promulgation of a national ICT policy for Botswana. The purpose...

...Bradford Lee Eden; David R. Gerhan; Stephen M. Mutula Purpose To examine the technical reasons for excessively slow internet speeds at the University of Botswana, to discover the present state of development efforts addressing such examples of the qualitative digital divide, and to recommend...

...Tomas Mauta Sairosse; Stephen M. Mutula This paper discusses the findings of a study that was carried out to determine the economic impact of cybercafés in Gaborone, Botswana. The research design was a survey. The results from the study showed that the cybercafé sector in Gaborone, Botswana, has...

... adequate use of the new information materials. Discusses collection development practices at the University of Botswana Library in an environment of increasing electronic resources of information. Considers the skills needed for librarians to effectively procure and manage such resources and for users...

...A. Mutshewa; K.N. Rao Libraries are changing their modes of information delivery at a very fast rate. This article describes how the University of Botswana Library has taken advantage of the new technologies to enhance its service to its patrons. The university local network is used to bring...