Background
This project develops from my masters project that I completed in 2006, but instead of just focusing on the internet connectivity to previously disadvantaged schools, I will now be investigating ICT architectures that are not only pedagogically relevant in South African schools, but are also cost effective, robust, maximise utilisation and are inline with cutting edge technology trends in the IT industry. Some of the technologies that this will involve are cluster and grid computing, in order to keep down costs and maximise the use of available resources within the schools. The findings from this can be extended to other technical implementations -- not necessarily just within the school or education environment.
Testing and deployments for this project will take place within the Grahamstown schools' project, known as e-Yethu, and the Dwesa project, known as Siyakhula. This work takes place within the Telkom Centre of Excellence in the Computer Science Department at Rhodes University.
As this project grows and develops so too will this page and the information I provide. In the meantime for more details and blow by blow action please have a look at my blog.