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Innovation and entrepreneurship through business incubation - Developing a business plan for Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives, a start-up small and medium enterprise (SME).
No full textInternational Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (5th : 2007 Oct. 24-25 : NUST)Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives is a start-up SME (small and medium sized enterprise) business that has benefited the targeted support services provided by NUST. These services have been orchestrated by an incubator management team from the Department of Agriculture with the goal of empowering a former student to start a business that produces and markets derivatives of Effective Microorganisms (EM) in Namibia. The company has the potential of commercialising EM derivatives, providing Namibians with an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical products and strengthening Namibia's economy. Critical to the creation of Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives is the continuous assistance by the support team in the provision of a business plan, management guidance and technical assistance tailored to the young entrepreneur and owner of the company. Using Aunt Diana's EM Derivatives as a case study, this paper discusses the process of developing the company's business plan and the unique incubating services that NUST can provide to create the right environment for nurturing young entrepreneurs to create start-up companies
REEECAP Project 1.3 - Energy efficiency in the tourism sector in Namibia: EE competition 2007.
No full textREEECAP Project 1.3 EE Competition (2007, Namibia)The objective of this project is to enhance energy efficiency (EE) in the tourism sector of Namibia. This project aims at making as many tourism enterprises aware of the opportunities of more EE and to reward those who are already implementing EE measures in their lodges, farms, hotels, pensions and community based camp sites or tented camps.REEECAP is a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency capacity building programme funded by DANIDA.
REEEI is the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Institute at the NUST
Integrated local g2c-e-government and e-business for rural areas: Can a German public-private partnership model be exported to Namibia?
No full textInternational Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (5th : 2007 Oct. 24-25 : NUST).Private Public Partnerships (PPP) have been proven as one solution to ensure that the public receive enhanced services delivery from government and other civic organizations. In countries such as Namibia where the effects of the digital divide are so pertinent, PPP can and should be used to narrow this divide and so bringing to the people the promises of e-government and its many benefits as outlined in Vision 2030 and National Development Plan 3 (NDP3). Furthermore, these Private Public Partnerships can help to contribute to economic growth in particular in the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) sector. This paper attempts to show that these effects can be well achieved in the Namibian context by using the experience of a research/prototype project conducted in Germany to establish a so-called Public Service Network
Are we addressing entrepreneurship at the wrong level? Applying the theories of NLP and change management.
No full textInternational Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (5th : 2007 Oct. 24-25 : NUST).This paper presents an alternative view of how it may be possible to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the required skills and behaviours, using the relatively new approaches of neuro-linguistic programming currently in vogue in many businesses and organisations today. This paper presents a concept, providing both the ideas and the rationale behind the suggestions. It has not yet been validated by thorough research
Women writers' use of metaphor as gender rhetoric in discourse on HIV/AIDS and sex-related issues: The case of "Totanga patsva" (We start afresh) by Zimbabwe Women Writers.
No full textThis article analyses the metaphors that women writers use to communicate various
messages about HIV/AIDS and sex. We argue that the writers use metaphors in their
discourse mainly because the Shona culture places restrictions on words and expressions
which directly refer to HIV/AIDS and sex-related issues. Such direct words and expressions are considered taboo, hence the communicators have to use metaphors which make the tabooed words and expressions mentionable indirectly. This study focuses on metaphors since other forms of figures such as similes and euphemisms are used sparingly in the anthology under examination. The metaphors that are discussed are found in seventeen
stories out of twenty-five stories that make up the anthology. The remaining stories do not overtly use metaphors. It is demonstrated that metaphors in the stories that are analysed
enhance communication since they are contextually used. The study demonstrates the relationship between language and culture
Integrating an online component using a Computer Mediated Communication system to enhance the learning of English communication skills.
No full textThis paper examines a variety of activities used in the online component of an English
Communication course taught to exit level students at the NUST. The
study concentrates on the tasks that were given to students using the computer mediated
communication system “Moodle”. The tasks under examination were part of the online
component of the hybrid course taught in 2005. These tasks related to study material
presented in the face-to-face classroom. They involved activities such as practice, revision,
reflection, reading, writing, evaluation, collaboration and cooperation, among others. The
tasks under investigation show how face-to-face teaching can be supplemented by online
activities to enhance learning as well as students’ engagement and personal development
in the learning process
VoIP system using open source software component in tertiary institutions: The case of the University of Namibia.
No full textGovernments and their agencies are often challenged by high cost and flexible
telephonic, Web based data services. Emerging technologies, such as those of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) that allow convergent systems where voice and Web
technologies can utilise the same network to provide both services, can be used to
improve such services. The contribution of this paper is the outcome of a study from examining how, Asterisk, an open source VoIP software can be deployed to serve the needs of an educational institution. The educational institution in this case is the University of Namibia which is currently using a conventional PABX system for voice and fax communication services, as well as the local area network connected to Internet for Web and data services. Interesting findings include that the University of Namibia has a potential to implement the project. Since the software recommended for installation is open source, the project could be used as a
source of valuable information by students who specialize in real-time multi-media
systems in Southern African tertiary institutions at large
Reflections on the question of mother tongue instruction in Namibia.
No full textIn recent years, the question of medium of instruction in education in African countries has become one of the crucial issues in research and discussion at many levels and in many fora. Since contexts, resources and social dynamics vary widely from country to country, factors
addressed in this paper cannot be generally applied. The main focus will therefore be on
factors which pertain specifically to Namibia and the Namibian context
New solutions, enduring challenges - The case for public sector reform in Sub-Saharan Africa re-examined.
No full textThe main purpose of any service globally, is to promote the general welfare of the citizens of that specific country. The assumption can therefore be made that in order to promote the general welfare of the citizens: the public sector should be managed effectively, efficiently and economically. Over the last few years we have seen significant changes taking place in public administration and management in Sub-Saharan African countries. The main factors leading to public sector refor can be traced back to the following criteria, namely, the redefinition of the role of the state within society, secondly, measures were introduced to enhance public management performance and lastly it is expected from governments to adhere to the principles of good governance. Besides the above mentioned factors, the reforming of the public sector can be triggered by political scandals, corruption scandals and economic crises. The last part of the paper briefly deals with the approaches and requirements to sustain reform. Two approaches can be used, namely, a "big bang" approach which focus on massive changes at once, or an incremental strategy in which the steps are carefully designed to build support over time
International, African and southern African instruments and institutions driving and inhibiting reform.
No full textASSADPAM Annual Conference and AGM (2007 May 29 -June 1 : NUST)A number of international institutions and instruments are both driving and inhibiting
reform. United Nations conventions play an important role in creating a moral
framework for reform. However, ratification is mostly a slow process and the
enforcement of provisions is discretionary and inconsistent. The World Bank took the
first steps to exclude companies that were found guilty of corruption, from tenders.
Financial support to developing countries to bring corrupt companies to court will
strengthen the World Bank’s contribution. The Council of the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development provides much needed access to a powerful
database on corruption and good governance. The World Trade Organisation is
indirectly supporting corruption by not enforcing the reduction of subsidies, that cause
an unlevelled playing field. The International Monetary Fund can become a
clearinghouse for allegations of corruption. The Millennium Development Account
gives countries that qualify for financial support a say in aid-funded programmes and
hold them accountable for achieving results, paving the way for increased accountability
towards good governance. The International Chamber of Commerce is concerned about
the provisions in the United Nation’s Convention Against Corruption that is
discretionary, and hampers development of binding and consistent international rules.
These concerns need to be turned into action