Sustainability and Value through Improved Decision-making (original) (raw)
2014, Herselman, M, Botha, A (Eds.). (2014) Designing and implementing an Information Communication Technology for Rural Education Development (ICT4RED) initiative in a resource constraint environment: Nciba school district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This chapter discusses the concept of sustainability. It outlines the rationale behind a decision-making focus on sustainability, and describes the portfolio of models that was defined through a decision analysis process. The technology selection and total cost of ownership models, as applied to this project, are described in more detail. Finally, learning from this approach to enabling sustainability is summarized.
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