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@iLabAfrica is a research centre under the Faculty of Information Technology at Strathmore University. It was established in January 2011 to spearhead research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT for Development (ICT4D) ecosystem towards the attainment of the UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Kenya’s Vision 2030.
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Embedded System for Vehicle Speed Monitoring
(Strathmore University, 2016)Speed violations have been classified among the major causes of road accidents in developing countries. Speed control on roadways is critical in reduction of the number of road accidents reported on a day to day basis. It ... -
A restful e-health interoperability platform : case of Nairobi County health facilities
(Strathmore University, 2016)The concept of interoperability is key to information exchange amongst systems running on different platforms. Currently, E-Health systems operate within the hospital domain and they cannot communicate with other health ... -
An information sharing system for crowd-sourced software testers
(Strathmore University, 2016)Consumer demand for mobile applications is on an upward trend. This demand has resulted in increasing pressure on software developers to develop and deliver these applications within tight deadlines. Moreover, these ... -
A web-based system for bible study groups administration : a case study of focus Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Churches and Christian Unions (CUs) organize their members in small groups for effectiveness in bible study and participation in the organizations activities. The number of small groups increases as the organization has ... -
A mobile based application for retrieving site data by telecommunication field engineers
(Strathmore University, 2016)Information sharing has been the base to support decision making in several scenarios. In the Telecommunication industry several solutions have been adopted by the various functional units like customer care, finance and ... -
Development of a mobile application for road incident reporting in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Road users lack a medium where they can report road incidents and complaints directly to the authorities concerned. The authorities lack concrete evidence to solve road incidents since there is no proper road incident ... -
Purchase of travel insurance as an enterprise mobile service process
(Strathmore University, 2016)The insurance sector has been faced by several challenges, the main one being a slow uptake of individuals acquiring insurance products. With the population increasing, the Kenyan economy results in a situation where it ... -
A mobile based application for verification of legitimacy of degree certificates in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Every company needs to hire competent and academically qualified staff in order to provide quality service delivery. Therefore companies rely on academic certificates for their prospective employees as a proof and measure ... -
Mobile application for school quality evaluation system
(Strathmore University, 2016)In Kenya, school performance is evaluated and analyzed through exams. Rarely does the government consider evaluating school according to other factors like fees, facilities, number of teachers, merit awards, food menu, and ... -
A mobile phone application for public awareness of prostate cancer and its management in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Smartphones and other mobile technologies are becoming one of the most promising avenues of helping individuals manage their health at scale. Mobile phones or smartphones are rapidly becoming the central computer and ... -
A mobile based marketing information system for farmers and buyers in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Agricultural marketing information systems in Kenya have traditionally addressed the accessibility to pricing information, overlooking the fluctuation of market prices. This dissertation investigates a mobile based marketing ... -
A mobile solution for savings by the youth in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Kenya as a country has a poor financial savings culture as compared to its East African neighbours. Kenya is consumption driven and a majority of the people especially the youth aged 18 to 25 years lack control in their ... -
A mobile application for claims processing and analysis : a case study of motor insurance
(Strathmore University, 2016)Insurers experiencing higher than permissible loss ratios are sometimes victims of fraudulent claims filed by their customers. Insurance claim process can also be long and tedious for the insured parties, especially with ... -
A Mobile application to promote neighbourhood relationships and provide residential records : a case study of Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2016)The purpose of this dissertation is to review the neighbourhood networking literature, most of from other countries, to identify the trends and issues that can best be applied in the Kenyan context. It focuses on networks ... -
A Mobile application for reporting aggregate HIV data: case study of HIV clinics in Kajiado Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Data collection and reporting is one of the most important components of monitoring and evaluation of public health programs. Changes in HIV infection rates over time have been hard to interpret in many contexts because ... -
An automatic number plate recognition system for car park management
(Strathmore University, 2016-06)With an increased number of motor vehicles on the Kenyan roads, there is need for a vehicle identification mechanism that is effective as well as timely. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is an internationally ... -
A Mobile phone solution for systematically identifying and reporting nonstandardised medicinal drugs in Nairobi, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Effective observation and reporting of uncertified/counterfeit drug items demands timely identification and dissemination of information to parties’ responsible for consumption,prevention, distribution and control of drugs ... -
A mobile application to assist Non - Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in effective mornitoring and evaluation of projects in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are constantly in the process of reviewing ways in which monitoring and evaluation can achieve greater consistency and effectiveness in judging the impact of a project as well as getting ... -
Enhancing emergency services access through a mobile based directory
(Strathmore University, 2016-06)An emergency is any situation that poses an immediate risk to property, life, environment or health. The emergency situations demand urgent intervention to avoid more damage. Worse still, it is usually difficult to predict ... -
Implementation of a framework for tracking school children while on transit
(Strathmore University, 2016-06)Child safety while on transit to and from school is a major concern for parents and school administrators. School buses are a popular means of transport for millions of children around the world and need to be effectively ...
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