Abstract Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory are phenomena regarded as a
key necessity for Small, Medium and Micro Businesses (SMMEs) worldwide. Even though …

Policy statements by the United Nations, the African Union and most African countries boldly
pronounce on the anticipated benefits of the internetworked world and associated ICT to …

Commonly, the technology of information scales by an order of magnitude and with high
probability reinvents itself every five years or so. However, the long-standing dream has …

This thesis aimed to investigate the use of e-government in a bid to improve the services of
small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in a South African context. The City of …

The article aimed to investigate the role of e-government in improving the services, offered to
small businesses in the City of Tshwane, which forms part of the Gauteng Province. The …

The desirous benefits of cloud computing such as high return on investment through efficient
resource management, high application throughput and on-demand capabilities have …

Cloud computing emerged as an alternative to traditional in-house data centers that
businesses can leverage to increase the operation agility and employees' productivity. IT …

Smart manufacturing (SM) has emerged as a viable solution for manufacturing Small,
Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to remain sustainable and globally competitive …

Organizations are confronted with a growing array of methodologies, tools and cloud
offerings to address their business needs. On one hand, engineers and operations staff can …

SMEs are often the main vehicles of economic development in Africa. They are the highest
contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in their respective countries. It is …