Title :
Maximising user acceptance as the underlying strategy for the development of an interactive website for South Africa´s citizens
Author :
Van Olst, Rex ; Wray, Chris
Author_Institution :
Inf. Eng., Univ. of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of an interactive GIS website for the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), using User- and Usage-centric design methodologies. User acceptance was tested with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to ensure that the targeted users of the website would benefit from the information presented within the website and find the technology easy to assimilate.
Keywords :
Web sites; geographic information systems; interactive systems; user centred design; Gauteng City-Region Observatory; South Africa; interactive GIS Website; technology acceptance model; usage-centric design; user acceptance; user-centric design; Economics; Geographic Information Systems; Internet; Local government; Planning; Prototypes; Geospatial information; Technology Acceptance Model; Web 2.0;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2011
Conference_Location :
Livingstone
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-992-8
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6071974
