Browsing by Author "Barasa, Samuel"

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Global information technology infrastructure in addressing the borderless problem of overpopulation
(Journal of Computer, 2016) Barasa, Samuel; Barasa, Peter; Motochi, Vincent; Wabwoba, Franklin
The world has been beset with fears of future global overpopulation overwhelming the earth’s ecological system and producing shortages of energy, resources, water and food. The sustainability has been a major long-term concern, climate change is thought to be causing a warming of the planet, an increased incidence of extreme weather events, a reduction in agricultural yields, melting the ice caps, and rising sea levels which will eventually cause flooding of low lying islands and coastal districts. As a result, there is dire need for population checks in the world. The causes of overpopulation are attributed to cultural beliefs, lack of sex and population education, religious beliefs etc. The effects of overpopulation include mass poverty, increased death rate, unemployment, etc. It becomes eminent that some measures should be put in place to address this global issue. Some past measures included equipping and funding public and special libraries to disseminate population control information. However, this has not impacted positively in addressing this menace. As a result, the paper purpose to use the global information technology infrastructure in collecting and disseminating information on population control to the masses. This shall be achieved by examining the causes and severity of overpopulation and efforts of addressing them globally, assessing the global information technology infrastructure readiness, stating the ways in which ICTs can be used to control population globally, and making policy recommendations based on the findings of this study. This will be accomplished by content analysis design with continents as the target population. Stratified sampling technique will be used to select the region in each continent. Descriptive analysis will be employed. This paper will help world demographers and population experts advocate population control. Recommendations to all countries to fund and equip telecentres, knowledgebase systems, and Geographical Information Systems are made to address this problem.
The Role of ICT in Social Inclusion: A Review of Literature
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015-12-04) Motochi, Vincent; Barasa, Samuel; Owoche, Patrick; Wabwoba, Franklin
The questions we seek to answer in this paper are; Have ICT contributed to enhance social inclusion? Has use of ICT brought new forms of exclusion? And what is the way forward in using ICT for an inclusive society? Desk Top research was used. From the findings, one form of exclusion often leads to another, resulting to a cycle. a spanner and Nut Model was developed to show how Knowing which exclusion to reduce in order to break the cycle is critical in determining the type of ICT and how to apply it in order create an inclusive society.
Trends in green computing paradigms towards environment, eco friendly technology and future sustainable Kenya
(2017-07) Barasa, Peter; Barasa, Samuel; Kimia, Joseph; Motochi, Vincent
Computing has led to an increase in energy consumption, global warming and e-waste. The environmental impact of computing is alarming, hence the dire need for green initiatives by governments and organizations towards sustainable future. There are various approaches and assumptions of green IT solutions and energy efficient practices in computing. In the paper carries out a systematic study on several strategies and developments in context to the ICT sustainability as a future asset of growth for modern Kenya with special emphasize on the technologies and practices (economic, social, environmental) for creating eco-friendly technology. The paper also highlights trends in green computing paradigms that are used in Kenya for sustainability of the environment. This is achieved by identifying the state of the art technologies and establishing its impact on environmental sustainability using desktop review shall be used on a global perspective.