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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Sindile<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">What might be of interest to you is Susan Henrico’s PhD thesis, “Understanding the acceptance and use of open source geospatial software – The case of QGIS in South Africa”. See:
<a href="https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/75859">https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/75859</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Note that Susan was supervised by Serena Coetzee and me. We also had three papers from her thesis published in Transactions in GIS, but only the most recent might be open access:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Acceptance of open source geospatial software: Assessing QGIS in South Africa with the UTAUT2 model (Oct 2020)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12697">https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12697</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The role of age, gender, experience, education and professional registration in acceptance of QGIS in South Africa (Oct 2021)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12857">https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12857</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Qualitative insights into the acceptance of QGIS in South Africa (Nov 2022)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13003">https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13003</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Antony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Africa <africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sindile Bidla via Africa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 11, 2024 7:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Africa local chapter discussions <africa@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sindile Bidla <sindile.bidla@geoilocate.co.za><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo Africa] What software is currently used in South Africa tertiary institutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Zoltan, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your response and it is quite useful <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The context to my question is the following comment: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Most government departments and institutes of higher learning use proprietary software and most GIS practitioners were trained on proprietary software such that more GIS professionals are more experienced in proprietary software than open
source software. Therefore, it might be challenging for municipalities to recruit candidates with relevant experience in open-source software."
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<p class="MsoNormal">This arose in the context of developing a corporate GIS implementation plan, where the option of using proprietary and free and open source tools was presented.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also lean towards the view that what software tool you learn at university is irrelevant, as a result I thought let me ask on this list.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 at 00:32, Zoltan Szecsei via Africa < <a href="mailto:africa@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">
africa@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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If you state the reason for your query, you might get more useful or relevant answers.
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(So lets see how useful my response is <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
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One does not go to a learning institution (as in University) to learn a SW product.
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The usage of any SW product is incidental to what you are being taught. <br>
(So prior knowledge of which SW they base their studies upon, is not useful to you)
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To learn a product, go to the product supplier. <br>
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If your query to this list is because you want to register with SAGC, then: <br>
(Register as "In Training" before you start/continue your studies.) <o:p></o:p></p>
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If you have not started studying, pick an SAGC accredited course.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
If you are partially through your studies, then look on the SAGC website to find a Table with the required course
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Hope this helps. <br>
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Kind regards, <br>
Zoltan <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone know what software is used by various South African tertiary institutions that offer a qualification in GIS whether it is accredited by SAGC or not.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are students exposed to both desktop and server tools during their studies?
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<p class="MsoNormal">An internet search revealed the following institutions offer GIS in their curricula
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Cape Town <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Stellenbosch <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Pretoria <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cape Peninsula University of Technology <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Others <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Johannesburg <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of South Africa <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Venda <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Fort Hare <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nelson Mandela University <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of KwaZulu Natal <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Free State <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">North West University <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">University of Witwatersrand <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your feedback. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Zoltan Szecsei GPrGISc 0031<o:p></o:p></pre>
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