Proceedings of the 2014 e-Skills Conference: e-Skills for Knowledge Production and Innovation

The e-Skills for Knowledge Production and Innovation Conference (e-Skills 2014) is a collaboration between the Ikamva National e-Skills Institute (iNeSI) and the Informing Science Institute (ISI). iNeSI, as part of its mandate, is responsible for creating a platform to promote new knowledge for innovation in South Africa. ISI provided academic paper review and support for delegates. The e-Skills conference aims to address issues of interest to individuals, business, government, and civil society, promoting e-literacy, e-astuteness and in developing and supporting e-skills (ICT skills) at all levels of life and work. The focus of the conference is the strategic and efficient use of modern ICT devices and applications as well as the related knowledge, skills, competences, teaching, learning, and inventiveness of the workforce and citizens. The conferences promotes research that provide insights for improving effective appropriation of modern ICT devices and applications into service delivery, more effective use of service delivery by citizens, business efficiency, entrepreneurship, education and more cohesive and equitable living in society. We particularly stress the importance of evidence-based research and approaches that are found to be effective.