The use of cloud technology to promote e-waste awareness for under-resourced villages in South Africa

Ethics number: 214259684/2022/12

The study aimed to develop a cloud-based technology solution to promote e-waste awareness in the under-resourced villages of South Africa. The proposed solution is expected to mitigate hazardous dangers posed by the littering and mismanagement of e-waste. In answering the study's questions and achieving its aim, the study adopted a qualitative research strategy embracing a case study design. Two cases of under-resourced villages in the province of Eastern Cape were chosen for the study. The two cases studied are Village A (case1 ) and Village B (case 2). Village A and Village B are under Municipality C. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, co-design methods and document analysis. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect primary data while document analysis and co-design methods were used for collecting secondary data.