Table 6 |
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Summary of usability testing post test interview results, user group communities/clinics. |
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User group municipalities |
User group communities/clinics |
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Should GIS be used by communities |
• Yes, but concerns over how it may work |
• Yes |
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• Yes, through NGO's |
• Knowledge about local conditions |
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• Yes very interested |
• They need all the help they can get |
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• Yes, in libraries |
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• Yes, real estate |
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Benefits – municipality |
• Budgeting • Information |
• Planning • Knowledge of facilities |
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• Awareness |
• Understanding of services by community |
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• May pose problems, but should be beneficial |
• Understanding of local conditions |
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• Less phone calls |
• Identification of problems |
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• Relief on municipal staff |
• Home based carer management |
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• Updated data |
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• Communication with municipalities |
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• Informed decisions |
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• Co-operation |
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• Local knowledge |
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• Self governance |
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Benefits – community |
• Information availability |
• Better living conditions |
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• Transparency of government information |
• Service improvements |
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• improved contribution to planning and development Understanding of planning and priorities |
• Insight |
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• Better informed |
• Engage with municipalities and challenge their decisions |
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• Information accessibility |
• Upliftment |
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• Knowledge |
• Education |
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• Ability to articulate needs |
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• Preparation for community meetings |
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Hinder |
• Skills |
• Computer literacy |
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• Political parties |
• No access to internet |
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• Resources |
• Knowledge |
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• Cost |
• Understanding |
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• Facilities |
• Misuse |
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• Access to resources |
• Skills |
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• Resources |
• Resources |
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• Distribution |
• Map reading |
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• Accessibility |
• Computer literacy |
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• Management |
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General impression |
• Positive, but with reservations |
• Good, happy to be involved in the development |
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• Positive, but will need facilitation |
• Promising |
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• Could be of benefit |
• Good, Creating awareness and sharing knowledge |
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• Positive, there is a need for mechanisms such as this |
• Good, but needs to be simplified |
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• Positive, understanding and awareness |
• Positive |
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• Generally positive |
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Repetitive answers have been omitted |
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Vanmeulebrouk et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:53 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-53 |
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