Udo Richard Averweg

Udo Richard AverwegUdo Richard Franz Averweg is employed as an Information Technology (IT) Project Manager at eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa. He entered the IT industry during 1979 and holds a Masters Technology degree in Information Technology (cum laude), a second Masters degree in Science from the University of Natal and a third Masters degree in Commerce from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. As an IT practitioner, he is a registered professional member of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals, South Africa. He has authored and co-authored more than 180 research outputs (80 being peer-reviewed): some research outputs have been delivered at local conferences, some have been published in accredited peer-reviewed journals and some have appeared as chapters in books. In 2012 he published a book entitled Decision-making support systems: Theory and practice. During January 2000 Udo climbed to the summit of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres), in Tanzania.

Publications

Dimensions of the Digital Divide
Dimensions of the Digital Divide
Marcus Leaning, Udo Richard Averweg. © 2021. 11 pages.
The digital divide is a term used to describe a difference in the use of digital media between and within populations. As understanding of the divide has progressed...
Developing the Social, Political, Economic, and Criminological Awareness of Cybersecurity Experts: A Proposal and Discussion of Non-Technical Topics for Inclusion in Cybersecurity Education
Developing the Social, Political, Economic, and Criminological Awareness of Cybersecurity Experts: A Proposal and Discussion of Non-Technical Topics for Inclusion in Cybersecurity Education
Marcus Leaning, Udo Richard Averweg. © 2019. 17 pages.
The global shortage in skilled labor for cybersecurity and the risk it presents to international business can only be solved by a significant increase in the number of skilled...
The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
Udo Richard Averweg, Marcus Leaning. © 2019. 12 pages.
In recent years social media have been clearly identified as playing a significant part in facilitating, if not causing a number of political revolutions and unexpected election...
The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
Udo Richard Averweg, Marcus Leaning. © 2018. 10 pages.
In recent years social media have been clearly identified as playing a significant part in facilitating, if not causing a number of political revolutions and unexpected election...
From the Intranet to the Enterprise Knowledge Portal
From the Intranet to the Enterprise Knowledge Portal
Carol Ann Barraclough, Udo Richard Averweg, Angela Frances O’Byrne Spencer. © 2007. 5 pages.
The Internet (also called “the Web” or the “World Wide Web”) is a worldwide network that allows organisations to send and receive communication (Gray, 2006). Internet technology...