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Cyber-attacks are the use of network and computer-based attacks to critical infrastructures and services that compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability to further the persona, political, economic, and military goals of the attackers. The nature and forms of cyber-attacks...

The ‘integration’ of infrastructure development has become a global focal point because it forms a backbone for economic growth, enables more productive urban spaces and improves the quality of urban life by optimizing interactions among essential infrastructure. Infrastructure systems differ...

Insurance is a contract of reimbursement against specified risks such as fire, earthquakes, floods, theft. (Mayer 2010). The Zambian Insurance industry has over 40 General Insurance providers, offering Insurance products and services to only 2.8% of the population (I.A.Z, 2018). However, in their...

The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is transforming the way it interacts and delivers services to citizens, businesses and across government departments and agencies by bringing government closer to the people and making service delivery more friendly, efficient, convenient,...

The Zambian electricity grid system has been dominated by hydropower at 96 %, 2.1 % thermal and 1.7 % renewable (Kaluminiana, n.d.). During the 2014 - 2015 rainy season, Zambia received very low rains which led to reduced electricity production at the two major power plants. In the light of this...

In Zambia part of the electric grid is not monitored, this means that there are no sensors in the electric grid to enable grid status information to be sent to the power utility. Without these sensors the power utility finds it difficult to determine when there is a power failure in the...

The risks associated with construction can be transferred to insurance. However, the levels of knowledge and use of insurance covers in the Zambian construction industry (ZCI) are not known. Knowledge and use of insurance covers have not been previously described. The study was designed to cover...

Crime mapping is a strategy used to detect and prevent crime in the police service. The technique involves the use of geographical maps to help crime analysts identify and profile crimes committed in different residential areas, as well as determining best methods of responding. The development...

Management Information Systems have proved to be an important component for delivering consistent and effective management of water reservoirs such as Dams. Many institutions around the world have developed management information systems to make information accessible to governments, stakeholders...

In Zambia it is estimated that the existing housing stock stands at 2.5 million units catering for about 16 million people. The national housing deficit stands at more than 2 million houses and is compounded by urbanisation. Efforts have so far been made to use alternative building technology...