Technology transfer of hand pumps in rural communities of Swaziland : towards sustainable project life cycle management

dc.contributor.authorBaraki, Yemane A.
dc.contributor.authorBrent, Alan Colin
dc.contributor.emailalan.brent@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-09T05:52:28Z
dc.date.available2014-10-09T05:52:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-11
dc.description.abstractThe research summarised in this paper explored the reasons behind the high failure rates of hand pumps from a technology transfer perspective, by examining the existing hand pump technology transfer practices and procedures in Swaziland where over 3000 hand pumps were installed and about 60% are not working. The research determined that there is a lack of proper, structured and sustainable knowledge sharing practices among the main stakeholders, suppliers, providers, users, and the government. It was observed that operations and maintenance, knowledge management, and the integration of a project life cycle management approach were crucial elements for the sustainability of hand pumpbased rural water supply projects. Users have little involvement throughout the project life cycle; they do not know where and how to access parts, the majority of the areas do not have trained technicians, and government does not have stock for parts. There is poor communication between the users and suppliers, which is critical for product improvement and product support. It is therefore necessary to have a balanced focus on resource allocation for a hard and soft technology transfer process. A maintenance model resulting from the study aims to provide for practical co-ordination involving all the major stakeholders. Its objective is to establish a sustainable institutional support system through a public/private partnership.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/techsocen_US
dc.identifier.citationBaraki, YA & Brent, AC 2013, 'Technology transfer of hand pumps in rural communities of Swaziland : towards sustainable project life cycle management', Technology in Society, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 258-266.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0160-791X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1879-3274 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.techsoc.2013.10.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42310
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Technology in Society. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Technology in Society, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 258-266, 2013. doi : 10.1016/j.techsoc.2013.10.001.en_US
dc.subjectRural communitiesen_US
dc.subjectTechnology transferen_US
dc.subjectSustainable technologiesen_US
dc.subjectLife cycle managementen_US
dc.titleTechnology transfer of hand pumps in rural communities of Swaziland : towards sustainable project life cycle managementen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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