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Q: CDI, cdi-unit. Exception trying inject interface I test class using cdi-unit library.
Test class:
@RunWith(CdiRunner.class)
public class IAktResponseMapperTest {
    @Inject
    private ITestCDI testCDI;

    @Test
    public void testCDI(){
        testCDI.testCDI();
    }
}

ITestCDI interface:
public interface ITestCDI {
    void testCDI();
}

TestCDI class:
@ApplicationScoped
public class TestCDI implements ITestCDI {
    public void testCDI() {
        System.out.println("testCDI");
    }
}

So, running this test I get error:
org.jboss.weld.exceptions.DeploymentException: WELD-001408: Unsatisfied dependencies for type ITestCDI with qualifiers @Default
  at injection point [UnbackedAnnotatedField] @Inject private ru.nwth.pio.personal_area.accounting.mapper.IAktResponseMapperTest.testCDI
  at ru.nwth.pio.personal_area.accounting.mapper.IAktResponseMapperTest.testCDI(IAktResponseMapperTest.java:0)

But if I inject TestCDI class directly instead of interface ITestCDI, it's ok. How can I make interface working? Thanks for help!

A: CDI-Unit does not scan all classes of your package, so does not know the TestCDI implementation of ITestCDI.
You can control CDI environment with CDI-Unit using @AdditionalClasses, @AdditionalPackages or @AdditionalClasspath annotation.
In your case, add for example @AdditionalClasses(TestCDI.class) annotation :
@RunWith(CdiRunner.class)
@AdditionalClasses(TestCDI.class)
public class IAktResponseMapperTest {
    @Inject
    private ITestCDI testCDI;

    @Test
    public void testCDI(){
        testCDI.testCDI();
    }
}


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INSIDER: Expanding the Toolbox: A Glimpse at a New Generation of MDB De-Risking Approaches
December 20, 2017 By Beatrice Gohdes and Giulia Christianson
Technical Perspective
The multilateral development banks (MDBs) are major providers of climate finance to developing countries. In the runup to final Paris Agreement negotiations, MDBs pledged to reach ambitious climate finance targets by 2020. However, most MDBs remain quite some distance from their goals.
Some observers assumed that a capital increase for the banks in 2017 or 2018 would make it easier to meet these targets. With the change in the United States administration, the size and timetable of capital increases for the banks has become uncertain. Yet the clock to 2020 is ticking. To deliver on their promise, the MDBs must do more with what they have.
One answer: use risk-sharing instruments like insurance, guarantees, first-loss positions and more to grease the wheels for more private-sector investment.
The importance of these tools came through in discussions at the G20 this summer, and was reiterated at COP23. The topic further got more attention at the One Planet Summit (also called the "Macron Summit") that took place in Paris last week. Facing this increased pressure to use the opportunities of de-risking for mobilizing private sector investments, what can the MDBs' recent Joint Report on Climate Finance tell us about how MDBs are responding?
MDBs already have a range of de-risking tools and approaches at their disposal to help attract private sector investment. Among these, guarantees are one tool featured in the MDBs' annual Joint Reports on Climate Finance.
Guarantees are often raised by the private sector and other stakeholders for their potential to catalyze more private investment. These instruments protect investors from a borrower's failure to repay and thereby improve a project's risk-return profile. Yet, the recently published 2016 report reveals that their use remains extremely limited, while other types of de-risking instruments are not addressed (see figures).
The reason for the limited use of guarantees in times of increased need for de-risking lies in a number of supply- and demand-side barriers, which we identified in 2012:
Accounting rules that require the full loan amount guaranteed to be retained on the balance sheet, which locks in capital that could otherwise be given out in loans.
Complexity of adding guarantees to the finance mix leads to longer processing times.
Lack of in-house knowledge and human resources.
Based on recent conversations with several MDBs—and just looking at the numbers—it's apparent that these challenges persist. Efforts to address these obstacles should continue. At the same time, the MDBs are also working to refashion de-risking approaches in ways that go well beyond guarantees.
Refashioning Existing Tools
MDBs are experimenting with a number of different approaches to de-risk investments, which doesn't come through to its full extent in their joint climate finance reports. Each type of instrument has its own constraints and fit for purpose, so it makes sense that MDBs are trying to draw on a diverse set of instruments, including insurance, blended finance, equity investment and liquidity backup facilities, to reach the full potential of risk sharing.
Below is a snapshot of examples of recent de-risking efforts by different MDBs:
Bundling technical and financial support for de-risking efforts in the case of dedicated de-risking facilities like the new ADB Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund ( ACliFF), which bundles ADB support for a variety of different financial risk management products through one facility. Another example is the EBRD's risk sharing facility, which provides different risk-sharing instruments tailored to the local financial institution it serves. Similarly, the AfDB is developing a facility that aims at lowering risks for investments in agriculture value chains by financial institutions across Africa.
Bundling services in one-stop-shop programs such as the WBG Scaling Solar Initiative decreases the complexity of de-risking and shortens processing times.
Using multiple instruments can be useful to incorporate risk-sharing in traditional financial transactions and enabling private investment at multiple stages. An example is IADB-IIC's financing of renewable energy projects in Argentina, which are co-financed from public and private sources with a mix of concessional finance, A and B-loans, as well as equity. This way, risk is shared without locking in capital, because the funds are not retained but paid out.
Guaranteeing entire portfolios by covering a share of each loan, as done by the EIB, mitigates the side effects of locking in capital by scaling up the guarantee's impact directly.
A common feature of these approaches is the importance of concessional finance (e.g. via direct donor funding, multi-donor trust funds or climate funds). MDBs are reluctant to take on risks that might lower their credit ratings, so additional concessional finance with flexible terms can be critical for inducing MDBs to take on more risk, which is needed for innovation in the de-risking space.
More Visibility to New Approaches
As these approaches suggest, the set of targeted instruments for effectively de-risking and mobilizing private investments is more nuanced than the MDBs' joint reports illustrate. Also, the banks are actively experimenting to find de-risking strategies outside of the traditional "plain vanilla" approach of issuing guarantees and other traditional instruments. To give more visibility and transparency to these innovative efforts, future MDB Joint Reports on Climate Finance should incorporate them more systematically in the reporting. In parallel with other indicators, instruments should be disaggregated by bank and all the types of de-risking instruments beyond guarantees laid out.
In times of uncertainty around capital increases, flexible terms on the side of donors' concessional finance as well as transparent validation of approaches on the side of the MDBs is needed to identify and disseminate clear lessons from each bank's experiences. This will help improve the effectiveness with which MDBs mobilize private investments, advance their progress towards the 2020 targets and strengthen their role in climate finance.
MDB Climate Finance in 2016: The Good, the Bad and the Urgent
Insights September 15, 2017
Multilateral Development Bank Climate Finance in 2018: The Good, the Bad and the Urgent
Insights June 21, 2019
INSIDER: Multilateral Development Banks Have Made Progress Towards Paris Alignment, but Still Need to Fill in Critical Details
Insights March 19, 2020

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2013 Conference Proceedings: Overview (668.27 KB)
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Design Cultures: Encultured Design
The 12th National DEFSA Conference took place in September 2013 and was hosted by Vaal University of Technology.
"Design cultures" refers both to the communities of design, but also to the way in which design shapes community – "to design communities".
Within this broad framework, contributors were encouraged to address their papers to one of the sub-themes and presented both theoretical and practical applications of their work:
The designer shapes and is shaped by the communities in which the designer operates. A culture can be defined as any community where members share values, practices, processes and products. Such a community might engage
with the idea of the designer and his or her own (perhaps idiosyncratic and creative) orientation to the world (and the social and other communities in which he or she is embedded);
with the idea of a community of discipline such as the Design community/discipline in general, and, within this, specific design communities.
with the idea of a community of theory and criticism (which may include social, political, economic, educational, aesthetic, regulatory and philosophical communities);
with the idea of a community of praxis which foregrounds the culture of craftsmanship (which may include the process of, and a consideration for, technique and aesthetics in artefact production).
Sub-themes
Individuated design
Practices, products, personalities, purposes, principles
Educating designers, designing educators
The cultures of praxis in the academy
Design-in/for-community, community–in-design
The communal in design, the design in the communal
Reflective design
Acts of reflection on design – 'the reflective practitioner' in community, according to Donald Schön
The symbiotic design
Enculturation between the designer and the natural and urban environment)
2013 DEFSA Peer Reviewers
Jolanda Morkel: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Mari Arnot: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Dr Alletia Chistin: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Prof Mugendi M'Rithaa: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Hermie Voulgaleris: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bruce Cadle: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Mary Duker: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Inge Economou: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Dr Heidi Saayman-‐Hattingh: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Louise Mari Combrink: North West University
Wessie van der Westhuizen: North West University
Waldemar Bussiahn: Tshwane University of Technology
Flip Du Toit: Tshwane University of Technology
Prof Rudi de Lange: Tshwane University of Technology
Prof Alan J Munro: Tshwane University of Technology
Schalk van Staden: Tshwane University of Technology
Amanda Breytenbach: University of Johannesburg
Neshane Harvey: University of Johannesburg
Farieda Nazier: University of Johannesburg
Dr Deidre Pretorius: University of Johannesburg
Ilse Prinsloo: University of Johannesburg
Dr Judy Ramgolam: University of Johannesburg
Desiree Smal: University of Johannesburg
Dr Finzi Saidi: University of Johannesburg
Raymund Königk: University of Pretoria
Ria van Zyl: University of Pretoria
Kate Chmela-‐Jones: Vaal University of Technology
Carol Kuhn: Vaal University of Technology
Anneke Laurie: Vaal University of Technology
Thinus Mathee: Vaal University of Technology
Prof Connie Moloi: Vaal University of Technology
Nicolene Smit: Vaal University of Technology
Avitha Sooful: Vaal University of Technology
Four internationally acclaimed design education visionaries delivered keynote talks at the conference. A short biography of each speaker is presented below with the title or focus area of their presentations.
Prof. Roy Marcus
Prof. Marcus graduated with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1972. In 1974 and 1978, he was awarded an MSc and a PhD respectively for research work conducted in the field of the pipeline transportation of solids. In 2004, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Technology from the Technikon Witwatersrand.
Prof. Marcus acted as the Ministerial Advisor on science and technology and the Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Innovation. He was elected as Chairperson of the Council of the University of Johannesburg in March 2006. He represents South Africa as a board member of the International Sustainable Trade and Innovation Centre.
Dr. Ian Campbell
Dr. Campbell has experience in both academic and "real world" applications of CAD technology. At the 2013 DEFSA Conference he presented a paper on "Using New Technology to Improve Students' Opportunities" on collaborative research undertaken by Vaal University of Technology and Loughborough University. High school students from disadvantaged backgrounds and with physical impairments were given access to state-of-the-‐art CAD and direct digital manufacturing technologies and were able to achieve project outcomes that far surpassed the expectations of their teachers.
After graduating from Brunel University in 1985, Ian Campbell worked as a design engineer, first in Ford Motor Company, and later in the Rover Group. In 1993, he obtained a lectureship at the University of Nottingham and gained his PhD, again through part-‐time study, in 1998.
Prof. Eileen MacAvery
Prof. MacAvery is an art educator, graphic designer, author, and photographer. She is currently with Berkeley College serving as Professor/Chair—Graphic Design. She is the author and designer of the books Ethics: A Graphic Designer's Field Guide, East End Stories, and Teacup Secrets.
Prof. MacAvery has over 25 years' experience as a creative director, art director, and graphic designer. An expert in creating integrated marketing that reaches every touchpoint, she has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment and media marketing.
Prof. Deon de Beer
Prof. de Beer is currently the Executive Director: Technology Transfer and Innovation at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. His experience includes 10 years of industrial R&D at the AEC, supplemented by 24 years of Higher Education experience (teaching, research and management).
He has published widely on topics in product development, technology transfer, innovation, research development and commercialization.
A customized size chart for the African pear shaped plus-sized South African women
Ola-Afolayan, Olubunmi Tshwane University of Technology
Mastamet-Mason, Anne Tshwane University of Technology
During the past decade, all the surveys of women's sizes and measurements show that a significant proportion of the population can be categorised as plus-size. This is not necessarily something new but rather re-confirms that there is a large market for the plus-size garment of all types. Younger women are becoming plus-size, particularly among "pear-shaped" South African women of African origin.
These two factors, combined with the ever growing fashion awareness among the general public, make it necessary to develop a sizing chart for the pear-shaped body characteristics and to re-evaluate the existing sizing chart in relation to this particular body shape and size category.
A reflexive account of developing community health care material
Modiba, Tholo Tshwane University of Technology
de Lange, Rudi W Tshwane University of Technology
Full Title: A reflexive account of developing community health care material through the use of pre-testing methods and visual persuasion techniques
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by a mother during pregnancy. It is characterized by retardation of mental development and physical growth, particularly of the skull and face of the infant. FAS is a growing problem in South Africa, with it being rife in the townships and rural areas. The lack of public information and intervention is one of the reasons why the syndrome persists in these communities and this was also the motivation for this study.
Additive manufacturing in 3D product design and development practice: an interdisciplinary shift
Kuhn, Carol Vaal University of Technology
multi-disciplinary education
This paper reflects on aspects that impact on an interdisciplinary shift motivated by technology‐transfer within a University of Technology (UoT). Discussion focuses on the integrated use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) as automated layer by layer 3D printing product design and development technology within a 3D Art and Design studio-practice environment. As emerging technology, AM's impact has redefined the procedural framework and required knowledge coherence for the development of 3D objects.
Critical Design as critique of the design status quo
Cadle, Bruce Nelson Mandela University
Kuhn, Simon Nelson Mandela University
Contemporary design practice (and theory) is growing up. There is evidence to support the emergence of a new breed of designer who is able to reflect on her or his role in society, and to be critical of what they make and what the resultant consequences of that may be.
Design is often used as a vehicle to criticise and comment on issues, highlight problems and shortcomings in society, and present views and perspectives. This suggests that design is at a distance and impartial, but the truth is otherwise. Design is ideological and an expression of the values mediated by the designer and commissioned by others. This is the status quo: affirmative design. When design steps away from this position and critiques itself, critical design is the result.
Cultivating sustainable thinking through employing a student-centred learning approach
Breytenbach, Amanda University of Johannesburg
In order to save both the planet and the human race, society needs to take action and adopt sustainable practices and approaches. The embedded modes of operations and encultured human behavioral patterns are under attack and radical changes are required, to ensure a future that provides sustainable living conditions. Through employing various teaching and learning strategies, educators aim to convert the student's approach and encourage personal awareness that would stimulate responsible sustainability thinking and design. This paper explains how behavioral patterns can be changed through our teaching and learning approach thus contributing towards an environmentally responsible design culture and society.
Democratising graphic design: the role of human-centred practice within communication design projects
Chmela-Jones, Kate Vaal University of Technology
The paper reports on a number of human-‐centred design projects completed as part of the undergraduate graphic design programme at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT). The value of projects rooted in participatory design practice and social responsibility is discussed in the context of the multidisciplinary nature of graphic design and the opportunity provided by the Higher Education Qualification Framework (HEQF) to re-‐ design existing programmes at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa.
Design process of novice fashion design students: an educator's reflective analysis
Harvey, Neshane University of Johannesburg
This paper centres around a creative design project for first-‐year fashion design students. This project was informed by (1) the theoretical underpinnings of design thinking, (2) a human-‐centred approach to design and (3) protocol studies of novice engineering and industrial design students' approaches to the design process. The design project assumed a design process method that focused on human beings – and their needs – as the driver for fashion design. The aim of adopting such a human-‐centred method for creative design was three-‐ fold. Firstly, the design project aimed to create a culture and awareness of human beings and their needs as a driver for fashion design.
Designing education for sale: a price tag on Universities of Technology
Sooful, Avitha Vaal University of Technology
The world exists and is driven by need and yet the notion of education remains static. The new dispensation of Universities of Technology (UoT) in 2004 created a sense of anxiety and exhilaration simultaneously. UoT as a centre of educational delivery has implications for the new role which Higher Education will play. This also impacts on Departments of Visual arts and design within such institutions. The South African context of education is layered with social issues which impact on a broad spectrum of its development.
Designing environments for a stressful and traumatic workplace culture: a case study in a mental institution
Bussiahn, Waldemar Tshwane University of Technology
Interior & Furniture Design
The mental and physical working context in which mental health‐care providers spend most of their day is an extremely stressful environment, specifically with regards to mental and physical well‐being. This environment is shaped by a number of influences such as job demands, patient related stresses and political and economic pressures. All of these factors may eventually result in high levels of staff burnout, decreased work efficacy and increased overall stress.
Determining selection criteria for the compilation of an interior design corpus
Konigk, Raymond University of Pretoria
The paper considers culture as a collection of meanings which are produced and consumed by a given social group. Thus, the generation of meaning would be analogous to the generation of culture. In the investigation of architectural (built) artefacts it is unusual to identify a representative sample; instead research focus is on the in-depth precedent study. The purpose of this paper is to identify selection criteria for such a broad corpus of interior design artefacts (which may be studied from a semiotic perspective) as grounded theory requires a large and broad data sample. This is a novel application.
Embracing a culture of Active Citizenship in Interior Design education
Prinsloo, Ilse University of Johannesburg
Citizenship implies association and involvement in a community. Even though the conditions of involvement can be specified by government laws, citizenship is in fact not only a matter of politics, but actually an issue of culture and experience. It can therefore be described as a status and as a set of attitudes, associations and expectations that go beyond territorial boundaries. Active citizenship is the viewpoint that citizens should work for the improvement of their community. The notion requires active participation through economic contribution and volunteer work to improve life for all citizens.
Ethics in Design Research: a reflection on Intercultural Praxis in the Design Disciplines
Munro, Allan J Tshwane University of Technology
Qualitative research techniques lend themselves to research activities in the design disciplines due to their strategies to extract data that contain intangibles such as emotions, aesthetics, perceptions, embedded cultural practices, artistic and creative activities. The engagement with subjects that hold this data is guided by ethical codes of conduct and is governed by ethics committees that provide approval for such research engagement within a university environment.
Nevertheless (and inevitably) design research in the creative disciplines has moved into ethnography where the Eurocentric process of collecting data and the associated ethical guidelines and approval process may no longer be relevant, fair and appropriate.
Failing schools in South Africa: a symptom of defeatism in school leadership
Fouche, Cariana Vaal University of Technology
This paper draws on a multiple case study on school leadership in seven schools in South Africa. The views and experiences of principals of so called failing schools were elicited and analysed to try and answer the research question: Why could these schools not achieve more than a 20% pass rate in the National Examination for the last five years amongst their grade 12 pupils?
Green Screen: The Actor's Challenge
Jacobs, Nicolaas University of Pretoria
Munro, Marth University of Pretoria
Broodryk, Chris University of Pretoria
The design options in the contemporary computerised era, lead to the digitised manipulation of proposed reality. Green screen is a technique used within film/television and permits compositing and manipulation of the proposed reality. This allows the filmmaker and the virtual designers to substitute the green screen area with whatever designed 'environment' the filmmaker desires.
Idealisation as a design approach in enamelled contemporary jewellery
Newman, Nina Tshwane University of Technology
The Platonic notion of idealism, specifically used in the botanical imagery represented inRenaissance paintings is investigated in this paper and compared to the botanical motifs used in Renaissance enamelled jewellery. The same process of idealisation used in Renaissance painting and enamel jewels is applied to South African botanical motifs, which creates a stylistic departure from the botanical images used during the Renaissance.
Interactions: shaping the places we inhabit
Laurie, Anneke
A.W. Sprin's definition of landscape as a process of the "mutual shaping of people and places" implies that the inhabitants of any space are implicated in, but also susceptible to, the shaping of their surroundings. This paper examines such interactions by theorising landscape as embodied, individuated experience of place in relation to representations of landscape. The Vaal Metropolitan area is reflected on in terms of the researcher's experience of place, where experience of place refers to the consideration of direct (multi-‐sensory) perception, memories and prior knowledge as well as imaginings of place. This understanding of experience of place is based on a combination of theories of place from the writings of Edward Casey, J.B.
Introducing De Jong: reflections upon reconstructing the life and practice of a white English-speaking designer
Groenewald, Lize University of Johannesburg
Jacob Dlamini, in his seminal text 'Native nostalgia' (2010), confides that the first time he heard the term 'economic sanctions' used in the township was in the early 1980s when he woke up one day to discover the local Barclays Bank had been renamed First National Bank (FNB). Notably, Dlamini continues to list "a bottle store and … the biggest news agent in Katlehong" as signifiers of urban life of Katlehong, but only the bank is recalled by brand. At the time, the re‐branding of Barclays engendered a storm of protest in South Africa, both in design circles, and amongst members of the public.
Positioning 'constructivist' academic research into project-based pedagogical design studies for 4th year Interior Design Degree programmes
Gill, Andrew University of Johannesburg
project-based teaching
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the benefits of embracing constructivism as a conceptual basis for the practice of teaching and learning in interior design degree programmes; namely Bachelor of Technology, and BA Honours offered at many of the institutions in South Africa.
Deliberation is given to using a constructivist approach to both teaching and learning, and as a research paradigm to better align the research and practical components of these traditionally vocationally-orientated, project-based design programmes.
Praxis of Design Education to the current Digital Culture Student
Meiring, Elzabe University of Johannesburg
If "Design is shaped by the community and community shapes design" (DEFSA 2013 brief author), then how do we teach design to a culture that is engrossed within the ever-changing information age, what is the impact of this ethos on the current day designer and design?
Problematic motifs: portrayals and identity construction of women in visual consumer media
Economou, Inge Nelson Mandela University
Considerable criticism has been levelled at problematic visual portrayals of women in consumer and popular media. Current Western media landscapes feature images of women that engender problematic 'narrow' identity constructs – marginalising agency and intellect, promoting physical idealisation, sexual objectification, and commodification – and, as such, reproduce patriarchal discourse. Despite the rise of feminism and the resultant increased awareness of and advances in the area of gender equality, stereotyped images of sexualised, objectified and idealised women seem to persist globally and in South Africa. Images exert discursive power and have the ability to shape people's identities, beliefs, and behaviour.
Supporting a community through design: Melville Johannesburg
Van Zyl, Christa University of Johannesburg
In 2012 the Melville Community Development Organisation (MCDO) approached the Department of Strategic Communications at the University of Johannesburg for a collaboration between the University and the Melville community, with the support of the Melville Residence Association (MRA). These Melville institutions requested groups of Honours students to research and propose a solution for the urban degeneration within the area, as perceived by its businesses, tourists and residents.
Sustaining the Johannesburg fashion design incubators: The role of fashion design education
Internationally, design incubators have emerged as a result of clustering. These design incubators serve as artist studios, or as design centers providing opportunities for young emerging entrepreneurs to acquire studio workspaces located within a cluster of similar economic activities.
In South Africa, design incubators, particularly fashion design incubators, have emerged in the Johannesburg Fashion District, situated within the central business district of Johannesburg. Research conducted in 2006 established that there were a number of emerging fashion designers located within the Johannesburg Fashion District design incubators. However, interviews conducted in 2012 revealed that the number of fashion designers positioned within these design incubators had declined.
The decision making process of visually impaired consumers in an apparel retail environment
Ramatla, Aubrey Tshwane University of Technology
One of the most severe disabilities known to man is the loss of sight, as it deprives the individual of the primary sense used to acquire information and knowledge about their direct environment. Visual impairment limits effective decision making as it severs the individual's essential involvement in society. Such individuals have restricted mobility and are mostly dependent on other people and as a result their ability to make decisions, and develop a sense of purchasing orientation is hampered. This research aimed at exploring the shopping experiences of visually impaired consumers in regards to clothing prices, colour choices, fibre content and the feel or hand of the fabric used for the garment.
The demise of design programmes within the public FET system in South Africa: a case for non-formal education
Sidogi, Pfunzo Tshwane University of Technology
This paper investigates the demise of design and related programmes within the public Further Education and Training (FET) system of South Africa.
Policy documents regulating the provision of these programmes were interrogated and the various changes which have occurred in the FET system, especially in terms of restructuring, will be highlighted. These changes have had adverse implications on design education, evidenced in the introduction of the National Curriculum Vocational (NCV) programmes and the unclear status of the 'old' Nated programmes. The paper concludes by advocating for non-‐formal education as a possible antidote for the poor availability of design and related programmes within the 50 public FET colleges.
The Myth of Unified Global Culture: transcoding national cultures within website interfaces
Swanepoel, Mike Nelson Mandela University
This paper probes two areas relating to transcoding culture in a website interface development context. Firstly, culture is interrogated through the lens of current anthropological models of dimensions (traits/tendencies) of national culture. Secondly, transcoding anthropological models of dimensions of national culture into culturally adaptive website interfaces through the graphic design process.
Toward an entrepreneully orientated design model for the SA small business that provides custom-made apparel
Tselepis, Theo Tshwane University of Technology
The South African government has invested in skills development ever since 1995 in an effort to facilitate more opportunities for small business and micro business (SMME) owners. Skills development programs offered in South Africa include the development of technical skills like apparel construction. At least 129 active apparel SMMEs were operating in the Pretoria region of Gauteng province during between 2001 and 2013. Most of these SMMEs provide custom‐made apparel for their individual customers and the owner‐designers of these businesses are involved in the design process of the custom‐made apparel, but also play an imperative role in the business functions that directly relate to the design process.
Visual literacy in community communication: pretesting nutrition education materials for elderly caregivers in Boipatong
Gaede, Rolf J Vaal University of Technology
The paper deals with issues and concerns relating to the process of pre-‐testing visual illustrations used in educational material in a community communication setting.
The first part of the paper discusses how selected aspects of nutrition education materials meant for elderly care givers in Boipatong were pre-‐tested using questionnaires (n=55) and focus group discussions in order to establish the target group's views and opinions about different types of visual illustration approaches. The information was subsequently used to guide the production of a visually illustrated nutrition education booklet, which was distributed free of charge in the community as part of a nutrition education intervention.


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Games and Learning/Topics/Play/MMOG
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A massively multiplayer online game (also called MMO) is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on personal computers. Most of the newer game consoles, including the PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DSi and Wii can access the Internet and may therefore run MMO games. Additionally, mobile devices and smartphones based on such operating systems as Windows Mobile and Google's Android, as well as the Apple iPhone are seeing an increase in the amount of MMO games available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of computer role-playing games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.
As in all RPGs, players assume the role of a character (often in a fantasy world) and take control over many of that character's actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player RPGs by the number of players, and by the game's persistent world, usually hosted by the game's publisher, which continues to exist and evolve while the player is away from the game. This is often referred to as being offline. MMORPGs are played throughout the world. Worldwide revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and Western revenues exceeded US$1 billion in 2006. In 2008, Western consumer spending on subscription MMOGs grew to $1.4 billion. World of Warcraft, a popular MMORPG, had over 11.5 million subscribers as of December, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG
world of warcraft (aka WoW)
Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a great tension now smolders throughout the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the world once again.
World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory"
Steinkuehler, C. A. (2008), Cognition and literacy in massively multiplayer online games 'Handbook of Research on New Literacies', Erlbaum, Mahwah NJ , pp. 1-38.
Delwiche, A. (2006), 'Massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) in the new media classroom', Educational Technology & Society 9 (3), 160-172.
Recent research demonstrates that videogames enhance literacy, attention, reaction time, and higher-level thinking. Several scholars have suggested that massively multiplayer online games MMOs such as Everquest and Second Life have educational potential, but we have little data about what happens when such tools are introduced in the classroom. This paper reports findings from two MMO-based courses in the context of situated learning theory. The first course, focused on the ethnography of on-line games, used the game Everquest as a vehicle for teaching research methods to 36 students in an undergraduate communication course. The second course used the game Second Life to teach the fundamentals of videogame design and criticism. Synthesizing comments from student web logs with data collected from followup surveys, the paper highlights key findings and offers concrete suggestions for instructors contemplating the use of multiplayer games in their own courses. Recommending that potential virtual environments be selected on the basis of genre, accessibility, and extensibility, it is suggested that game-based assignments are most effective when they build bridges between the domain of the game world and an overlapping domain of professional practice.
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Q: Sign-in and Sign-up Authentication Implementation Issues using xamarin.forms and Firebase I am trying to implement Sign-in & Sign-up Authentication using Firebase with Xamarin.Forms and I am having the following errors:

*

*In the Android Project, it is complaining about this line (public class FirebaseAuthenticator : IFirebaseAuthenticator) in the MainActivity.cs as follows: (Error CS0246 The type or namespace name 'IFirebaseAuthenticator' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?))

*In the iOS Project, it is complaining about this line (public class FirebaseAuthenticator : IFirebaseAuthenticator) in the AppDelegate.cs as follows: (Error CS0246 The type or namespace name 'IFirebaseAuthenticator' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?))

This is my AppShell.cs, where I defined the shared code:
using AbuseAlert.Views;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace AbuseAlert
{
public partial class AppShell : Xamarin.Forms.Shell
{
    public AppShell()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        Routing.RegisterRoute(nameof(ItemDetailPage), typeof(ItemDetailPage));
        Routing.RegisterRoute(nameof(NewItemPage), typeof(NewItemPage));
    }

    private async void OnMenuItemClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        await Shell.Current.GoToAsync("//LoginPage");
    }
}
}

namespace AbuseAlert.Interfaces.FirebaseAuthentication
{
 public interface IFirebaseAuthenticator
{
    Task<string> SignInWithEmailAndPasswordAsync(string email, string password);
    Task<string> SignUpWithEmailPasswordAsync(string email, string password);
    Task ForgotPasswordAsync(string email);
}
}

This is the MainActivity.cs in the Android Project, where the first error occurs:
using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content.PM;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.OS;
using AndroidX.Core.App;
using AndroidX.Core.Content;
using MediaManager;
using Android;
using Octane.Xamarin.Forms.VideoPlayer.Android;
using LibVLCSharp.Forms.Shared;
using Android.Content;
using Firebase;
using Firebase.Auth;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Xamarin.Forms;
using AbuseAlert.Droid.Authentication.Firebase;

[assembly: Dependency(typeof(FirebaseAuthenticator))]

namespace AbuseAlert.Droid
{
 [Activity(Label = "AbuseAlert", Icon = "@mipmap/icon", Theme = "@style/MainTheme", MainLauncher = true, ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.ScreenSize | ConfigChanges.Orientation | ConfigChanges.UiMode | ConfigChanges.ScreenLayout | ConfigChanges.SmallestScreenSize )]

public class MainActivity : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.FormsAppCompatActivity
{
    public static FirebaseAuth Auth;

    public event EventHandler<ActivityResultEventArgs> ActivityResult = delegate { };
    protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
        CrossMediaManager.Current.Init(this);
        LibVLCSharpFormsRenderer.Init();
        InitFirebaseAuth(); //Create an instance of FirebaseAuth

        Xamarin.Essentials.Platform.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
        global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
        LoadApplication(new App());

        if (ContextCompat.CheckSelfPermission(this, Manifest.Permission.RecordAudio) != Permission.Granted)
        {
            ActivityCompat.RequestPermissions(this, new String[] { Manifest.Permission.RecordAudio }, 1);
        }

        FormsVideoPlayer.Init();
    }
    public override void OnRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, string[] permissions, [GeneratedEnum] Android.Content.PM.Permission[] grantResults)
    {
        Xamarin.Essentials.Platform.OnRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);

        base.OnRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    }

    protected override void OnActivityResult(int requestCode, Result resultCode, Intent data)
    {
        ActivityResult(this, new ActivityResultEventArgs
        {
            RequestCode = requestCode,
            ResultCode = resultCode,
            Data = data
        });

        //base.OnActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
        //AuthenticationAgentContinuationHelper.SetAuthenticationAgentContinuationEventArgs(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    }

    private void InitFirebaseAuth()
    {

        var options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
            .SetProjectId("abusealert-53b22") //YOUR_PROJECT_ID")
            .SetApplicationId("1:883750321469:android:65f90ffae4042a695b1954") //YOUR_APPLICATION_ID")
            .SetApiKey("AIzaSyBk_4DWo-bMvrqOI2FfsfuK61HEF-OY3J8") //YOUR_FIREBASE_API_KEY")
            .SetDatabaseUrl("https://abusealert-53b22-default-rtdb.firebaseio.com") //YOUR_DATABASEURL")
            .SetStorageBucket("nam5 (us-central)") //YOUR_STORAGEBUCKET")
            .Build();
        //https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/project/abusealert-53b22/database/abusealert-53b22-default-rtdb/data/~2F

        var _fireApp = FirebaseApp.InitializeApp(this, options);

        Auth = FirebaseAuth.GetInstance(_fireApp);
    }

}
}

namespace AbuseAlert.Droid.Authentication.Firebase
{
public class FirebaseAuthenticator : IFirebaseAuthenticator
{
    public async Task<string> LoginWithEmailPasswordAsync(string email, string password)
    {

        var user = await MainActivity.Auth.SignInWithEmailAndPasswordAsync(email, password);
        var token = await user.User.GetIdTokenAsync(false);

        return token.Token;
    }

    public async Task<string> SignUpWithEmailPasswordAsync(string email, string password)
    {

        var user = await MainActivity.Auth.CreateUserWithEmailAndPasswordAsync(email, password);
        var token = await user.User.GetIdTokenAsync(false);
        return token.Token;
    }

    public async Task ConfirmPasswordResetAsync(string code, string newPassword)
    {
        await MainActivity.Auth.ConfirmPasswordResetAsync(code, newPassword);
    }

    public async Task ForgotPasswordAsync(string email)
    {
        await MainActivity.Auth.SendPasswordResetEmailAsync(email);

    }

    public async Task VerifyPasswordResetCodeAsync(string code)
    {
        await MainActivity.Auth.VerifyPasswordResetCodeAsync(code);
    }

}
}

This is the AppDelegate.cs file for iOS Project where the 2nd error occurs:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using AbuseAlert.iOS.Implementations.Auth;
using Foundation;
using MediaManager;
using Octane.Xamarin.Forms.VideoPlayer.iOS;
using UIKit;
using Xamarin.Forms;

[assembly: Dependency(typeof(FirebaseAuthenticator))]

namespace AbuseAlert.iOS
{
    // The UIApplicationDelegate for the application. This class is responsible for
launching the
// User Interface of the application, as well as listening (and optionally responding) to
// application events from iOS.
[Register("AppDelegate")]
public partial class AppDelegate : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.FormsApplicationDelegate
{
    //
    // This method is invoked when the application has loaded and is ready to run. In this
    // method you should instantiate the window, load the UI into it and then make the window
    // visible.
    //
    // You have 17 seconds to return from this method, or iOS will terminate your application.
    //
    public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
    {
        CrossMediaManager.Current.Init();

        FormsVideoPlayer.Init();

        Firebase.Core.App.Configure();

        global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init();
        LoadApplication(new App());

        return base.FinishedLaunching(app, options);
    }
}
}

namespace AbuseAlert.iOS.Implementations.Auth
{

class FirebaseAuthenticator : IFirebaseAuthenticator
{

    public async Task<string> LoginWithEmailPassword(string email, string password)
    {

        var authDataResult = await Firebase.Auth.Auth.DefaultInstance.SignInWithPasswordAsync(
            email,
            password);

        return await authDataResult.User.GetIdTokenAsync();
    }

    public async Task<string> SignupWithEmailPassword(string email, string password)
    {
        var authDataResult = await Firebase.Auth.Auth.DefaultInstance.CreateUserAsync(
        email,
        password);

        return await authDataResult.User.GetIdTokenAsync();
    }
}
}

So what do I need to do to clear these errors?

A: this is a very basic C# error that is discussed at length in the docs
you've defined IFirebaseAuthenticator in the AbuseAlert.Interfaces.FirebaseAuthentication namespace
namespace AbuseAlert.Interfaces.FirebaseAuthentication
{
  public interface IFirebaseAuthenticator

so when you want to use IFirebaseAuthenticator elsewhere in your code, you need to tell it which namespace to use
using AbuseAlert.Interfaces.FirebaseAuthentication;

or by fully qualifying the namespace when you use IFirebaseAuthenticator
AbuseAlert.Interfaces.FirebaseAuthentication.IFirebaseAuthenticator

in many cases if you right-click on the error in VS, it will provide suggested fixes that you can select from

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This article was published on October 19, 2021
PSD2 could revolutionize the EU's finance sector — if banks and fintechs learn to get along
What the hell is PSD2 anyways?
With Silicon Valley in the West and Shenzhen in the East having long dominated the tech scene, Europe's leaders have been calling on the need for the EU to achieve technological sovereignty. This means having homegrown technology companies that are strong enough to compete with big tech players from abroad, making EU based businesses less dependent and giving the bloc a stronger position in shaping the future of tech.
With major fintech hubs developing in London and Frankfurt as well as new regulation changes that are speeding up collaboration between banks and fintechs, some believe Europe could become a global leader in this space.
This was pushed forward with the introduction of the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) in January 2018. The directive ushered in a major change in the dynamics between banks and fintechs with open banking, a practice that allows banks and third-party financial service providers to share secure access to users' banking and financial data. This translates to frictionless collaboration between banks and fintechs, which will subsequently produce more options for users.
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Ever used an app to split a dinner bill with friends? To help you save more each month or invest your savings directly in crypto? And there's a lot more innovative possibilities this could bring.
But what exactly does this entail and will it actually herald the revolutionary change the bloc needs to become a fintech powerhouse?
What is PSD2?
PSD2 is a wider and more comprehensive update to the original Payment Services Directive, passed in 2007, which sought the development of a single payment market in the European Union to promote innovation, competition, and efficiency. This update expands the scope of the original directive to all payments where at least one party is in the EEA, whereas the original directive required both parties to be in the EEA.
The game changer for PSD2 is the requirement that banks have to open up their payment services to other companies, called Third Party Payment Services Providers (TPPs). TPPs are authorized online service providers which exist outside banks, but may be involved in online transactions that a banking client may carry out.
TPPs are classified into two types:
Payment Initiation Service Providers (PISPs) are external parties which can initiate transactions. This means transactions can happen without the need for credit or debit card details. For example, with your permission, some digital money management and savings apps can automatically transfer a small proportion of your balance each week to a savings account.
Account Information Service Providers (AISPs) are external parties which can connect to bank accounts and retrieve information such as balances and transactions from those accounts. A common example is a money tracking app that helps you make sense of where you spend your money. The app aggregates data from your various bank accounts so you can see a snapshot of your spending history.
The presence of these TPPs mean that every bank is required to provide TTPs access to their customers' accounts via open application programming interfaces (APIs). It's this requirement that aids the transformation towards a more open financial sector, also known as open banking.
Implementation of open banking APIs still unclear
PSD2 provides a tipping point for API technology to break through to traditional big banks which have been slower to innovate. The fact that banks are required to build an integration point means that fintechs will have more opportunities to collaborate, which opens up new possibilities for funding that results in new applications or solutions for users. This will be especially important for Europe's big banks given the pressure they're now facing from neobanks and big tech companies moving into the space.
However, at the start there where limited standard technological guidelines on how to implement the APIs. Koen Adolfs, the Lead Product Owner for Open Banking & Enterprise Integration Technology at ABN Amro, shares that, "Since this is a new piece of legislation, regulators and banks are figuring out what this means for technical application in an agile manner. We are still working together to shape this world."
Is regulation really enough to spur innovation?
While PSD2 may have removed barriers to open banking, regulation alone is not enough to foster a fintech boom in the EU. Koen Adolfs believes that the power lies within the companies themselves, and their ability to discover the opportunities within the realms of open banking. He gives the example that, "when you look back at the genesis of Silicon Valley, it was not born out of regulatory impetus, but rather a community of companies and people who wanted to innovate together."
Adolfs also claims that, "it's essential for companies and fintechs to continue to collaborate together on more initiatives," to unleash the full realization of open banking. He believes that currently, the EU is just at the start of that journey, and many more applications for open banking are yet to come.
Privacy is pushing progress
Although consumers are still hesitant to adopt open banking initiatives with open arms, the EU's focus on privacy could help ease this transition. As with every facet of banking, trust remains central to the service. Differing from the tech world, for banks and financial institutions giving customers control of their personal data and how it's shared is essential. It's therefore important to let customers have the flexibility of choosing what and where their data goes as well as implementing good security measures to prevent leaks.
Positive examples to learn from
While open banking in the EU still has a long way to go, there are some collaborative examples that companies and fintechs can take inspiration from. For example, Adolfs shares that, "Tikkie, a payment request platform, has an API which allows businesses to send bulk payment requests via their choice of channel (e.g. Whatsapp, Facebook, email)."
Similarly, "a travel agency that helps customize trips to Australia and New Zealand called TravelEssence hedges itself against currency risks by automating the process of bulk FX trade conversions via ABN AMRO's FX Trade API."
While PSD2 and open banking have started the EU's journey towards being a competitive player in fintech, regulation alone is not enough. Companies and fintechs have to collaborate more and find new implementations of open banking to streamline manual business processes or enhance the consumer experience. So now the focus should be on building an ecosystem of innovation spearheaded by EU based companies.
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