Indigenous Knowledge can be used to integrate education in today's society, honoring and respecting the diversity of knowledge sources and fostering an inclusive and fair learning environment. This increases cultural pride and, consequently, the drive to find creative solutions to local problems using resources and inventiveness that are available locally. Indigenous people have important knowledge about the ecosystem in the area and how best to manage its natural resources. A growing number of people outside of indigenous knowledge systems are interested in them as a result of the current global ecological catastrophe and the understanding that overuse of natural resources arises from unsuitable attitudes and technology. Indigenous Knowledge is the basis from which alternative ways of managing resources can be developed using indigenous technologies that are cost effective and economically affordable. Revaluation and Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Modern Society contributes to the role of indigenous knowledge in the contemporary society by focusing on the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of indigenous knowledge. Covering topics such as food security, intellectual property protection, and biocultural community protocols, this book is an excellent resource for knowledge managers, records managers, indigenous knowledge owners, indigenous communities, librarians, computer scientists, data curators, sociologists, anthropologists, policymakers, government officials, professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, and more.
Bhuda, Monicca Thulisile: - Dr. Monicca Thulisile Bhuda holds PhD holder in Social Sciences with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) from the North-West University (NWU), with 6 years' experience of teaching within the IKS, culture and heritage fields. I am a coordinator of a programme that focuses on African identities, Heritage and History at the University of Mpumalanga.Furthermore, I am also a culture and heritage lecturer within the same University. Currently as an academic, Ihave 24 academic publications on IKS and presented 31 abstracts in diverse conferences. I am co supervisingstudents who are registered for master's degrees in IKS with NWU. I have also been declared a national expert ofIKS by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in the republic of South Africa and I serve in a national panel ofexperts as the youngest member. In 2023, I have been awarded by the South African National Heritage Council (NHC) under the category of Voice of heritage. The North-West University in 2023 also awarded me with an alumni excellence award within the education category. I have been featured numerous times on TV, radio and newsletters as an IKS and culture expert.
Masenya, Tlou Maggie: - Tlou Maggie Masenya holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Masters in Information Technology from the University of Pretoria (UP). She has 9 years of working experience as an Associate Professor lecturer in the field of Information Science, Information Systems and Technology. Dr Masenya is currently appointed as Head of the Department of Information Technology at the Durban University of Technology. She is a distinguished researcher with extensive and impressive national and international research standing and has published numerous book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals within the broad niche area of ICT4D, Digital preservation and Data Curation, Records and Knowledge Management, Technopreneurship, Digital Entrepreneurship, Cloud Computing, Innovative Pedagogies, Disruptive Technologies and Indigenous Knowledge Systems, which had a positive impact on her scholarly growth. She recently edited two books, and the first book is entitled "Innovative technologies for enhancing knowledge access in academic libraries" published by IGI- Global International Academic Publisher in July 2022. The second book is entitled "Digital preservation and Documentation of Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems" also published by IGI- Global International Academic Publisher in August 2023. These research publications have consistently pushed the frontiers in Information Technology and related fields and have become highly cited by academics and scholars globally. She is currently reviewing journal articles and book chapters for SAJIM, SAJLIS, Mousaion, JSASA and IGI-Global. Dr Masenya is also a guest editor for two special issues "The Role of Medical Culture in Internet Intervention of Mobile Applications", in IEEE International Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (J-BHI) and "New Pedagogies and Technology Driven Innovations in Improving the Quality of Learning and Teaching", Educational Research and Evaluation in Taylor and Francis International Journal.
