A new age of more flexible, less expensive, and more secure computing will emerge soon if governments act wisely.
MICHAEL R. NELSON, Issues in Science and Technology, Summer 2009
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Development partners have increasingly recognized the important role of political economy in a country’s growth and development. The political economy’s impact is even more pronounced in fragile
states and in the small communities of the Pacific islands.
At the request of the Government of Kiribati, the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) funded a study of the political economy of the country’s stateowned
enterprise (SOE) reform. After reviewing approaches and methodologies
to examine the po more...
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Executive Summary: 'One in four children, almost all of them living in developing countries, does not complete five years of basic education, and for every illiterate child there are eight adults who lack this fundamental coping skill. The regions of greatest risk are Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and the situation is particularly bad for girls, who make up two-thirds of the world's unschooled children. Despite the daunting nature of the global education challenge, there are ample reasons f more...
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Managing Development Risk encourages the small island nation of Kiribati to embark on a sustainable development path. The report illustrates how various development risks contribute to the fragility of a resource-poor and import-dependent economy, and how the Government and people of Kiribati can manage these development challenges.
Since becoming independent in 1979, Kiribati has built a reputation for political stability and fi scal prudence while confi dently pursuing its own path in regiona more...
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Una reflexión con vistas a la Conferencia Mundial de la Educación Superior (París, 2009) UNESCO-IESALC
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What happens when millions of people engage in social networks? Online communities are not a new phenomenon, but the creation of large online meeting spaces marks a new era and new dimensions. This article explores the different cultures of social networks.
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'Development divorced from its human terms or cultural context is growth without a soul. Economic development in its full flowering is part of a people’s culture.' The World Commission was a very high level body, and this 1998 report from UNESCO has been very influential.
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