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Nigeria Computer Society NCS mourns Unilag VC, Sofoluwe

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nigeriacomputers.com –

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) mourns the loss of Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos which sadly occurred on 12 May, 2012. He was a professor of Computer Science and Fellow of NCS. Always humble, despite his achievements and position, he will be sorely missed. May God comfort his family. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Full message on: Nigeria Computer Society mourns Unilag VC, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe more...

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Jidaw List on May 14, 2012

Education reform in Mozambique : Lessons and Challenges

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openknowledge.worldbank.org –

The report opens with a brief description of the conceptual framework that guided the analysis as well as the data used. The next chapter presents the analysis of changes in household behavior and educational outcomes related to the implementation of the reforms, at both the primary and secondary levels. The descriptive nature of this analysis does not allow for inferences regarding the effects of the reforms on enrollment and demand for education. The following chapter presents the results of more...

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D C on May 08, 2012

Video: World Bank: eRwanda project

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youtube.com –

This 10 min video described the eRwanda project, and its accomplishments from 2006 until 2010. eRwanda was funded by the World Bank in support of the national information communication infrastructure strategy (NICI). eRwanda aims to improve access to information and services to Rwandans. It financed infrastructure and services, as well as connectivity to the district offices, in support of government decentralization. eRwanda contributed to private sector development, skills development and the more...

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John Daly on April 28, 2012

Universities clash by the Nile

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"An ambitious scheme to create Egypt’s first science city is finally becoming a reality. Pristine glass and steel buildings are waiting for researchers and students just outside Cairo, and a grand opening is planned for September."But a bitter property dispute is overshadowing enthusiasm for the technology park and university complex. In a quarrel that has roots in the political turmoil in Egypt in recent years, another university says that it owns some of the buildings, and that its research more...

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John Daly on May 12, 2012

The “$300 house project” scoops video award

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ft.com –

"A project to develop a house that costs just $300 has one first prize for the Tuck school of business in the Global Business School Network annual video competition. The video describes how MBA students from Dartmouth College applied business school skills to address the need for low-cost housing in Haiti."Runner-up in the competition was a video from students at UNC Kenan-Flagler about their consultancy projects in eastern Africa that focused on sustainability.Third place went to a student more...

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John Daly on May 02, 2012

Canadian School of Peacebuilding 2012

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csop.cmu.ca –

The Canadian School of Peacebuilding is an institute of Canadian Mennonite University. It will be running from June 18-29, 2012. Come this summer to learn with other peacebuilders – local and international, young and old, students, practitioners, and those new to peacebuilding – at the fourth annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding. We invite you to participate in your choice of five- day courses for personal inspiration, professional development, or academic credit. Classes are starting to more...

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Valerie Smith on May 07, 2012

Digitize Me, Visualize Me, Search Me

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livingbooksaboutlife.org –

The introduction to Digitize Me, Visualize Me, Search Me takes as its starting point the so-called ‘computational turn’ to data-intensive scholarship in the humanities. The phrase ‘the computational turn’ has been adopted to refer to the process whereby techniques and methodologies drawn from computer science and related fields – including science visualization, interactive information visualization, image processing, network analysis, statistical data analysis, and the management, manipulation more...

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D C on January 08, 2012

Connecting the Millennium Development Goals to public library services in the United States

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londonmet.ac.uk –

U.S. public libraries have the potential to actively participate in realizing the collective vision of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While public libraries in the United States utilize measurement tools to plan socially responsive services and programs to address poverty and literacy in their communities, these initiatives are not connected to MDG targets and indicators. This article suggests that by re-imagining data collection methods coupled with active community more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

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UNESCO has embarked on a process to elaborate a house-wide policy on engaging with Indigenous Peoples. A General Conference Side Event launched this process. The event featured the highest-level indigenous spokespersons from the three foremost UN institutions with respect to Indigenous Peoples: Mr James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms Myrna Cunningham, Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Mr. Vital Bambanze, Chair, UN Expert Mechanism on more...

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John Daly on April 25, 2012

Designing for learning: Online social networks as a classroom environment

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When used effectively, new technologies have the potential to allow students to “speak” to a world far beyond their local community. In doing so, they empower students to write and publish for a global audience, encouraging them to be more than just the audience. There is also a pressing need for students to be literate in the new digital practices that are required to actively participate in the global economy. A major concern many educators have is the fact that students often communicate more...

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D C on November 29, 2011

IPOGEA Research Centre on Local and Traditional Knowledge

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International Centre for Traditional Knowledge against desertification and for a sustainable future in the Euro-Mediterranean Traditional Knowledge constitutes the ancient knowledge of humanity, the deepest layer on which our science and culture have developed, the local solutions that have allowed the creation and management of ecosystems and cultural landscapes on the entire surface of the planet. It enables the development of solutions with a low energy and resource use, that are able to more...

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John Daly on April 25, 2012

NACOSS National WIIFM Conference NAKITPIN

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ebusinessnigeria.com –

The Nigerian Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS) will be holding its NACOSS WIIFM conference tagged “NAKITPIN” from April 25 to 27, 2012. The event will hold in Delta State University, Abraka, Delta state. According to the release from NACOSS, the program is geared towards empowering NACOSSITES nationwide and also enlightening them about how they can make use of their acquired IT skills to become entrepreneurs irrespective of the branch of the industry they find themselves. more...

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Jidaw List on April 15, 2012

NACOSS Workshop: Industry Relevance Tweeting with the Trend (TEETREN)

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ebusinessnigeria.com –

Nigerian Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS) will be organizing a national program on ICT entrepreneurship tagged “Industry Relevance: Tweeting with the Trend” for Nigeria Youths. The program which promises to provide educational and inspiring experiences will be held on 26th of April, 2012 at Oba Oladele Olashore Auditorium, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji – Arakeji, Osun State. Details on: NACOSS Workshop: Industry Relevance Tweeting with the Trend (TEETREN) more...

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Jidaw List on April 15, 2012

Extended deadline for INCORE 13th International Summer School Applications 18th April 2012

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incore.ulst.ac.uk –

INCORE 13th International Summer School 2012****APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 18TH APRIL 2012****INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute) at the University of Ulster wishes you to invite you to the 13th International Summer School. The 2012 International Summer School will run from 18th-22nd June 2012. The Summer School will be based on the historic Magee Campus in the city of Derry/Londonderry, on the shores of Lough Foyle in the north west of Northern Ireland, easily accessible more...

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Julie McSorley on April 06, 2012

Developing a strategy for knowledge translation and brokering in public policymaking

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dfid.gov.uk –

The challenge for policymakers is to ensure that the decision‐making process effectively meshes different types of knowledge such as scientific knowledge, knowledge of the local context and wider knowledge of what has worked in the past; and to do this whilst involving different types of organisation such as line ministries, research providers, non‐governmental organisations, advocacy groups, local delivery bodies and citizens. Supporting this complex decision‐making process often requires more...

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D C on November 22, 2011

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