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- United States
  
  People
  
  Population 301.62 mln
  
  Population growth 1%
  
  Life expectancy 78 years
  
  Net migration 6,493,000
  
  Economy
  
  GDP $13751.4 bln
  
  - per capita $45,592
  
  - growth rate 2%
  
  FDI, net inflows $237.54 bln
  
  Infrastructure
  
  Cellphone users 85%
  
  Internet users 74%
  
  High-tech exports 28%
  
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Data journalism can help a journalist tell a complex story through engaging infographics. Or it can help explain how a story relates to an individual, as the BBC and the Financial Times now routinely do with their budget interactives (where you can find out how the budget affects you, rather than ‘Joe Public’). And it can open up the news gathering process itself, as The Guardian do so successfully in sharing data, context, and questions with their Datablog. Data can be the source of data more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

The Right Shot: Extending the Reach of Affordable and Adapted Vaccines

doctorswithoutborders.org –

Lack of information on both the price and the different product characteristics of vaccines has been limiting countries’ ability to operate affordable and effective immunization programs. This publication seeks to remedy some of the existing knowledge gaps by raising awareness on existing price differentials, exploring what factors drive fluctuations in vaccine prices, and discussing where development of better-adapted vaccines could reduce barriers to immunization and increase coverage levels more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 16, 2012

Transforming technical and vocational education and training: building skills for work and life

unesdoc.unesco.org –

The UNESCO study examines evidence from a range of countries in all world regions to identify trends in TVET development and policy options. It locates developments in the context of wider social, economic, political and educational changes so as to provide a well-founded assessment of where TVET is at present, and how policy initiatives might better prepare individuals and their societies for the future. The work’s main added value is in the promotion of more integrated and more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 15, 2012

Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics: What did we Learn from the Experience?

cigionline.org –

The Centre for International Governance Innovation and the SSR Resource Centre have just released the 10th and final edition of the Afghanistan Papers. Stephen Saideman’s paper, Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics, considers lessons that can be drawn from the Canadian effort in Afghanistan, especially the challenges of trying to build security, governance and development in Kandahar. First, it examines how the Canadian Forces (CF) adapted over time, both in Afghanistan and in Ottawa. more...

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Mike Lawrence on May 15, 2012

Five months of crisis: Armed rebellion and military coup　

reliefweb.int –

In a report ‘Mali: Five months of crisis, armed rebellion and military coup’ Amnesty International catalogues a litany of human rights violations committed against the backdrop of a food shortage affecting 15 million people in the Sahel region.“After two decades of relative stability and peace, Mali is now facing its worst crisis since independence in 1960,” said Gaetan Mootoo, Amnesty International’s West Africa researcher who has just returned from a three week research mission to the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 16, 2012

Understanding negotiation in airtime sharing in low-income microenterprises

ics.uci.edu –

Shared access to airtime is a prominent mode of connectivity access in the developing world. We seek to understand airtime sharing among low-income microenterprises in India (small, low-capital businesses, such as flower sellers and milkmen), that constitute 90% of the total enterprises in India. We introduce social negotiation as the foundation of airtime sharing. We highlight negotiation mechanisms in the microenterprise, showing how shared resources are used towards personal interests amidst more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

Making the EU's Common Agricultural Policy coherent with development goals

odi.org.uk –

This ODI Briefing Paper calls for a fresh look at the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy alongside development goals and the new global context.

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Moushumi Biswas on September 04, 2011

Innovation Performance Review of Belarus

unece.org.unecedev.colo.iway.ch –

The Innovation Performance Review of Belarus initiates a new focus of activity for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, which draws on the experience accumulated so far in the identification of good practices and policy lessons in the area of knowledge-based development. This Review presents the main outcomes of a participatory policy advisory exercise undertaken at the request of the Government of the Republic of Belarus. It aims to provide a set of recommendations and policy more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

Divorce and the Great Recession

pewsocialtrends.org –

Trends such as baby booms, declines in marriage rates or changes in immigration patterns usually unfold over decades. But events like the Great Recession have the power to accelerate the pace, which is why there is a small explosion of research these days into its impacts. There’s been a recent surge of interest in the topic of whether and how the poor economy has an impact on divorce rates. As with marriage rates and the economic downturn, the evidence is not clear-cut.Divorces fell during the more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

Information is food: JP Rangaswami

ted.com –

How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food.

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D C on May 10, 2012

Shaping the future of aid

ukan.org.uk –

This paper outlines the joint UK NGO vision for the Fourth High Level Forumon Aid Effectiveness and provides an overview of the on-going efforts of UK NGOs to prove and improve their own effectiveness and transparency.

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Sonia Hossain on May 12, 2012

Funding mobile strategies for social impact: The future is now

zerodivide.org –

How can funders support mobile projects beyond fundraising campaigns and communicating via social media? What are strategies to help grantees realize the broader potential to amplify program impact? Despite numerous studies by Pew and others documenting the high rate of mobile use by youth and communities of color in the United States - key populations for social equity grantmaking - the domestic social sector has been noticeably lagging in mobile projects by and for underserved communities.Of more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

A just peace? The legacy of war for the women of Afghanistan

actionaid.org –

This report examines what has changed for Afghan women in the last decade, and what prospects there are for retaining any of the positive achievements during this rocky time of transition and reconciliation. ActionAid has also carried out a rare survey of 1,000 women in Afghanistan – one of the very few times that Afghan women have been asked their opinion on the last 10 years of war and a possible Taliban return to power. It reveals that 72% of Afghan women believe their lives are better now more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

The Malaysian Microfinance System and a Comparison with the Grameen Bank (Bangladesh) and Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR-Indonesia)

microfinancegateway.org –

This paper compares the lending systems of subsidized Malaysian MFIs’ with those of unsubsidized MFIs such as Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and People’s Bank (Bank Perkreditan Rakyat/BPR) in Indonesia. Malaysia has implemented microfinance programs since 1987 as a poverty eradication strategy. There are three large MFIs in Malaysia, namely Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), Yayasan Usaha Maju (YUM) and The Economic Fund for National Entrepreneurs Group (TEKUN). Each MFI has its own lending systems and is more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

2nd International Communication Studies Conference

linguistlist.org –

Sunday, July 8, 2012 - 9:00am - Friday, July 13, 2012 - 5:00pmThe aim of the 2nd International Communication Studies Conference is to deliberate on the advances in academic, business, and professional communication in the global community. Organized by the Communication Studies Skills Unit, Centre for Academic Development, University of Botswana, the conference will be in two parts: 1) a pre-conference workshop and 2) the communication conference.Pre-conference workshop will run from July 8 - more...

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D C on May 09, 2012

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