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Pressing for Freedom: 20 Years of World Press Freedom Day

Pressing for Freedom: 20 Years of World Press Freedom Day

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On 3 May 2013 UNESCO celebrates the twentieth year of World Press Freedom Day since it was first established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. To commemorate this significant milestone in the promotion of global freedom of expression and press freedom, UNESCO has published “Pressing for Freedom: 20 Years of World Press Freedom Day”.

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John Daly on April 23, 2013

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana

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Illegal small-scale mines are an opportunity for poor Chinese immigrants – but are blamed for environmental destruction "Huang Ren Zhong's striped parasol stands out against the muddy cliff of excavated earth. The horizon is fringed with the tall trees of the Ghanaian rainforest, but for Huang, this dilapidated shelter is his only shade from the sweltering tropical sun. He and his other Chinese colleagues take turns to sit under it, overseeing the digging and churning of the murky water more...

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John Daly on April 23, 2013

Embracing climate change initiatives will help Kenya prosper

Embracing climate change initiatives will help Kenya prosper

guardian.co.uk –

The government of Kenya is increasingly placing climate change at the core of its poverty reduction strategy. A changing climate poses serious threats to the economic and social future of the country, and consequently to the livelihoods and prosperity of its people. It will affect all sectors, from agriculture and water to health, infrastructure and tourism, and will be felt in all regions. Due to its high vulnerability and low capacity to adapt, Kenya will be disproportionately affected more...

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Amanda Williams on April 23, 2013

The Impact of the Connected Life over the next five years

The Impact of the Connected Life over the next five years

A new wave of connectivity is on the horizon where everyone and everything around us that might benefit from a wireless connection will, in fact, have one. We are about to see connected cars, buildings, medical monitors, TVs, game consoles and a whole range of connected consumer electronics and household appliances. Many of these will be connected wirelessly and intelligently, communicating and interacting with each other, thereby creating the connected life.

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

State of e-Governance in Maharashtra 2013

State of e-Governance in Maharashtra 2013

maharashtra.gov.in –

Maharashtra is committed towards using e-Governance to provide integrated, efficient and transparent service delivery to the citizens in a systematic and holistic manner. The key goals that Maharashtra wants to achieve through the above vision are: Substantially improve delivery of all government services and creating eServices without borders.Enabling Transparent, Open and Inclusive Governance.Developing cost-efficient and streamlined GovernanceEnhancing People participation in Policy more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

E-Governance in Socio - Economic Activities

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The paper emphasizes the issues of the local governance in its transition to the knowledge society and the web based processes of advanced interactive web solutions aiming at designing and implementing coherent regional sustainable strategies. The innovative e-Governance approach creates an opportunity to the government for changing the process of the sustainable strategy design and implementation, from a system-oriented to an actor-driven one. This process helps in improving information and more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record system

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In response to mounting evidence that use of electronic medical record systems may cause unintended consequences, and even patient harm, the AMIA Board of Directors convened a Task Force on Usability to examine evidence from the literature and make recommendations. This task force was composed of representatives from both academic settings and vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems. After a careful review of the literature and of vendor experiences with EHR design and implementation more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Strengthening e-Governance in the North-South Local Government Co-operation Programme

Strengthening e-Governance in the North-South Local Government Co-operation Programme

The aim of this study is to provide the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA) and other stakeholders with information and documentation to clarify E-Government concepts and strengthen the understanding of both Northern and Southern partners about the e-readiness of the Southern Local Governments(LGs).The specific objectives of the study are: To provide basic knowledge on the concept of E-Governance, its use and importance to society.To provide information on the efforts more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

The Financial Revolution in Africa

The article collection focuses on three core themes. The first explores how effective regulatory oversight might be developed. The second examines how expanding the provision of mobile payment schemes might improve the distribution of financial services and finally the third section critically assesses the future of branchless banking beyond issues of financial access. This section considers the challenges of increasing service use and integrating mobile money services into existing electronic more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

International Remittance Considerations for Mobile Network Operators

International Remittance Considerations for Mobile Network Operators

Mobile network operators (MNOs) are becoming increasingly interested in offering international remittances, often as a new transaction type addedto an existing mobile money service currently providing domestic transactions. This paper reviews the international remittance market, the opportunityfor MNOs, and the technical, legal, commercial, and operational considerations for any new player to this market. The paper also introduces MobileMoney Transfer, an open business model developed by the more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Mobile Money in Tanzania

Mobile Money in Tanzania

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In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s (BMGF) Financial Services for the Poor (FSP) program commissioned InterMedia to design and implement a project to track the uptake, use and market potential of mobile money (m-money) services in Pakistan, Uganda and Tanzania. The findings from the Financial Inclusion Tracker Surveys Project (FITS), which includes annual panel- based surveys conducted on a national scale, are intended to support the m-money activities of the BMGF, development more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Mobile Money Africa 2013

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Africa has been the hotbed for Mobile Money, accounting for 15 of the top 20 countries in the world by mobile money usage. Mobile Money Africa brings together leading players from across the ecosystem – banks, operators, regulators, retailers, technology and solution providers – to define the future of Mobile Money in Africa. The event will be held in Johannesburg from May 27-29, 2013.

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Transparency Matters

Transparency Matters

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Governments, citizens, investors and progressive companies around the world are pushing for more effective transparency in natural resource deals. This report contains two original pieces of research exploring the potential role of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) to improve extractive company disclosure and transparency measures. Firstly, the report analyses all the available government payment information of the 15 largest extractive companies with international operations listed on more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Empowering Adolescent Girls in Port-au-Prince: 'We are the future of Haiti'

Empowering Adolescent Girls in Port-au-Prince: 'We are the future of Haiti'

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For almost a year, the World Bank has been supporting the Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) in Haiti, where much of the country is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake. Through this program, 1,000 low-income Haitian girls between the ages of 17 and 20 who did not complete secondary school have been able to receive vocational and technical training in areas of work not traditionally open to women.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 23, 2013

Aid allocation: Should equally poor countries be treated equally?

Aid allocation: Should equally poor countries be treated equally?

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Donor countries are routinely confronted with the problem of how to allocate the aid budget. The debate on aid allocation has called for various types of indicators including institutional capacities and governance but in the practice of aid allocation a multitude of factors, such as strategic geopolitical interests, budget constraints and internal political considerations, still play an important role in most countries. However, if we focus on welfare indicators and on current practices more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 23, 2013

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