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Africa: World Social Science Report 2013 – Navigating Pathways in the Safe and Just Space for Humanity
November 20, 2013 Editor 0
[IDS]A framework for negotiating pathways to a safe and just sustainable future for people and planet is presented by Melissa Leach, IDS Professorial Fellow and STEPS Centre director, in a new paper for the World Social Science Report 2013, launched today. Go to Source
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Wikipedia Zero may be the empirical answer to Africa’s Education woes
November 2, 2013 Editor 0
The fact that most tutors, teachers and lecturers are so cognizant of the Wikipedia style guide in that, they find it extremely easy in netting students who copy paste from Wikipedia when they are instructed to research from detailed manuscripts instead. At face value, it may seem archaic but the goal is to push students […]
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A Global Challenge: Can We Achieve Financial Inclusion by 2020?
October 27, 2013 Editor 0
The issue of financial inclusion seems to be everywhere – from the World Bank Annual Meetings to the new UN post-2015 development goals. It’s got buzz in the private sector, public sector and development organizations big and small. Policymakers are increasingly making financial inclusion a priority through specific financial inclusion targets and commitments, such as […]
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Teachers Are Central to ICT Enabled Educational Change
October 22, 2013 Editor 0
I am Russell Southwood of Smart Monkey TV and in July, I was at the How is ICT Impacting Education in Rwanda? Tech Salon DC on the experience of using technology in education in Rwanda. Several of those who spoke emphasized the importance and centrality of the teacher in the education system. The same thread […]
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The role of causal maps in intellectual capital measurement and management
October 9, 2013 Editor 0
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the measurement and the management of the dynamic aspects of intellectual capital through the use of causal mapping. Design/methodology/approach – The paper details the methods utilized in a single in-depth case study of a network-based business model. Findings – The paper illustrates how causal […]
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Emerging personal intelligence in collective goals: data analysis on the bottom-up approach from PKM to OKM
September 28, 2013 Editor 0
Abstract Purpose – A pattern of personal intelligence is seen emerging from the concept of agent-mediated personal knowledge management (PKM) in achieving collective organisational goals. This paper presents the results of surveys undertaken to prove this emergence.Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative analysis supported by a qualitative analysis was conducted across three main industries in Malaysia, namely […]
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