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The Facility's newsletter- Bulletin d'information du Fonds - Boletin de informacion del Fondo‏

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ilo.org –

Innovation Flash, Issue 7 - August 2010Should we keep on calling insurance at the bottom of the pyramid"microinsurance?" That is the question Peter Wrede from AKAM proposes to discussin the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new grantees,presents lessons concerning the distribution channels, and shares publicationsand opportunities for the sector.http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/mifacility/download/news/news7_en.pdfInnovation Flash, Série 7 - Août 2010Devrions-nous more...

Added by Microinsurance Innovation Facility on September 02, 2010

HEDBIB: International Bibliographic Database on Higher Education

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iau-aiu.net –

HEDBIB is a database on higher education systems, administration, planning, policy, and evaluation. It has been maintained by the IAU since 1988 with contributions from UNESCO Headquarters; the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES); UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP); UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America (IESALC); the American Council on Education (ACE).

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

Monitoring and Evaluation of the NEPAD e-Schools Demo Project

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infodev.org –

The NEPAD e-Schools Initiative is a multi-country, multi-stakeholder, continental initiative, which intends to impart ICT skills to young Africans in primary and secondary schools and to use ICT to improve the provision of education in schools.infoDev and the Commonwealth of Learning teamed up to support the monitoring and evaluation of the pilot phase of this ambitious project.

Added by John Daly to Monitoring and Evaluation on September 02, 2010

e-Health in Peru: A Country Case Study

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"The rapid growth rate of mobile telephony could be a great opportunity for the deployment of mobile health applications, not only for health care workers but also for the general public. Under the current disease monitoring system, it can take up to one month (or more) for a notification from a remote area to reach the central level. A disease monitoring system used by the Navy leverages the already existing telephony infrastructure (fixed, mobile, or satellite) to increase the reach of its more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

Cell Phones May Have Potential in Global Health Arena

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fhpr.osd.mil –

"The potential use of cell phones as innovative, cheap and efficient tools for public health was a primary theme in a Mobile Health Summit convened by the MHS last December that included the Combatant Command surgeons and experts from multiple federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the WHO. "Over half the world (or about 4 billion people) own a cell phone and only 400 million own a computer, so it's only a matter of time before everyone uses a cell phone for all their computing more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

UNESCO Guidebook on Textbook Research and Textbook Revision

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unesdoc.unesco.org –

A new extended version of the UNESCO Guidebook on Textbook Research and Textbook Revision is now available. The updated version includes information on the rapid growth of the electronic educational media market, the diversification and regionalisation of textbook production and the introduction of standards and quality criteria.The new edition places textbook revision within the wider framework of transitional justice and reconciliation measures such as trials, truth commissions, and more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

The Effects of the Bayh-Dole Act on U.S. University Research and Technology Transfer: An Analysis of Data from Columbia University, the University of California, and Stanford University

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citeseerx.ist.psu.edu –

"The recent increases in university patenting and licensing are widely assumed to be the direct consequences of a particular federal policy initiative, known as the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. Although the Act's importance is widely cited, its effects on U.S. research universities and on the U.S. innovation system have been the focus of little empirical analysis (Henderson, Jaffe and Trajtenberg 1998 is an important exception). In this paper, we undertake such an analysis, focusing on three more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

The growth of patenting and licensing by U.S. universities: an assessment of the effects of the Bayh–Dole act of 1980

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rvm.gatech.edu –

Abstract: "Growth during the 1980s and 1990s in patenting and licensing by American universities is frequently asserted to be a direct consequence of the Bayh–Dole Act of 1980. However, there has been little empirical analysis of the effects of this legislation. This paper uses previously unexploited data to consider the effects of Bayh–Dole at three leading universities: the University of California, Stanford University, and Columbia University. Two of these universities California and more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

A Proposal of Indicators and Policy Framework for Innovation Benchmark in Europe

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Abstract: "The implementation of innovation policies has been adopted at European level from a common perspective. The European Council (2000) established open methods of coordination (OMC) in order to gain mutual understanding and achieving greater convergence on innovation policies, constituting a benchmarking procedure. However, the development of benchmarking analysis for innovation policies faces two major inconveniences: the lack of accepted innovation policy frameworks and the existence more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

The top 100 cities of the global innovation economy.

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innovation-cities.com –

Boston and Paris are listed as the top two cities."Each city was selected from 1,540 cities based on basic factors of health, wealth, population, geography. The selected 289 cities had data extracted the city benchmarking data program on 162 indicators. Each of the benchmarking data were scored by analysts using a vast variety of web and print sources. Where data was unavailable, national or state estimates were used."Data was then trend weighted against 21 global trends (from a summary of key more...

Added by John Daly on September 02, 2010

World Trade Report 2010

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wto.org –

The World Trade Report 2010 focuses on trade in natural resources, such as fuels, forestry, mining and fisheries. The Report examines the characteristics of trade in natural resources, the policy choices available to governments and the role of international cooperation, particularly of the WTO, in the proper management of trade in this sector.The Report examines a range of key measures employed in natural resource sectors, such as export taxes, tariffs and subsidies, and provides information more...

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

The guidelines for managing environmental sustainability

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unesdoc.unesco.org –

These guidelines are intended for practitioners involved in integrated water resource management (IWRM) coordination. It can be used as introductory guidance for those tackling IWRM for the first time, or as training material for intermediary practitioners and trainers of IWRM. For IWRM experts, it can be used as a reference guide to tackle the various issues and problems they face in their IWRM activities.

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

Integrating environmental safeguards into flood relief, response and recovery

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preventionweb.net –

This document addresses the environmental issues, rarely considered during the recovery phase of a disaster. It recommends the use of a checklist of environmental safeguards for every step of disaster management with the ultimate goal of incorporating environmental safeguards into both disaster management and sustainable development.

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management: Examples and Best Practices

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reliefweb.int –

National governments, international organizations and research institutions worldwide have set to work to improve disaster management in all its phases: mitigation, preparedness, relief and response, and recovery and reconstruction. Many governments have put the formation of a hazard-resistant and disaster-coping society on their political agenda as an important factor of sustainable economic development and better quality of civil life. In this respect, the awareness of new geospatial more...

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

Once Removed: Lessons and challenges in remote management of humanitarian operations for insecure areas

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aidworkersecurity.org –

This report, prepared in collaboration with the Center on International Cooperation for the Australian Government, provides a focused examination of the practice of remote management in humanitarian assistance; its benefits, deficits, and risks; and ways it could be improved. In particular, it draws on case-based field research in Afghanistan in November and December 2009 and provides case comparisons from other insecure aid contexts to identify common patterns and lessons in practice.

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

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