...INTRODUCTION The most bold and important of the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 is to reduce world poverty to fifty percent by 2015. This according to Yunus (2008) can only be achieved if there is the adequate institutional, financial, and policy preparations for it. Emphasis on small business development will go a long way at achieving these goals. For example, Adelaja (2006) averred that interaction between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operators is a factor for the development of SME’s in Nigeria. Anwatu (2006) opined that 75% of the private sector in Nigeria is dominated by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) reiterating that Organized Private Sector (OPS) is the engine of growth and creator of wealth and employment. The Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA, 2006) argued that Small businesses are the vehicle for rapid industrialization and development of any nation. Evidences have shown that for any small scale enterprise to be successful, owner manager must possess appropriate skills and abilities to run the business (Orisanaiye, 2000, Okpara and Wynn, 2007). It is therefore, very important for entrepreneurs in Nigeria to develop all necessary skills required for setting and effective running of the enterprises in order to contribute meaningfully to development and self reliance of the nation’s economy toward the achievement of the MDGs. To succeed in today’s competitive market...
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...FISHThe World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2015 represented the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development' community. The Forum was co-organised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It was intended to help organisations coordinate multi-stakeholder activities, information exchange, the creation of knowledge, and the sharing of best practices. Globethics.net organised a workshop on the 29th of May, on "The Ethics of Digital Innovation", during which fundamental questions surrounding the many social, legal and economic repercussions of new digital technologies, and what power relations are at play were raised and addressed. With Prof. Dr Christoph Stückelberger as moderator, four panellists gave their views on some of the ethical issues that they have come across in their own fields, and where they saw the need for a great ethical understanding and awareness. Prof. Patrick-Yves Badillo, Director of Medi@LAB-Genève, with his presentation entitled "New digital divide, or squaring the circle?" intended to delve deeper into the preconceived notions that we might have surrounding the global ‘digital divide'. Digital technologies were seen as the key solution in the 1990s, and as a key factor for growth, competiveness and greater employment. Closing the digital...
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...We will spend this week reading about how both geographical and demographic differences impact people's access to technology. Define the concept of the "Digital Divide" and discuss its implications. How do geographical and demographic differences among people influence their access to technology? Can you think of any other predictors of access to technology? Discuss these and how they might impact one's access to technology. Digital Divide is the space between those who have access to computing technology and those who don’t. For example, there’s people who choose not to use the Internet, while there’s others who use it everyday. I think geographical and demographic differences among people can influence their access to technology especially the Internet in many ways. The first way geographical differences among people can influences their access to technology is because not every country has enough resources to offer the Internet for everybody. There’s countries like Africa and Australia where it’s quite difficult to have access to any type of technology. For example, in El Salvador you have to travel like 15 miles to have access to a computer with Internet. On the other hand, demographic differences among people can influence their access to technology because sometimes people who are 65 and older don’t have a reason to get a computer with Internet. Younger people have plenty of reasons to have access to the Internet like the social networks and online classes...
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...“The Digital Divide continues throughout the world as it has been noted that although 3.1 billion people have Internet access, there are still 4.2 billion people on this planet, or 58 percent of the world, that do not.” (Rampton, 2015). Their is this gap because of things such as taxes, policies, and operational issues in countries, in the end making the internet way too expensive for some people to afford it and making the Internet inaccessible to a lot of people in the world. Many people in underdeveloped countries do not have access to the Internet like most people do. But that do not mean their are people in developed countries with access, as not everyone is privileged and many financial barriers stand in the way. We sometimes even forget the some counties in the world put restrict on what they want their users to see. In places like China the citizens have access to the Internet by it is limited and filtered by the government. All humans have the right to access the Internet, but they also have the right to access an uncensored Internet, so that can they are able to form their own opinion. Over all not everyone has an equal opportunity and access to the online world, their is a divide between the haves and have nots so it is important we advocate for the disadvantaged groups without access to the Internet....
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...On 21 December 2001, the United Nations General Assembly by approving Resolution 56/183 endorsed the holding of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to discuss on information society opportunities and challenges.[9] According to this resolution, the General Assembly related the Summit to the United Nations Millennium Declaration to implement ICT to facilitate achieving Millennium Development Goals. It also emphasize on the multistakeholder approach to use all stakeholders including civil society and private sector beside the governments. The resolution gave ITU the leading managerial role to organize the event in cooperation with other UN bodies as well as the other international organizations and the host countries and recommended that preparations for the Summit take place through an open-ended intergovernmental Preparatory Committee – or PrepCom – that would define the agenda of the Summit, decide on the modalities of the participation of other stakeholders, and finalize both the draft Declaration of Principles and the draft Plan of Action.[10] In 2003 at Geneva, delegates from 175 countries took part in the first phase of WSIS where they adopted a Declaration of Principles.[11] This is a road map for achieving an information society accessible to all and based on shared knowledge. A Plan of Action[12] sets out a goal of bringing 50 percent of the world's population online by 2015. The second phase took place from November 16 through 18, 2005, in Tunis...
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...| January 30 2014 | Critically analyse the main global governance issues relating to the internet and discuss how well these issues are being addresses at a global level. Word count: 1,986 | Global Governance | The internet has massively changed the business world. The internet has given companies the opportunity to increase their output and improve their competitiveness. The internet has allowed a company to work outside its base. E.g. a company’s headquarters is based in the UK, but they have a call centre in India where wages are a lot lower. According to (Society 2013) the internet works and runs the way it does, not because of government instructions or the intergovernmental agreement, but because internet governance is comprehensive, transparent and collective. The internet allows innovation, exchange of information between counties and flow of ideas. Furthermore it encourages economic growth, in return contributing to social and economic development. The term ‘Internet governance’ is used in more context that one. It applies to activities such as; coordination of technical standards, development, operation of critical infrastructure legislation and regulation. The internet is not restricted to government activities. There are different types of stakeholders and each of them has a different role in defining and carrying out Internet governance. There is not one specific person, company, organisation or government that runs the internet. It is made...
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...Internet and Information Paper Melinda Whitfield HUM/176 07/04/2014 Janet Swiggart University of Phoenix Hello friend I am writing this letter to you to explain the ease of finding information on the Internet. I will also identify ways you can check the reliability of the information found. Not leaving out the part, you asked about the term digital divide. This letter will end with me telling you ways to bridge the digital divide gap and I hope you will have everything you need to know on Internet and Information. According to (computer hope.com), “Most information is found on the Internet by utilizing search engines. A search engine is a web service that uses web robots to query millions of pages on the Internet and creates an index of those web pages. Internet users can then use these services to find information on the Internet”. (www. Computer Hope.com) As researched by (Robert Harris) “Information is everywhere on the Internet existing in large quantities and continuously being created and revised. This information exists in a large variety of kinds (facts, opinions, stories, interpretations, and statistics) and is created for many purposes (to inform, to persuade, to sell, to present a viewpoint, and to create or change an attitude or belief). For each of these various kinds and purposes, information exists on many levels of quality and reliability. It ranges from very good to very bad and includes every shade in...
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...The digital divide is an economic inequality between specific groups of people in terms of access, usage of, and ability to utilize computers and technologies. Even so, the notion of the digital divide is changing over time. When the term “digital divide” first came to, it was centered on the availability and ability to operate technology. Now because of the falling prices of technology, a bigger majority is able to gain access to some form of technology, specifically a computer. Now, the “digital divide” has a new connotation. The phrase has grown to include technological literacy and the total cost of running a computer, meaning the technical and economic ability to make full use of the technology available. This involves the access or lack or access to the Internet. The digital divide is not only an issue in lesser-developed countries, but prosperous countries have the same problem as well. These countries, even the wealthy ones, have various communities facing barriers to access a computer or the Internet, whether for economic, demographic, linguistic, or even generational reasons. By comparing the digital divide within and between different countries, ranging from the economically developed and developing, solutions can be made. The United States is one of the most developed countries and a forerunner in technological advancements for the past century. The digital divide in the US has gotten smaller over the years, but even with the low cost and easy access to technology...
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...NATIONAL SCIENCE CLUB MONTH 2015 NATIONAL SCIENCE CLUBS SUMMIT September 5-6, 2015 STUDENT FACILITATOR’S HANDBOOK I. Event Description September is considered the National Science Club Month (NSCM) under Presidential Proclamation No. 264. During the NSCM, the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) conducts activities that encourage the youth to actively participate in the science clubbing movement. Through these activities, PSYSC aims to provide a venue for the interaction of science clubs and to recognize excellence through workshops and friendly competitions. The three (3) main events that will kick-off this year’s NSCM are the National Science Clubs Summit (Summit), PSYSC Science Olympiad (PSO), and I Teach Science Seminar (ITSS). The National Science Clubs Summit (SUMMIT) is a one and a half-day gathering of high school science club affiliates, conducted simultaneously in different regions. The event is an opportunity for the different science clubs to learn from lectures, workshops, and plenary session. The SUMMIT brings the camp experience closer to our affiliates who are not able to attend the National Youth Science Technology and Environment Summer Camp (NYSTESC). Exciting trademark activities of SUMMIT include Sub-camp Quiz Competition and fun-filled Science workshops. SUMMIT also offers the chance to experience MathSciAKA, an event which provides set of interactive workshops. Date: September 5-6, 2015 ...
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...EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing Assignment 2: Position Paper Social Media: An Unexplored Marketing Tool by local SMEs E12 Team Members: Anthoni Giam (A0085111U) Chen Ziyang (A0086387M) Ying Chuan Ong (A0074798H) 1. Background Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have always been crucial for the case of Singapore and as seen from Figure 1, they make up about 99% of the enterprises in Singapore (Singstat, n.d.). SMEs here refer to businesses with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million or employing no more than 200 staff (SPRING, 2011). Moreover, the importance of SMEs in Singapore’s economic landscape is highlighted by how SMEs “form an important pillar of the city-state's economy, employing 56 percent of workforce and contributing 42 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).” (People, 2007) If the SMEs lose their competitiveness, many workers in the SMEs can be adversely affected and even lose their jobs which could destabilize the society. This is also highlighted by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam who said that the transformation of Singapore's SMEs is also essential to the incomes and living standards for Singaporeans (TodayOnline, 2012). Note: Adapted from “Composition of Enterprise Size,” by Singstat (n.d.). Social media has a huge role in the marketing field today as it allows companies to interact with in a casual manner while publicizing the companies’ products. It is defined to be...
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...Abstract 3M utilizes a variety of marketing information sources. They produce thousands of products that are offered in several different market segments. “3M is not a conglomerate like GE or United Technologies, which own a variety of industrial businesses that operate, for the most part, on their own.” (Gunther, 2010). This diversification makes it difficult to stick to specific marketing information resources. “Instead, 3M — a supplier to all of those companies– is a set of businesses organized around a big, busy and intellectually productive R&D lab which researches new technologies and processes and then develops them into products” (Gunther, 2010). 3M must utilize many different strategies that are specific to each division. They do however, have one strategy that has proven to be useful in all market segments. 3M refers to the strategy differently in each segment and gathers the data in different methods, but essentially is using the same method to accumulate information. In the recent past 3M has struggled with being an “open” research and development company. While they have been able to become a leader in innovation and technological advances, they have failed to make gains in service and business model innovations. This was from a lack of external research efforts. The research and development was done in reverse. The department would research a segment of an industry to find an area that could use improvement and then try to align their new product with...
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...Dhaka-1204. +880 1677 004716 Jarin.mithila@gmail.com At a glance myself: Jarin Tasnim A survey on CSR activities of banks in Bangladesh. Experience Experience Data Collection Agent (DCA) | United Leasing Company Ltd. | October( 02-15)2012 | Academic Project Experience Academic Project Experience Name | Pattern | Supervisor(Asst. Prof, Dept. of Marketing, JNU) | Getty image(Image is Everything) | Case study | Fariha Tasnim | Chippy Mango(crispy mango chips) | New product plan | Md. Mahathy Hasan Jewel. | Rahimafroz( value enhancement through CSR) | Case study | Mahmudul Hasan fouiji | IMC tools implementation | TVC making | Sabrin Sultana | Conference, workshop and Summit participation Conference, workshop and Summit participation * The Entrepreneurs TALK (March 9, 2014) Venue: Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka. * (Motivational Session) -Motivational Speech by world reputed Motivational Speaker Sabirul Islam. * World Marketing Summit 2012 (1st-3rd March, 2012) Venue: BICC, Dhaka Speaker: Professor Philip Kotler * First Responder Training Program (March 01-03, 2014) Venue: EMK Center & The American Center, Dhaka - Supported by ‘The American Center, Dhaka’ * Workshop on Campaign to End Sexual Harassment at Universities (Bystander Role) Optimistic Optimistic Fun/ Hangout lovers Fun/ Hangout lovers February 4th, 2013 Supported by...
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...Daylon Owens Professor Tighe Global Business 5/16/16 Global Marketing in Africa We have talked about power house global business and nations who lead the way in marketing but I want to talk about a place in this world that has potential but seems to be neglected when It comes to business and always moving forward. What do global marketing and Africa have in like manner? Both make a case for gigantic potential for development. We're looking at developing significance in global organizations' techniques and sight lines for business sector extension. Seven of the 10 quickest developing economies on the planet are in Africa, and its five percent development rate is driving whatever is left of the world. Furthermore, with regards to global marketing endeavors, globalization is an arousing power driving organizations down the way of universal advancement. I expect more computerized accentuation. Web access is expanding around the world. In business sectors where wireless securing is developing at a fast rate, outpacing landlines and mobile phones serving as the indispensable connection to trade, it bodes well that marketing would travel in that course. Yet, I accept social standards are still important when building up a marketing technique. Indeed, even with incredible administration and awesome ability, associations need individuals who are socially sufficiently capable to explore today's global business scene. Associations must develop...
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...ASIA Are you ready to take your career back home? London 1-3 February 2013 Recruiting Excellence for Asia Careers in Asia Recruitment Summits allow you to network and interview with leading companies looking to recruit high calibre graduates and professionals across a variety of functions for their operations in Asia. With a single application, you can gain access to this exclusive global network of employers in one venue over two days. Attendance is by invitation only, so apply now to be considered. A selection of companies we are recruiting for: Recruitment Summit Apply Now! www.careersinasia.com Careers in Asia Recruitment Summit 1-3 February 2013 Work with the best 100’s of jobs on offer with Asia’s leading Companies Why attend? • re-scheduled interviews with leading companies from P across China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam • xclusive access to company executives to arrange E ‘on-the-spot’ interviews • Company presentations and career workshops • unique opportunity to network with other graduates A and professionals from around the world • An excellent chance of receiving a job offer • Be part of the most successful event of its kind! Applications are welcome from candidates with: • Fluency in English and at least one other Asian language • Work authorisation for at least one Asian country • An undergraduate...
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...While marketing has changed in shape and form over the years, what has remained constant are its basic principles. It’s still about creating a demand in the marketplace and then deploying adequate expertise and techniques to enable a brand achieve its objective. The concept of marketing, therefore, hasn’t changed. What’s changed is the context. At the Mumbai round of the Pitch CMO Summit 2010, held on November 16, keynote speaker Sanjay Behl, CEO, Reliance Big TV, explained how marketing had evolved over the years from the traditional 4Ps of the Nineties to a more contemporary approach, which was about People, Purpose, Perspective, Protection and Participation. Behl took the audience through the three phases of marketing – the pre-Nineties era (Marketing 1.0), the post Nineties era (Marketing 2.0), and the current 2010 era (Marketing 3.0). While the traditional 4Ps (Place, Product, Price, Promotion) were relevant in the era of Marketing 1.0, Marketing 2.0 was about People, Positioning, Productivity and Profit. “We saw the opening up of the economy in this phase, Exim policies were relaxed, there was rise in consumerism and the economy was booming. With all the growth opportunities, the focus for marketers was on ROI,” Behl pointed out. “Marketing 3.0 is what defines most brands and marketers do today,” he added. He then went on to explain the five biggest trends impacting Indian and global brands… 1- Touch world Press a button and get any information you want. There were...
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