Systems, University of Jyväskylä, Mattilanniemi, Agora, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland airi.salminen@jyu.fi Anja Mursu Salivirta & Partners, Kauppakatu 28, 40100 Jyväskylä, Finland Anja.Mursu@salivirta.fi ABSTRACT Since the early 1990s, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been perceived as a catalyst for development. However, the UNICEF State of the World’s Children Report 2011 acknowledges that the poor in many developing countries remain largely excluded from ICT and its benefits. This paper
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scholarships catalog includes some of the most prestigious scholarships which can also be applied by Non-U.S. Citizens [International Students]. Fulbright Scholarships http://www.iie.org/ Educational exchanges that strengthen understanding and communication between the United States and over students from 140 countries. Students interested in applying for the Fulbright Student Program must apply through the Fulbright Program Office in their home country. Gates Cambridge Scholarships http://www.gatescambridge
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represents truth, purity, and peace. The green represents faith, fertility, and chivalry. The blue chakra emblem is the Ashoka Chakra which is the Wheel of the Law. India shares borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), China, Nepal, and Pakistan. It also is bordered by the sea on the west, south, and east. India is currently home to about 1.13 billion people, representing a full 17% of the earth’s population. India, being a vast country does not fit into any one zone and occupies
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elements and also plays the important role is the cultural factors. It is supposed that culture is the promotion of the ability and the fullest expression of human nature. Hence, culture exists in any human activity such as economy, politic, society, communication, behavior, or in the innermost thoughts. Each nation brings its own different cultural values, creating the cultural diversity. This has caused not only difficulties for multinational companies to be able to adapt but also an opportunity for businesses
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can also think about security in terms of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This was a unilateral act of war, but sure it can also mean other things We can think of the national security agency, the agency in charge of spying all the signals and communications to a certain extent. What’s interesting about the NSA, it is seen as a threat to the security of the privacy. Lately, with the reports of the UN development programme, we start talking about HUMAN security (not military security, but rather
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Punjab-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (P-PRSP) Munib ur Rehman OCTOBER, 2003 Preface Pakistan has always been plagued with the scourge of poverty. This situation has worsened during the last decade. Poverty deprives people of the assets they are entitled to. It takes away their rights and liberties and it results in a loss of dignity. Now, despite many gains at the macro level and a generally healthy economic outlook, poverty still persists and continues to increase. This
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History | 2 | 1.3) Identifying the Key Concepts of Corporate Communication a) Mission b) Vision c) Corporate objectives and goals i. Short-term goals ii. Long-term goals | 3 | d) Strategy | 4 | e) Corporate identity | 5 | f) Corporate image i. Investors ii. Customers iii. Employees iv. Government v. Media g) Corporate reputation | 6 | h) Stakeholder i) Public j) Market k) Communication tactics/media | 7 | l) Strengths | 8 | m) Weaknesses
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THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF MANMOHAN SINGH SANJAYA BARU VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110 017, India Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the last decade, the importance of Human Resource Management has been acknowledged. Humans are considered to be an important aspect in every part of the organization. Humans make the organization and they run the organization. One of the top priority areas of Citibank corporate reform is Human Resource Development. The Bank has undertaken several initiatives to ensure induction and training of professionals with the objective of ensuring high level of professionalism
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attract that elusive FDI dollar. According to UNCTAD (2007), India has emerged as the second most attractive destination for FDI after China and ahead of the US, Russia and Brazil. While India has experienced a marked rise in FDI inflows in the last few years (doubling from an average of US$5-6 billion the previous three years to around US$ 19 billion in 2006-07) (Figure 1), it still receives far less FDI flows than China or much smaller economies in Asia like Hong Kong and Singapore was ahead of
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