Icts And The Millennium Development Goals

Author : Harleen Kaur
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1489974393
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals written by Harleen Kaur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to create awareness about the UN-MDGs and how various ICT can be harnessed to appeal to different demographics. Current empirical evidence suggests that MDG awareness is relatively low particularly in developed countries, and that the levels of MDG awareness vary considerable across socioeconomic variables or demographics from United Nations perspective. It also examines how ICT can be used to bring about technical and social innovations strengthen livelihoods, support economic development, water and climate resilience and improve the education and health sectors and enhance development opportunities. Several studies are highlighted that reinforce the view that government support and private sector expertise and funding are important factors in ICT-based e-government solutions in developing countries. The book also builds on the thesis that a strong connection between competencies in mathematics, science, and information communication/technology is required to build logical concepts and critical thinking skills. It also examines the opportunities and barriers of promoting students’ learning skills, including communication, cooperation, collaboration and connection using the Wiki tool under the blackboard platform. Finally, the book also highlights the challenges involved in application of ICT in education. This is significant for educators in order to surmount these obstacles and consequently successfully incorporate ICT into the educational system. The chapters present the relevant literature on ICTs and the perceived barriers to ICT integration in basic education. They also focus on the implications of incorporating ICT in the basic educational system. The challenges confronting the integration of ICT in education are equally identified with a view to ensuring a more efficient application of ICT in attaining education for all.

Author : Simon Batchelor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Background Paper written by Simon Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Santiago, Chile : United Nations
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Millennium Development Goals written by and published by Santiago, Chile : United Nations. This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines the progress made on development issues and related challenges in the Latin American and Caribbean region five years after the Millennium Development Goals and associated targets were agreed by the international community. Focusing on the key theme of inequality, seven chapters consider the following issues: combating poverty and hunger; access to educational opportunities as a pillar of human development; gender equality and women's empowerment; health-related targets; ensuring environmental sustainability; financing aspects of the MDGs and international development assistance.

Author : UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788181473288
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting ICT for Human Development in Asia 2004 written by UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210542983
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Gap Task Force Report 2008 written by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present report was prepared by the MDG Gap Task Force which was created to improve the monitoring of the MDG 8 by leveraging inter-agency coordination. The objective of the report is to identify remaining obstacles to accelerate progress in the achieving the targets contained in MDG 8. It highlights the degree of compliance to the commitments made by developed and developing countries with a view to strengthening the global partnership for development. The main message of the report is that while there has been progress on several counts, important gaps remain in delivering on the global commitments in the area of aid, trade, debt relief, and access to new technologies and affordable essential medicines.

Author : Sajda Qureshi
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780470183168
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information Technology for Development, Volume 13, Number 2 written by Sajda Qureshi and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2007-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journal examining the impact of global IT from a publisher of quality research Information Technology for Development is a journal that specifically addresses global information technology issues and opportunities. It's dedicated to providing quality research, including social and technical research regarding information technology's effects on economic, social and human development. This journal's purpose includes serving as a forum for discussions about strategies, best practices, tools and techniques for assessing the impact of IT infrastructure, whether it's in government or the private sector. This is a single issue of the journal, Volume 13, Number 2, from 2007.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264077405
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Development Dimension ICTs for Development Improving Policy Coherence written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-22 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines access to ICTs in developing countries, broadband Internet access and governments' role in making it available; developments in mobile payments; ICT security issues; ICTs for improving environmental performance; and the relative priority of ICTs in education.

Author : Robert Schware
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082136443X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book E-development written by Robert Schware and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly being recognized as essential tools of development--tools that can empower poor people, enhance skills, increase productivity and improve governance at all levels. The success of ICT-enabled development (or e-development) will thus not be measured by the diffusion of technology, but by advances in development itself: economic growth and, ultimately, achievement of the Millenium Development Goals. This volume examines a wide range of issues related to e-development, with a focus on the requirements and realities of using ICTs to advance development goals. The report does not attempt to present a comprehensive overview of e-development. Rather, it highlights key issues that have immediate relevance to policy makers in developing nations who make decisions on investments and development goals. It highlights two issues in particular, e-government and e-education, because ICT applications in these areas can lead to significant development outcomes and can also be successfully deployed through public-private partnerships, leveraging limited government funding to achieve greater impact.

Author : Ahmed Rhazaoui
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Africa and the Millennium Development Goals written by Ahmed Rhazaoui and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) constitute an ambitious agenda to significantly improve the human condition. The goals set clear targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. Realizing the Millennium Development Goals in the years ahead will be a particularly challenging task in sub-Saharan Africa, in light of weak and often faltering macroeconomic performance, vulnerability to negative climatic shocks, fertility rates and population growth that outpace those of other regions, and a devastating combination of poverty, continued civil conflict, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. This book provides empirical estimates of current progress in African countries and reviews the various obstacles standing in the way, the roles and responsibilities of national actors and their partners, and the advocacy, monitoring, and evaluation aspects of MDG implementation. The authors emphasize the need for changes in public policy and for action in both the developed and developing countries.

Author : R.K. Mishra
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 8184246641
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Millennium Development Goals: The Indian Journey written by R.K. Mishra and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achievement of Millennium Development Goals is a priority for every nation, and the contribution of every nation accounts for making the world more prosperous. This book analyzes the status and proximity to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals in India. The present compilation of research paper focus on issues of Health, Poverty, Employment issues, Provision of safe drinking water, Education, food security, women empowerment and sustainable development. The papers present the Indian journey, the different perspective of the efforts, and analyze the various initiatives that India has undertaken in the process of attaining the MDGs.