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can play. Not only do they want to use technology to directly aid learning, but they also want to ensure that students in …. Researchers suggested this could be because teachers and students mainly used the computers to learn how to use computers, instead …
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This report assesses accounting and auditing practices in Kenya in relation to the requirements of the International … Accounting Standards (IASs) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and the International Standards on … capacity building. Kenya has recently made progress in closing the gap between national accounting and auditing practices and …
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International Accounting Standards (IAS) and to close the compliance gap in both accounting and auditing practices. Consequently …, important improvements have been achieved in accounting and disclosure requirements for the publicly traded companies and … financial institutions and in Egyptian Accounting Standards as benchmarked against IAS. Moreover, a new Accounting Practice Law …
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The devolution of procurement responsibilities to local levels of government is increasingly occurring across South Asia. This trend is significant because increasingly localized decision-making better enables communities to hold government authorities accountable for the effectiveness of public...
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The World Bank is committed to assisting developing countries raise their educational standards, part of the United Nations millennium development goals. The work includes supporting projects that explore how best to support children staying in school. One recent project was in Cambodia, where...
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Authorities in Mexico are seeking solutions to the complex task of improving efficiency in the financial and government sectors when identifying individuals and legal entities, while balancing other public-policy objectives, such as governance, technological neutrality, safety, privacy, and...
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Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021. These restrictions have varied in intensity across the country and over time, ranging from the complete shutdown of all wireless broadband services and nightly shutdowns of fixed...
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Currently, about ten percent of the global population lives in economies affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV). Climate change, rising inequality, demographic change, sovereign debt and other global trends render fragility increasingly more complex. In recent years, it has become...
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in vast numbers of people in need of social assistance, many of whom were not previously covered by social safety nets. To meet this unprecedented level of need, governments quickly scaled social assistance reaching over 1.7 billion people in low- and middle income...
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