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Big Data Solutions : Innovative Approaches to Overcoming Agricultural Challenges in Developing Nations by Harnessing the Power of Analytics
World Bank - 2015
The food system is fundamental for human life. It provides energy, nutrition, an income source for billions of people, and is the largest user of the world's natural resources. In response, improvements in agriculture operations have to be made at both the policy and individual farmer level in...
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Detecting Urban Clues for Road Safety : Leveraging Big Data and Machine Learning in World Bank Transport Projects
World Bank - 2021
Transportation services and infrastructure connect people, businesses, and places. They allow citizens to access opportunities, such as jobs, education, health services, recreation, and enable the movement and distribution of goods. As a result, transport services and infrastructure are key to...
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Development communication sourcebook : broadening the boundaries of communication
Mefalopulos, Paolo - 2008
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Communicating the impact of communication for development : recent trends in empirical research
Inagaki, Nobuya - 2007
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The role of opinion leaders in the diffusion of new knowledge : the case of integrated pest management
Savastano, Sara - 2006
"The paper reviews the literature on the characteristics and impact of opinion leaders on the diffusion of new knowledge, concluding that there is no clear evidence on whether opinion leaders are more effective if they are similar in socioeconomic attributes to the other farmers rather than...
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Communications for Development of Water, Sanitation, and Infrastructure Projects
World Bank - 2014
Ten years after the World Bank institutionalized the use of Communications for Development, the Water and Sanitation Program for Latin America and the Caribbean and the World Bank office in Peru held the 'constructive dialogue: communications for development of water, sanitation, and...
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World Congress on Communication for Development : Lessons, Challenges, and the Way Forward
World Bank - 2012
The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) took place in Rome, Italy, on October 25-27, 2006. The … main goal of the WCCD was to position and promote the field of Communication for Development in the overall agenda of … served to enhance the overall understanding of the field of Communication for Development by a broader audience. …
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Financing Information and Communication Infrastructure Needs in the Developing World : Public and Private Roles
World Bank - 2012
reform, and oversight. Advanced information and communication infrastructure (ICI) are increasingly important to doing … investment, and ensure the continued evolution, and spread of information and communication infrastructure. These strategies …
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Japan's changing industrial landscape
Yusuf, Shahid - 2005
"This paper explores various strategic options available to Japanese firms faced with the increasing market pressures in the global economy. Whether Japanese firms are able to retain the competitive edge will depend on the continuing gains in their manufacturing capability, their capacity to...
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