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Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
Matthews, Paul; Young, John - eSocialSciences - 2007
The Overseas Development Institute in the UK recently carried out a study on ICT for rural livelihoods, commissioned by … country studies carried out with partners in Argentina, Uruguay, Tanzania, South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. ICT was …
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National Telecom Policy-2011 (NTP-2011)
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Communication & … - 2011
NTP-2011 has the vision Broadband on Demand and envisages leveraging telecom infrastructure to enable all citizens and businesses, both in rural and urban landscape, to participate in the Internet and web economy thereby ensuring equitable and inclusive development across the nation. It provides...
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Enhancing Women Empowerment through Information and Communication Technology: A Report
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
these facts in mind, the proposed study identified the needs of infrastructure and policy intervention to make ICT sector to …
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ICT and e-Governance for Rural Development
Rao, T.P. Rama - eSocialSciences - 2010
Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the realm of rural development. Several e-Governance projects have attempted to improve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752350
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Food Security in South Asia: Issues and Opportunities
Mittal, Surabhi; Sethi, Deepti - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study aims to identify issues relating to food security, the policy initiatives taken to tackle these issues, evaluate these policies and suggest measures to overcome identified constraints in order to improve the food security situation in the region. [ICRIER WP No. 240].
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The Global Labour Standards Controversy: Critical Issues for Developing Countries
Singh, Ajit; Zammit, Ann - eSocialSciences - 2014
This policy study seeks to move the debate on labour standards beyond the present stalemate onto a more constructive plane. While closely examining the economic arguments in this controversy, it is also concerned with the broader political and moral dimensions. The authors suggest that...
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A Study of Policies Related to Science Education for Diversity in India
Chunawala, Sugra; Natarajan, Chitra - eSocialSciences - 2014
promoting science education by introducing schemes, fellowship programs, encouraging use of ICT, and advocating science events …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945384
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The Causal Relationship between Information and Communication Technology and Foreign Direct Investment
Gholami, Roghieh; Lee, Sang-Yong Tom; Heshmati, Almas - eSocialSciences - 2010
technology (ICT) and foreign direct investment (FDI), with reference to its implications on economic growth. For the empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008725987
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‘Autonomy On-line’: Indymedia and Practices of Alter-Globalisation
Pickerill, Jenny - eSocialSciences - 2007
The paper examines Australian Indymedia collectives as a means to improve understanding of the practices of alter-globalisation movements. Indymedia, which emerged around the anti-World Trade Organisation protests in Seattle in 1999 is an attempt by media activists to offer new forms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528192
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ICT sector and regional economic development:Evidence from Karnataka State
Narayana, M.R. - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper distinguishes the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) sector to economic … accounts, the contribution of manufacturing ICT industries and ICT services is estimated from 1993-94 to 2001-02. Estimation … results show that the (a) ICT services have a dominant share in the ICT sector’s contribution to national and State income …
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