Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly penetrating corporate processes, information processing and the exchange of data between individuals, organizations and firms. This trend emanates from large “old economy” enterprises, and it is affecting more and more...

2010 has been an important year for Africa. It marked the 50th anniversary of independence for 17 African countries and the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Declaration. It has also been around a decade since steps toward creating the AU und NEPAD were taken. In a series of DIE Briefing...

Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) durchdringen zunehmend betriebliche Prozesse, die Informationsverarbeitung und den Datenaustausch zwischen Individuen, Organisationen und Firmen. Die Entwicklung geht von den großen Unternehmen der traditionellen Ökonomie aus, ihre Wirkungen...

In 2015, Costa Rica was the first country in Latin America to approve a National Policy for Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP). In 2018, a research team from DIE studied the efforts to make SPP a reality in Costa Rica and developed policy conclusions, partly drawing on international...