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The cost-effectiveness and reliability of waste collection services in informal settlements can be difficult to optimize given the geospatial and temporal variability of latrine use. Daily servicing to avoid overflow events is inefficient, but dynamic scheduling of latrine servicing could reduce...
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Suggests that as we begin to drown in information, technology is not the only way to resolve the resulting stress …. Argues that as people become less able to absorb, let alone process, all the information and knowledge that is around, we … need to consider other ways of working. Being crammed full of information may not be the solution. Rather we need to give …
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European information economy. The core objective is to bring as many Europeans online as quickly as possible. The key to its … success is in stimulating a mature information market, which in turn relies upon spreading electronic commerce throughout the …
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Knowledge management aims to bring intellectual resources together and make them available for everyone in the organization. As well as broadening horizons, knowledge management systems can help break down organization barriers, which leads to the sharing of knowledge and experiences.
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Describes the changing role and function of libraries caused by cuts, new technology, etc. Discusses future directions and challenges, especially with regard to IT. Examines new initiatives for libraries, including training shopkeepers as librarians and having in‐store libraries. Uses the case...
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It has become almost a cliché to say that successful companies make the best use of the talents of their individual employees. But how does a firm actually go about capturing and sharing more effectively the knowledge which already exists within it? Provides some answers.
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Information technologies have been deliberately targeted towards enhancing database access, analytical powers and the … information will result in reduced uncertainty and improved risk perceptions in decision situations. This premiss is examined in …, enabling the managers to access structured information databases to support their decision making. Concludes that the initial …
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