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Information and Communication Technologies for Health Systems Strengthening

Otto, Kate; Shekar, Meera; Herbst, Christopher H.; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2015

Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating … ICT-based solutions in the health sector. These criteria include infrastructure, data and interoperability standards … 12 specific case studies of potentially scalable ICT-based health care solutions currently being implemented across the …

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Productivity Issues in Canada: A Review Article

Stewart, Ian A. - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 78-81

This article, by Ian A. Stewart, is a review of the recently released Industry Canada research volume Productivity Issues in Canada, edited by Someshwar Rao and Andrew Sharpe. Stewart begins by noting that at over 900 pages and 25 papers the volume represents an important contribution to the...

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The Importance of Skills for Innovation and Productivity

Rao, Someshwar; Tang, Jianmin; Wang, Weimin - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 15-26

The fundamental importance of skills for productivity advance is being increasingly recognized. In this article, Someshwar Rao, Jianmin Tang and Weimin Wang of Industry Canada provide additional evidence of this relationship through a detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and...

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Editor's Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2

The fourth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains five articles. Topics covered are: recent productivity developments in the United States and Canada and implications for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the...

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The Diffusion of ICTs and Growth of the French Economy over the Long-term, 1980-2000

Cette, Gilbert; Mairesse, Jacques; Kocoglu, Yusuf - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 27-38

French ICT sector. But they argue that having a large ICT-producing sector is not a necessary condition to obtain the full … benefits from ICT use and conclude that the ICT contribution to growth in France and other European countries could increase …

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