Information and communication technologies (ICT) for health or eHealth solutions hold great potential for generating systemic efficiencies by strengthening five critical pillars of a health system: human resources for health, supply chain management, health care financing, governance and service...

This presentation explains the background, overview, approach and next steps of the Bank's IPad pilot project for the Country Offices. Among other strengths the IPad has an ultra-light-weight design, long battery life and a resource efficient iOS (operative system) which makes it extremely...

This presentation, made during the event Development Connections Conference in July 2011 in Kingston, Jamaica asks how well investments in information and communication technology (ICT) work to promote social development, and how far behind Latin America is in terms of access to PCs, the...

This brochure presents the exhibit "Design with the Base of the Pyramid" supported by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and the Opportunities for the Majority Sector (OMJ) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The exhibit displayed tailored solutions designed for this underserved...

Reconsidering the strategy regarding the institutional image amongst students, parents and the community represents an opportunity for the organization and distribution of special responsibilities linked with the relationship with the recipients of the educational act, for ensuring the...

Es fácil concordar en que los estudiantes deben desarrollar nuevas habilidades para vivir, trabajar y ser parte de la sociedad del siglo XXI. Sin embargo, hasta ahora se ha hecho poco por definir claramente cuáles son esas habilidades, cómo pueden ser medidas y cómo pueden ser enseñadas....

O relatório, em dois volumes, contém uma descrição das atividades do Banco em 2008 (empréstimos, garantias e operações não reembolsáveis) e, num volume separado, Discussão e Análise da Administração: Capital Ordinário; as demonstrações financeiras do Banco; e os apêndices...

The basic hypothesis to be inquired is the use of computers and the internet in the teaching of economic modules does not affect student learning and retention. The research restrictions were that research was carried out at a Department of the University of Piraeus during the 2006-2007 spring...