Download or read book The Role of USPNet in Capacity Development in the South Pacific Region written by Ronald Duncan and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of the South Pacific (USP), a regional university, has changed its delivery systems for teaching and learning over the years to serve the growing needs for tertiary education of students living on the thousands of small and remote islands in the Pacific Ocean. This case study examines how the university has relied on its communications technology system (USPNet) to enhance its role as a regional capacity development center for students, public and private institutions, and civil society in the region. The case offers interesting insights on the opportunities and challenges associated with relying on regional institutions to address capacity issues while also drawing attention to some of the capacities which are particularly important to the effective functioning of networks.
Download or read book Learning from Success written by Joe Bolger and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study contains analyses and recommendations on the approaches to capacity development that work best and the conditions that have been conducive to their success, the unique challenges faced by Pacific developing member countries in addressing capacity constraints, and the implications for future interventions at both the strategic and operational levels.
Download or read book ADB s Pacific Approach 2010 2014 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Development Bank's approach to assisting the Pacific (The Pacific Approach) addresses challenges and opportunities common to its Pacific developing member countries, and seeks to identify where and how regional approaches and common guidelines can be used to improve the effectiveness of development assistance.
Download or read book Pacific Department 2011 Compendium of Knowledge Products written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contains the publications produced in 2011 and lists some of the major publications of earlier years.
Download or read book Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2014 written by and published by United Nations (Un). This book was released on 2014 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Survey 2014 examines the region's challenges to support its economic growth and to promote inclusive and sustainable development. Part I of the report focuses on the region's outlook as it contends with the ongoing global economic uncertainty and assesses the region's policy response to remaining and emerging vulnerabilities. It also examines the role of sustainable agriculture in closing the development gaps in least developed countries. A special theme is domestic resource mobilisation in the region, which explores the challenges on strengthening tax revenues. Part II of the report discusses strategic approaches to strengthen regional connectivity to achieve shared prosperity, particularly the ways in which various networks facilitate trade, production networks and investment flows within the region.
Download or read book Pacific Department 2009 Compendium of Knowledge Products written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contains the publications produced in 2009, announces the forthcoming titles, and lists some of the major publications of earlier years.
Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2009 2010 written by Shahid Akhtar and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICTD) in the Asia Pacific region.This fourth edition (2009-2010) features 30 economies and four sub-regional groupings. The chapters provide updated information on ICT infrastructure, industries, content and services, key programs, enabling policies and regulation, education and capacity building, open source, and research and development initiatives, as well as ICTD challenges in each of the economies covered. The common framework that underpins these reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across Asia Pacific.In addition, regional overviews provide a synthesis of ICTD trends, regulatory issues, and lessons for managing innovation in the network economy. The thematic chapters focus on issues in ICT in education, a key area in ICTD.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.
Download or read book Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007 2008 written by Idrc, and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biennial Digital Review of Asia Pacific is a comprehensive guide to the state-of-practice and trends in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Asia PacificThis third edition (2007-2008) covers 31 countries and economies, including North Korea for the first time. Each country chapter presents key ICT policies, applications and initiatives for national development. In addition, five thematic chapters provide a synthesis of some of the key issues in ICT4D in the region, including mobile and wireless technologies, risk communication, intellectual property regimes and localization.The authors are drawn from government, academe, industry and civil society, providing a broad perspective on the use of ICTs for human development.
Download or read book Global Perspectives on E Learning written by Alison A. Carr-Chellman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Perspectives on E-Learning: Rhetoric and Reality presents several cases of international online education and the rhetoric that surrounds this form of teaching and learning. Editor Alison A. Carr-Chellman examines the impact of online distance education throughout the world in an effort to understand more deeply the merits of such initiatives. Written from a critical perspective, the book sheds light on some of the problems faced by international distance educators. It particularly focuses on who benefits, and who does not, by the advance of international e-learning and how we can respond to the needs of the disenfranchised. This book is intended to supplement what has to this point been largely a positive, how-to literature in distance education. It offers a balanced perspective on the problems and possibilities of distance education worldwide.
Download or read book South Pacific Islands Communication written by Evangelia Papoutsaki and published by AMIC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together scholarly contributions on communications issues across the South Pacific islands, this work aims to create a better understanding of what affects information flow and communication in smaller nations and how these impact on national development, governance and the creation of more cohesive societies.
Download or read book Education in Australia New Zealand and the Pacific written by Michael Crossley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date and well-grounded analysis of education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Leading writers from throughout this region identify contemporary educational challenges, issues, and priorities while drawing upon their own ongoing empirical research. Key themes include the impact of international trends and developments; educational reform and the quality of education; indigenous learning; inclusivity; aid and development co-operation; and the changing role and place of tertiary education. Detailed studies of specific educational systems and developments are considered in the light of broader analyses that run throughout the volume.
Download or read book Japan s Foreign Aid written by David Arase and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a gap in the existing literature, this book analyzes the distinctive features of Japan’s development aid, especially technical co-operation, in comparison with other donors’ aid. Incorporating a wealth of research, it discusses whether Japan is behind other leading donor countries in rethinking its aid policy and whether it lacks transparency, sensitivity to recipient needs, and a coherent and coordinated policy that targets poverty. The volume assesses the nature and effectiveness of the administration of Japan’s aid, and explores the degree of involvement of private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Including contributions from experts with direct experience with Japanese ODA, the book provides a wide range of recipient and donor viewpoints and presents important policy recommendations.
Download or read book Approaches for Systematic Planning of Development Projects written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Small States Smart Solutions written by Edgardo Favaro and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small states face special hurdles in achieving development gains. These states spend significantly more of their GDP on producing public goods and services, and they face higher connectivity costs than do their larger brethren. Small States, Smart Solutions examines how some small states use international trade and telecommunications technology to outsource services such as justice, banking supervision, public utilities regulation, high-quality medicine, and education. Sourcing these services internationally poses unique challenges but also opens broad opportunities. The eight case studies in this book, based on interviews with government officers and citizens, describe pioneering initiatives undertaken by some small states to better the quality of life of their citizens.
Download or read book Appropriate Telecommunication and Learning Technology for Distance Education in the South Pacific written by Ruby Vaa and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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