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[November 20, 2008, 11:20]
"Citizen-Based Performance Measurement - The Iowa Experience and Lessons for Eastern European Countries"
White Papers Based on the Iowa experience, this paper discusses the transferability of the CIPA model to Eastern European countries and the implications for future administrative reforms in the region. In 2001, nine municipal governments of the state of Iowa in...
[July 14, 2005, 6:00]
An Analysis of Online Education and Learning Management Systems in the Nordic Countries
White Papers This paper presents the results from an analysis of online education and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in the five Nordic countries. The analysis is based on literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 selected Nordic training managers.
[April 20, 2005, 0:00]
Convergence at Last?: Evidence From Transition Countries
White Papers This paper re-examines the hypotheses of absolute and conditional convergence for a sample of 25 transition countries over the period from 1990 to 2002. After splitting the sample into three four year periods, the hypotheses are confirmed only for...
[May 31, 2005, 3:00]
Explaining Differences in Economic Growth Among OECD Countries
White Papers This paper re-examines the determinants of growth of GDP per capita using panel data for OECD countries for the period 1970-1999 with data averaged over five-year periods from new perspectives. Firstly, the paper introduces indicators of innovation...
[June 22, 2005, 3:00]
What Drives Business R&D Intensity Across OECD Countries?
White Papers This paper empirically investigates the potential determinants of business-sector R&D intensity based on a panel of OECD countries for the period of 1970-2002 that were measured as five-year averages.
[June 22, 2005, 3:00]
Challenges for Small Countries in the European Union
White Papers The aim of this paper is to assemble empirical evidence about the personal distribution of income, and the trends in income inequality over time, in the countries of Europe in the 1980s. It encompasses fifteen European countries: the Nordic...
[June 24, 2005, 3:00]
Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries: Implications for Achieving the MDGs
White Papers The paper finds that a number of policy interventions could be effective in moving countries toward the MDGs. Both education and health spending have a positive and significant direct impact on the accumulation of education and health capital, and...
[July 14, 2005, 6:00]
One laptop per child available in developed countries too
Blog It seems the rumours that the fruits of the OLPC project, or "$100 laptop" project as its also known, will be made available to consumers in developed countries is true after all. There seemed to be some confusion over whether the XO laptop would...
[September 24, 2007, 16:01]
HP Archiving Solution Helps Tektronix Manage Data Growth; Improves Performance and Compliance in 29 Countries
White Papers The company wanted to implement global archiving for financial data to manage data growth, maintain application performance, and meet compliance requirements for 29 different countries. Tektronix, Inc.is a technology company focused on providing...
[February 23, 2007, 0:00]
Distance, Skill Deepening and Development: Will Peripheral Countries Ever Get Rich?
White Papers This paper models the relationship between countries' distance from global economic activity, endogenous investments in education, and economic development. Firms in remote locations pay greater trade costs on both exports and intermediate imports...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
Low Countries speed ahead of Broadband Britain
News In Europe, small countries are racing ahead in broadband development, as larger markets are stymied by a lack of competition, according to a study released on Wednesday by Strategy Analytics. During the next few years, growth will be strongest in...
[May 27, 2004, 10:55]
GSM Spurs Growth in CIS countries and Central Asia
White Papers Historically, the telephone penetration rates in central and eastern Asian countries have been low and much of the equipment is outdated. However, the governments of these countries have recognized the importance of telecommunications as a means to...
[October 12, 2004, 3:00]
Network evolution in developing countries
White Papers In particular, we will address the current challenges of the emerging countries TELCO’s: the existing network optimization, the introduction of broadband infrastructure, the handling of the long distance Voice over IP traffic and the VoIP...
[October 12, 2004, 3:00]
Lindows adopts new name for Low Countries
News Dutch citizens deserve the same choices that are currently available to the citisens of more than one hundred countries around the world," Lindows chief executive Michael Robertson said in the statement.
[February 18, 2004, 7:20]
Exchange Rate Arrangements in EU Accession Countries: What Are the Options?
White Papers Several countries in eastern Europe may accede to the European Union in about two years time, making them candidates to join Europe's single currency from 2006. Some well-known economists have advocated that countries in eastern Europe adopt the...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
Asian countries challenge US on next-gen Internet
News The report in Nihon Keisai Shimbun, a Japanese business daily, said that the countries aimed to take the lead in Internet technologies, with a broad move to adopt IPv6 beginning in 2005. Japan, China and South Korea are reportedly planning to...
[December 30, 2003, 7:40]
Large Foreign Markets and Export-Led Growth in Developing Countries
White Papers However, narrative accounts give the impression that an eminent feature of the growth miracles was a move toward producing goods that higher-income countries produced, adopting the better technologies and methods used in these countries.
[June 29, 2005, 3:00]
A Framework for Defining and Assessing Occupational and Training Standards in Developing Countries
White Papers The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of key issues, alternatives, and implications for developing countries to consider when designing systems to define occupational standards (OS), related training standards (TS), and assessments.
[June 15, 2005, 3:00]
DSL for developing Countries
White Papers This article examines the potential of the DSL business in developing countries and provides guidelines at the strategic, marketing and operational levels. Adoption of as such an approach will have a direct impact on the DSL service uptake in a...
[October 12, 2004, 3:00]
