...the permission of the Rwanda Ministry in charge of ICT in the Office of the President. List of Acronyms AGAGE AISI AMIS ARTEL BNR BPO CD CERT COMESA CNS-ATM CS CSIRT CTC FWG DCRS EAPP EASSy EDPRS e-GOV EMIS EMR EQMS ERMS FMS FY GDP GIS GNI GNP GoR G2B G2C G2G HIV HLSC HRMS ICT ICT4D IDS IPAR IPS ISP ISPA ITU IXP JICA Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment African Information Society Initiative Agriculture management Information System Africa Rural Telecommunication Banque National du Rwanda Business Processing Outsourcing Community Development Computer Emergency Response Team Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Communication Navigation Surveillance /Air Management Cyber Security Computer Security Incident Response Team Coordination Technical Committee Focus area Working Group Develop a Digital Court Recording System East African Power Pool Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System Economic Development & Poverty Reduction Strategy (2008-2012) e-Government Education Management Information System Electronic Medical Records Electronic Queue Management System Electronic Records Management System Financial Management Systems Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product Geographical Information System Gross National Income Gross National Product Government of Rwanda Government-to-Business Government-to-Citizen Government-to-Government Human Immunodeficiency Virus High Level Steering Committee ...
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...in Africa: A View from the Peaks and Hilltops of a Spiky Continent* By David A. Wernick, Florida International University College of Business *From the forthcoming book Innovation in Emerging Markets, edited by J. Haar and R. Ernst (Palgrave, 2016). Please do not circulate or quote without consent of author. ABSTRACT: There is growing interest among scholars and practitioners in African innovation. Some contend that the continent's recent economic boom is largely a homegrown phenomenon, driven primarily by indigenous entrepreneurs developing local content for continental consumers. But is this true? To what extent is Africa's impressive economic performance in recent years the result of internal dynamics and which actors and institutions are most responsible? This chapter examines the state of innovation across the African continent, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The authors identify key facilitators of innovation in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, as well as obstacles to the continent’s continuing innovation-led economic expansion. I. Introduction In a widely read 2005 article in the Atlantic Monthly, author Richard Florida argued that with respect to innovation, the world is anything but flat. Given the way that creative talent, technical expertise, and financial capital tend to cluster in a handful of hubs or “peaks” around the world – places such as New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, and Tokyo – the world’s innovation...
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...5.2 PROGRAMME FOCUS 5.3 MODULE DESCRIPTIONS 2. 6. PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION 6.1 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT 6.2 FINANCE 6.2.1 FEE PAYMENT 6.2.2 PAYMENT OF FEES AND OTHER DUES 6.2.3 PAYMENT PLANS 6.2.4 ADDITIONAL FEES/CHARGES 6.2.5 REGISTRATION SPECIFIC/INCOMPLETE MODULES 6.2.6 CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION/FEE LIABILITY 6.2.7 MISCELLANEOUS COSTS 6.2.8 PAYMENTS 6.2.9 ACCOUNT DETAILS 6.2.10 FOREIGN PAYMENTS 6.3 ASSESSMENTS 6.3.1 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT 6.3.2 MARKING CRITERIA 6.4 STUDENT SUPPORT 6.4.1 STUDENT SUPPORT DEPARTMENT 6.4.2 REGIONAL OFFICES/REPRESENTATIVES 6.5 ACADEMIC SUPPORT 6.5.1 REGIONAL TUTOR SUPPORT (ACADEMIC FACULTY MEMBERS) 6.5.2 MODULE CO-ORDINATION AND EMAIL SUPPORT 6.5.3 LIBRARY SERVICES 6.5.4 MODULE GUIDES 6.5.5 WEBSITE/ONLINE LEARNING CENTRE 6.5.6 PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS 6.6...
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...ISCHOOL OF FINANCE AND BANKING (SFB) UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin AMAHORO REGISTRATION NUMBER: GSF 20103386 PLACED IN: FINA BANK LTD ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012-2013 INTERNSHIP PERIOD: FROM: 28TH JANUARY TO 28TH MARCH 2013 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN: ACCOUNTING NAME OF ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR IN FIELD: DR IBRAHIM MUSOBO Acknowledgements I would like to sincerely thank the management and staff of FINA BANK Ltd for allowing me to do my internship within this organization. I am grateful to my internal supervisor, Service delivery manager who willingly accepted to supervise and support me on the course of the training. My deep thanks go to the administration of SFB and career center for providing us the necessary knowledge and tools that equipped us for the internship. I am also thankful to my beloved parents for the moral and financial supports. I am grateful to my brothers and sisters for spiritual, financial, or moral support they contributed during my studies. i Declaration I hereby declare that, except where otherwise indicated, this document is entirely my own work and has not been submitted in whole or in part to any other university. Name: ……………………………………………………………. Signature: ……………………………..: Date: …………………. ii CERTIFICATE I, Mr. Jean Pierre SINDIZERA, the Service Delivery Manager at FINA Bank Ltd, certify that this report is a genuine work of Benjamin AMAHORO who has carried out his internship in FINA Bank Ltd, for...
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...Qualities for successful entrepreneurs In order to be a successful entrepreneur a person requires having certain qualities. Some of these qualities can be inborn yet some of these must be learned over time. I have decided to take a survey that shows the qualities that I do have as an individual. The reason why I have taken this survey is that I need to find the good qualities that I have that promote entrepreneurship and to notice the qualities I have to develop to be a successful entrepreneur. I have taken the VIA survey of character strengths test. Why I have taken the VIA survey of character strengths test. I have decided to take this test because it assists me to find out all the qualities that I do have that have a bearing, not only in my private life but also in my business one. The qualities that are surveyed by this test include: creativity, critical thinking, fairness, diligence, leadership, teamwork, enthusiasm, discretion, honesty, self-control, social intelligence, optimism, and humour, among others. I want to identify my strengths and weaknesses in terms of qualities that are essential for entrepreneurial success. I will cultivate the strong qualities I have and work hard to cultivate my weaker qualities. I wish to be a successful business person. What qualities to cultivate in order for me to be a successful entrepreneur I have taken the VIA survey of character and I have found out the qualities that I am good in. The following are my strongest qualities:...
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...Qualities for successful entrepreneurs In order to be a successful entrepreneur a person requires having certain qualities. Some of these qualities can be inborn yet some of these must be learned over time. I have decided to take a survey that shows the qualities that I do have as an individual. The reason why I have taken this survey is that I need to find the good qualities that I have that promote entrepreneurship and to notice the qualities I have to develop to be a successful entrepreneur. I have taken the VIA survey of character strengths test. Why I have taken the VIA survey of character strengths test. I have decided to take this test because it assists me to find out all the qualities that I do have that have a bearing, not only in my private life but also in my business one. The qualities that are surveyed by this test include: creativity, critical thinking, fairness, diligence, leadership, teamwork, enthusiasm, discretion, honesty, self-control, social intelligence, optimism, and humour, among others. I want to identify my strengths and weaknesses in terms of qualities that are essential for entrepreneurial success. I will cultivate the strong qualities I have and work hard to cultivate my weaker qualities. I wish to be a successful business person. What qualities to cultivate in order for me to be a successful entrepreneur I have taken the VIA survey of character and I have found out the qualities that I am good in. The following are my strongest qualities: creativity...
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...world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future” Their aim was to provide this laptop at a cost of $100 and Mary Lou Jepson, as chief technical officer of OLPC had to consider a range of environmental factors for the design to be tailored to the particular needs of the developing world (Buchele, 2009:1). These challenges included electricity availability, extreme temperatures and the rugged physical environments of these countries (Brown, 2009:8). After several years of research and development, the result was the XO laptop featuring hardware innovation in power supply, display, durability and networking. The first model XO1 was launched in November 2007 at a cost of $188, failing at the initial goal price of $100 but it revolutionized the PC industry to be motivated to develop lower-cost education-oriented PCs (Kraemer, Dedrick & Sharma, 2009:66). The capabilities of the XO1 included the following: 1. The processor is a 433 MHz AMD Geode which uses less than 0.8 watt of power and does not need a cooling fan. Heat is kept away from the lap of the user by placing the motherboard directly behind the screen and not in the base...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 Background of the Study The new millennium brought with its, new possibilities in terms of information access and availability simultaneously, introducing new challenges in protecting sensitive information from some eyes while making it available to others. Today’s business environment is extremely dynamic and experience rapid changes as a result of technological improvement, increased awareness and demands Banks to serve their customers electronically. Tanzania Banks have traditionally been in the forefront of harnessing technology to improve their products and services. The Banking industry of the 21st century operates in a complex and competitive environment characterized by these changing conditions and highly unpredictable economic climate. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is at the centre of this global change curve of Electronic Banking System in Tanzania today. (Stevens 2002). Assert that they have over the time, been using electronic and telecommunication networks for delivering a wide range of value added products and services, managers in Banking industry in Tanzania cannot ignore Information Systems because they play a critical impact in current Banking system, they point out that the entire cash flow of most fortune Banks are linked to Information System. The application of information and communication technology concepts, techniques, policies and implementation strategies to banking services has become a subject...
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...An Introduction to the UN System: Orientation for Serving on a UN Field Mission (Intro to the UN 070329) A Course Produced by The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Programme of Correspondence Instruction (Revised 2003) Course Author Lt.Col. (Retd.) Christian Hårleman Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR Series Editor Harvey J. Langholtz Copyright 2003, UNITAR POCI UNITAR Training Programme of Correspondence Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations Dag Hammarskjöld Centre Box 20475 New York, NY 10017 Programme UNITAR de Formation Par Correspondance Aux Opérations de Maintien de la Paix Palais des Nations 1211 Geneve 10 Suisse An Introduction to the UN System: Orientation for Serving on a UN Field Mission (Intro to the UN 070329) A Course Produced by The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Programme of Correspondence Instruction (Revised 2003) Course Author Lt.Col. (Retd.) Christian Hårleman Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR Series Editor Harvey J. Langholtz Copyright 2003, UNITAR POCI Address all correspondence to: UNITAR Training Programme of Correspondence Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations Dag Hammarskjöld Centre Box 20475 New York, NY 10017-0009 USA An Introduction to the UN System: Orientation for Serving on a UN Field Mission TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents................................................................................. i Foreword.....................................................
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...Jenny Leach (2008) Do new information and communications technologies have a role to play in the achievement of education for all?, British Educational Research Journal, 34:6, 783-805, DOI: 10.1080/01411920802041392 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411920802041392 Published online: 30 Aug 2010. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 335 View related articles Citing articles: 6 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=cber20 Download by: [University of Technology Sydney] Date: 20 September 2015, At: 03:44 Downloaded by [University of Technology Sydney] at 03:44 20 September 2015 British Educational Research Journal Vol. 34, No. 6, December 2008, pp. 783–805 Do new information and communications technologies have a role to play in the achievement of education for all? Jenny Leach* Many commentators have suggested that the use of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) has significant potential in providing access to, and improving the quality of, teacher education. Such an idea is particularly relevant for the Global South, it is argued, where tens of thousands more qualified teachers are required if universal primary education (UPE) is to be achieved. This article explores six arguments commonly used to critique the relevance of ICT for development, encompassing technical, cost, philosophical...
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...and communication technologies IEC Information, Education and Communication MAP Multi-country AIDS Programme MDGs Millennium Development Goals NGO Non-governmental Organisation PLWHA People living with HIV and AIDS PMTCT Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission STI Sexually Transmitted Infection TAC Treatment Action Campaign UNAIDS Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS UNESCO UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation USAID United States Agency for International Development VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background In developing countries, preventable diseases and premature deaths still inflict a high toll. Inequity of access to basic health services affects distinct regions, communities, and social groups. Under-financing of the health sector in most countries has led to quantitative and qualitative deficiencies in service delivery and to growing gaps in facility and equipment upkeep. Inefficient allocation of scarce resources and lack of coordination among key stakeholders has made duplication of efforts, overlapping responsibilities, and resource wastage common and troublesome problems. Most countries are at some stage of health sector reform to try to...
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...W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children w U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies Wo m e n ’s C o m m i s s i o n f o r R e f u g e e Wo m e n & C h i l d r e n N e w Yo r k W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children Copyright © January 2000 by Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-58030-000-6 Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 tel. 212.551.3111 or 3088 fax. 212.551.3180 e-mail: wcrwc@intrescom.org www.intrescom.org/wcrwc.html w cover photographs © Rachel K. Jones, Marc Sommers, Sarah Samson, Holly Myers, Anne-Sophie Rosette, International Rescue Committee M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children seeks to improve the lives of refugee women and children through a vigorous program of public education and advocacy, and by acting as a technical resource. The Commission, founded in 1989 under the auspices of the International Rescue Committee, is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to speaking out on behalf of women and children uprooted by armed conflict or persecution. Acknowledgments The Women’s Commission expresses its sincere...
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...when simply converting one currency to another (such as for the purposes of travel to another country), or for engaging in speculation or trading in the foreign exchange market. There are a wide variety of factors which influence the exchange rate, such as interest rates,inflation, and the state of politics and the economy in each country, also called rate of exchange or foreign exchange rate or currency exchange rate. (1). FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM In a floating exchange rate system, governments and central banks do not participate in the market for foreign exchange. The relationship between governments and central banks on the one hand and currency markets on the other is much the same as the typical relationship between these institutions and stock markets. Governments may regulate stock markets to prevent fraud, but stock values themselves are left to float in the market. The U.S. government, for example, does not intervene in the stock market to influence stock prices. The concept of a completely free-floating exchange rate system is a theoretical one. In practice, all governments or central banks intervene in currency markets in an effort to influence exchange rates. Some countries, such as the United States, intervene to only a small degree, so that the notion of a free-floating exchange rate system comes close to what actually exists in the United States. A free-floating system has the advantage of being self-regulating. There is no need for government intervention...
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...Kenya Communications Amendment Act (2009) Progressive or retrogressive?1 by ptah Association for Progressive Communications (APC) September 2009 1 This report was written as a part of APC’s Communication for influence in Central, East and West Africa (CICEWA) project, which is meant to promote advocacy for the affordable access to ICTs for all. CICEWA seeks to identify the political obstacles to extending affordable access to ICT infrastructure in Africa and to advocate for their removal in order to create a sound platform for sub-regional connectivity in East, West and Central Africa. This was possible thanks to Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Contents Preface.................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................4 2. Background to ICT policy making in Kenya.............................................................5 3. To regulate or not to regulate the media in Kenya? ................................................6 3.1. A failure of media responsibility? ....................................................................6 3.2. Key media concerns.......................................................................................7 3.2.1. Section 88: Inheriting the problem ..........................................................7 3.2.2. Enforcement...
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...98 harvard business review December 2012 IllustratIon: harry campbell hbr.org 4 and Amy L. Tucker Ways to Reinvent Service Delivery How to create more value for your customers and you by Kamalini Ramdas, Elizabeth Teisberg, “It felt lIke an elephant was sIttIng on my chest,” the patient explained. The doctor nodded understandingly. But the doctor was not the only one nodding her head. “You can put me down for that one as well,” quipped another patient. This is Club Red, a shared-medical-appointment concept, introduced at the University of Virginia Health System, which represents a radical innovation in the delivery of preventive cardiac health care. Traditionally, cardiology patients at UVA are allotted a half hour with the doctor. At Club Red, they are given a choice between that one-on-one appointment and a 90-minute shared appointment, in which the cardiologist sees each patient in a group setting with as many as 11 others. December 2012 harvard business review 99 Four ways to reinvent service delivery Members of Club Red don’t sit in a waiting area; they gather in a meeting room, where they fill out any needed forms and may chat informally while each patient sees the doctor privately for a brief physical exam. In the shared appointment, the doctor then provides individual counsel, goes over prescriptions, orders tests, and discusses progress, challenges, and future treatment plans for each patient. The Club Red consultation, while confidential among...
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