THE BUSINESS VALUE OF GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Companies that take a strategic approach to the challenge of complying with tough new corporate governance requirements can create opportunities to strengthen their internal processes and enhance their business. This article is one in a series from Microsoft Office System that explores issues and perspectives facing finance executives. Making Sense of the Global Regulatory Patchwork Even For the global economic system to function as it should‚ investors
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Stage 2 Childstudies Assessment type 1: Practical Activity `Children and Nutrition in Contemporary Society’ Why do young children in contemporary society require food and nutrition education? Studies have shown that eating habits are established early in the life cycle and tend to carry through until adulthood. Food that children eat will undoubtedly influence their state of health in later life. It is essential that healthy eating habits are developed early in life to encourage healthy eating
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in 1865 and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union. In 1973‚ this occasion was recognized as World Telecommunication Day. Following the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005 and the 2006 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference‚ 17 May was designated as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. On 17 May 2010‚ ITU will celebrate its 145th anniversary. The global celebration of this landmark event will be held in Shanghai at World Expo 2010‚ which runs from
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international organizations. The most important participants are the United Nations and the European Union. In achieving this purpose many conferences have been organized by both entities. Most important of all is the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)‚ which was a series of conferences organized by UN‚ first held in Geneva‚ and second in Tunis. Further on in this project we will see that these entities are trying to make Internet accessible‚ but at end we will be wondering: "Is this
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has never been more evident than in the digital society we live in today. With advancing technologies‚ and the ever increasing speed of the Internet‚ ethics and professionalism are becoming more and more important. The Association of Computing Machinists (ACM) has developed a code that is widely becoming accepted as industry standard. The code outlines a set of principles that should be followed in order to maintain professionalism in our digital society. The question is how realistic are the principles
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Cybercrime‚ Privacy‚ Network security‚ intellectual property rights and freedom of expression. Therefore‚ internet needs reasonable governance. What is internet governance? "The development and application by governments‚ the private sector and civil society‚ in their respective roles‚ of shared principles‚ norms‚ rules‚ decision-making procedures‚ and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet."(UN Working Group on Internet Governance‚ 2005) Meanwhile‚ Internet governance is a ’network
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bring internet access to every person on the planet. Some think that the access to the Internet is a basic component of civil life that some developed countries aim to guarantee for their citizens. An important fact seems to be that much vital information for people’s career‚ civic life‚ safety‚ etc. are increasingly provided via the Internet. Even social welfare services are sometimes administered and offered electronically. Today only about half of all Americans are connected to high speed internet
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fascinating with the amount of information that is accessible. I am writing this letter to you to explain how to assess the value of information found on the Internet. I will also describe ways you can check the reliability and credibility of a website‚ and I will also go into detail about digital divide‚ and ways to bridge the digital divide gap. The Internet is filled with tons of information and as a user it is important to be able to assess the value of the information. The Internet can be a tricky
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2012‚ Saudi Arabia in October 2012‚ Aware that steps are being made towards progress: 1995 Barcelona Project‚ created Institutional and Sector Modernization Facility (ISMF)‚ in which Syria and EU began research and development on Syria’s ICT‚ Information and Communication Technology‚ standards. Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Technology implemented the ICT standards in 2003. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) member since 1924‚ also a member of the International Multilateral Partnership
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Route de Chavannes‚ 27C CH-1007 Lausanne-Vidy Switzerland Impacts of Information Technology on Society in the new Century 1 Introduction In the past few decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications‚ and all indications are that technological progress and use of information technology will continue at a rapid pace. Accompanying and supporting the dramatic increases in the power and use of new information technologies has been the declining cost of communications as a result
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