ICTS AS ENABLERS OF DEVELOPMENT: A MICROSOFT WHITE PAPER December 2004 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are transforming societies and fueling the growth of the global economy. Yet despite the broad potential of ICTs‚ their benefits have not been spread evenly. Indeed‚ using ICTs effectively to foster social inclusion and economic growth is among the key challenges facing policymakers today. As one of the world’s leading ICT firms‚ Microsoft brings a unique
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Mary Kate Fletcher Psychology The Connection between Abortion and Mental Health Do abortions really have short and long term side effects on woman? This is the question many people wonder about‚ but a lot of people do not know the answer. It is said that by the age of 45‚ two out of every five woman have had an abortion procedure. In the United States‚ there has been 1‚300‚00 abortions annually performed. Many people do not realize the side effects having an abortion can cause. Many time
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Tanzania in the year July 1998‚ after the value added‚ tax Act 1997. It replaced sales tax; stamp duty‚ hotel levy and internments tax. Since it’s introduction terms of revenue collected has been promising in the sense that it has been increasing but this should not make use to loose the millions of the revenue the government to collect. There has been constant efforts among tax payers to reduce theirs tax liability‚ the basic behavior assumption is that people are free riders no one will voluntary to
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The belief of abnormal psychology has changed greatly over the years. Not terribly long ago‚ abnormal anything was seen in the eyes of many as demonic possession and the like. People would be treated very unkindly and unjust till the day they died. Now a days it is seen as a problem that can be helped or even solved. Things like depression‚ anxiety‚ and other abnormal likes are now manageable with the help of medications and therapists. People want to help one another now instead of deeming those
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what culture we’re from‚ everyone loves music.” Billy Joel The music has reached different themes through history‚ this is relevant because depending on what society is living‚ thinking and feeling is what the music will be about. Music is a meaningful topic when we talk about change and revolution‚ people are influenced by the music they hear and normally‚ it tells us the truth about the society in which we are living. Music has criticized government‚ historical events‚ celebrities‚ fashion‚ and
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Analyze the ways in which technology‚ government policy‚ and economic conditions changed American agriculture in the period of 1865-1900. in your answer‚ evaluate farmers’ response. The period of 1865-1900 was one of the most crucial times in American history. It was a time period‚ in which America was mending‚ repairing‚ improving‚ reshaping‚ and reconstructing its society‚ economy‚ culture‚ and policies. Basically it was changing everything it stood for. This continual change can be seen in the
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his reign as Pharaoh‚ Akhenaten became very controversial. Akhenaten had changed centuries and dynasties of belief and religion and the way all Egyptians had been living Akhenaten also changed religion. He changed how they worship gods and whom they pray to. Before his reign as pharaoh‚ Egyptians had prayed to many gods as their religion was a polytheistic and prayed to a god for everything. As Akhenaten took power‚ he changed the religion through which god they pray to The Aten was the sun disc
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What is your favorite vacation spot? I was finally entering “India” again‚ after a month-long sojourn into a world of Himalayan calm‚ yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (Dharamsala hardly feels like India). Was I ready to free fall back into the masala mania? While the traveler in me was excited to get back on the explorer’s road; the solo gal in me was dreading it. Having found roots for a month in my yoga-family cocoon‚ I wasn’t thrilled with going back to solo-roughing it. Fortunately when you flow
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For as long as I can remember‚ books have played a major role in my life‚ and a recent move between apartments revealed little has changed. Thank God‚ and a competitive market‚ for e-readers and digital versions from here on in. My mother used to laugh about the story of The Brave Little Tailor‚ which apparently I couldn’t get enough of as a child. If you’ve not read it‚ it is strange as far as fairytales go. My best summation of the moral of the story is “shoot your mouth off‚ and maybe it’ll
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POOR PRODUCTIVITY IN DESCO: PROBABLE SOLUTIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) has been a trendsetter in Bangladesh electric supply company since its inception since incorporated under the company act in 1994. Over the last decade DESCO actually rose to a new standard – moving beyond electric supply co. to win mindshare of clients‚ users‚ shareholders‚ business partners and communities where we work and live. DESCO was constituted to provide uninterrupted & stable
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