RELEVANCE OF ICT TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION OF ICT The acronym ICT represents information and communications technology. ICT is a composite term made up of three important concepts which are information‚ communications and technology. To understand ICT‚ one must understand the three concepts. Information can simply be defined as data that has been processed‚ that aids decision making. It can also
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Ashford University Art and Human Development For as long as I can remember‚ art has been a part of my life. Growing up‚ I noticed that art is a part of everyone’s life. Humans use art in so many different ways. Art is used to communicate‚ to conflict‚ to reflect‚ to learn‚ and to describe. There are many different forms of art that humans have created. Painting‚ drawing‚ and sculpting are the basic forms of art‚ but other categories include poetry‚ literature‚ film making
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Technology of World War II Nothing accelerates the development of technology as war. In World War II (WWII)‚ every major country was evolving its technology‚ whether it be the army‚ navy and so on. All countries were stuck in a race to develop the most devastating and efficient technology to win the war. All the technology used in the war had an impact. For example‚ radar helped the Allied Forces win the Battle of Britain against the Axis Powers. Through the devastating effects of WWII‚ it is clear
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CONTENT 1) Content 1 2) Introduction to human resource development process 2 3) The human resource development process 3 4) The importance of Human resource development and its Process 5 5) Advantages of HRD to the organization 6 6) Advantages of HRD to the employees 7 7) Problems that affect the human resource development 8 8) Improving organizations
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization on Development in Developing States Globalization brings more economic advantages to developing countries than disadvantages‚ even though this statement is arguable for many. But the simple effect of enabling developed countries and developing countries to compete in the same “Global arena” is already a gain‚ not only for DCs but for LDCs as well. The increased interaction among actors promoted by Globalization facilitates free trade which in turn provide
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Science and Technology essay – Advantages and disadvantages of technological advances Technology has been progressing at an astonishingly rapid rhythm‚ and it has been changing our lives in a scaring way. In the future‚ our lives might change even more‚ with several benefits and dangers of technological advances. Everything evolves around 3 concepts: technology‚ science and future. So now arises the question: will this technology advance make society better or worse off? On the one hand‚ several
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Recent Development in Computer Technology Tablet Computer: A tablet computer‚ or simply tablet‚ is a complete mobile computer‚ larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant‚ integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen. It often uses an onscreen virtual keyboard or a digital pen rather than a physical keyboard. Electrical devices with data input and output on a flat information display have existed as early as 1888. Throughout the 20th century many
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THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN Dr. Nasim Ashraf Abstract This paper explores the challenges posed in the area of human development in Pakistan. Pakistan has made little progress in key indicators of human development - education and health - due to years of neglect in policy making and implementation issues. Based on available data‚ it is highlighted that despite achieving a respectable growth rate‚ Pakistan has not been able to reduce poverty as other nations have
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Table of Contents 1. The competent human being 3 1.1. What is a competent human being? 3 1.1.1. Perspectives on the nature of a competent person 3 1.1.2. Carl Jung: Individuated person 3 1.1.3. Abraham Maslow: Self actualisation 3 1.1.4. Victor Frankl: Search for meaning 4 1.1.5. Aaron Antonovsky: Salutogenesis 4 1.1.6. Coetsee & Cliliers: Locus of control 5 1.1.7. Peterson & Seligman: Classification of character strengths 6 1.1.8. Kets de Vries: Happiness equation 6 1.1.9. Stephen Covey: Principle
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I. ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: SOME MYTHS AND REALITIES* A. Background The world today is very different from the one which experienced the two world wars. During the second half of the twentieth century‚ considerable advancements in science and technology‚ along with the establishment of broadly-based governments and strengthening of institutions‚ have led to significant socio-economic progress and improvement in the lives of a large number of people in many countries
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