A Case Study Growth of tourism rate in Hongkong made by Disneyland I. INTRODUCTION As one of the world’s leading international financial centres‚ Hong Kong’s service-oriented economy is characterised by low taxation‚ near-free port trade and well-established international financial market. The currency‚ the Hong Kong dollar‚ is legally issued by three major international commercial banks‚ and pegged to the US Dollar. Interest rates are determined by the individual banks in Hong Kong
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Avoiding the Alignment Trap in Information Technology 1 About the Case • Article in “MIT Sloan Management Review” • Article is prepared based on survey of more than 500 senior • • business & technology executives and in-depth interview of 30 CIOs. The principle findings of the study is that even at companies that were focused on alignment‚ business performance dependent on IT sometimes went sideways‚ or even declined. Article talks about two primary factors for success in IT: • • Alignment
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the growth rate of crystals The information gained from this experiment can help society by showing different temperatures can affect the growth rate of different types of matter; also it may help computer chip manufacturers‚ as there are crystals in computer chips. Temperature affects the way crystals grow through
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Urban real estate information systems: the suppression of radical innovation. John S Kirkwood School of Environment & Development‚ Sheffield Hallam University E-mail: j.s.kirkwood@shu.ac.uk ___________________________________________________________________________________ John S Kirkwood Page 1 5/02/2003 Abstract Information and communications technologies are continuing to bring about significant changes in society. These changes may be viewed as the direct consequence of technological
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2000 (Information Shield‚ 2004-2011). The law was aimed at operators of commercial websites‚ and online services directed at children below the age of 13. The law also targeted operators directed at the public with the knowledge of children 13 and below visiting there sites. With the increased use of computers‚ information technologies like electronic mail‚ chat room websites‚ and social websites creating direct contacts with children. These young children needed to be protected from information that
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Information security challenges of social engineering in Banking Sector. By Ms. Nisha Ann Jacob Asst. Prof‚ De Paul Institute of Science and Technology‚ Angamaly Research Scholar‚ Karpagam University‚ Coimbatore Abstract The concept of social engineering has been gaining importance in the modern business environment as almost fifty percent age of the Indians are techno kids‚ who are of age less than twenty five years. Latest research initiatives report accelerated use and adoption of social
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Week ONE: Introduction to information technology and society; WEB 1.0 v 2.0 v3.0 WEB 1.0 When web was in its early days; people didn’t know what to show on the computer screen Static web – it was a search for online viability. WEB 2.0 When we got a grip of the technical part‚ the real possibilities of the web became clear Discovered the power of networks – power of links‚ collaboration‚ content and research‚ friends. Technical aspect of the web didn’t change as much‚ web 2.0 was more of a
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INCREASING CRIME RATES IN INDIA AND WAYS TO CURB IT Human society is gradually but surely criminalised.Everyday the newspapers report ghastly murders‚ sensational robberies ‚ rapes ‚ thefts and kidnappings. Naturally ‚ the graph of crime in today’s society is sharply on the rise . Living has become quite risky ‚ unplesant and unsafe . Women and old people are the worst suffers. Our cities have become the dens of smugglers and criminals . The capitals of India ‚ new delhi ‚ has earned a rare notoriety
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PLANNING HORIZON a 1. The long-range time period‚ usually the next two to five years‚ over which the financial planning process focuses is known as the: a. planning horizon. b. planning strategy. c. planning agenda. d. short-run. e. current financing period. AGGREGATION b 2. The process by which smaller investment proposals of each of a firm’s operational units are added up and treated as one big project is known as: a. separation. b. aggregation. c. conglomeration. d. appropriation
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FOREWORD This revised policy underlines the desired need for appropriate cutting-edge technologies that will propel the country through and beyond the 21st century. This vision policy is therefore designed to underpin the nation’s socio-economic progress and development. It emphasizes the need for a coherent‚ systematic and comprehensive approach to the determination of technological programmes and their implementation taking into account domestic productions in agriculture and rural development
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