Agricultural Schemes in Namibia for Meeting Essential Needs

2018 ◽  
pp. 500-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar ◽  
Konis Elungi
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Rural Poor ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Rural Income ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Vision 2030

Namibia has been striving to improve the rural poor quality of life through policies and schemes in line with the national development framework (Vision 2030). Sustained food production is one of the major initiatives, as it constitutes as basic livelihood activity but also augments rural income and livelihood. Apart from that, it is also a citizen's critical need. Though significant the schemes are, their contribution to household income and their role in improvement of livelihood is never taken up and exploration done. Adopting the DFID sustainable livelihood assessment framework, this chapter uses direct observations and primary data to present an assessment of the contribution of selected agricultural schemes.

scholarly journals The Urgency of Regulatory Reform in Order to Support Indonesia’s National Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 418
Author(s):  
Wicipto Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
National Development ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Regulatory Issue ◽  
Reform Implementation

Poor regulation quality contributes negatively to the regulation and law enforcement in the life of the state. The indicator of the poor quality of regulation includes, among others, the large number of regulations requested for judicial review and effectiveness of the implementation of regulations. There are several regulatory issues in Indonesia today, including the existence of multiple interpretations; potential conflict; overlap, principle mismatch, weak implementation effectiveness, not harmonious/out of sync; inconsistent; create unnecessary burdens, both on the target group and the affected groups. Base on these regulatory conditions, regulatory reform is very important and urgent. Given this very basic regulatory issue, it is necessary to make improvements in the regulatory field from upstream to downstream which leads to quality, orderly and simple regulations known as regulatory reform. The purpose of the study is to examine regulatory reform in order to support Indonesia's national development. research is done by doing literature research, or commonly known as the literature study. The Study shows that in order for a regulation to be good, it must fulfill several principles, namely: good norm, good process, and good drafting. Regulatory reform implementation is carried out through a) simplification of existing regulations; b) reconceptualization of the procedures for establishing regulations; c) institutional restructuring of regulation formation; and d) strengthening/empowering human resources with integrity. Good quality of democratic political dimension and progressive legal quality are needed to improve the quality of regulation

Assessing contract management as a strategic tool for achieving quality of work in Ghanaian construction industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Coleman ◽  
Isaac Kwesi Nooni ◽  
Samuel Korenteng Fianko ◽  
Linka Dadzie ◽  
Ebenezer Nickson Neequaye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Contract Management ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Supervisory Staff

Purpose This study aims to investigate the attainment of quality in Government of Ghana’s (GoG) infrastructural projects through effective contract management and especially, relating to qualification, competence and experience of supply chain stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach A survey questionnaire and field observations were used to collect primary data from staff of the education ministry and construction professionals. Documentary analyses of contract documents were also undertaken. Findings The results show that executing agencies’ failure to apply appropriate contract management processes was linked to the gap between stakeholders’ knowledge and actual practice. This was confirmed by Spearman’s rho tests of correlation between overall mean ranks given by professionals and non-professionals, which indicated strong agreement between those groups. Factors such as contractors’ engagement of unqualified supervisory staff, lack of proper projects monitoring and evaluation by executing agencies mainly contribute to the poor quality of work. Research limitations/implications Investigations were limited to the Funds and Procurement Management Unit of the Ministry of Education, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies and local contractors. Nonetheless, the methodology used could be used in future studies to analyse the socio-economic implications on the quality of education infrastructure. Practical implications Construction is booming in Ghana but the capacity to improve the work quality through effective contract management is limited. However, with the effort of stakeholder and statutory bodies’ support in capacity building initiatives, GoG projects could offer some novel solutions to improve quality of work. Social implications Construction industry professionals and students’ knowledge and perception on construction industry and contract management is significantly improved. Originality/value This study provides information on respondents’ knowledge on contract management process, which, if not properly understood, can lead to poor quality of work and loss of money.

KUALITAS LINGKUNGAN PERAIRAN DAN KONDISI OSEANOGRAFI DI KAWASAN INDUSTRI SEKUPANG KOTA BATAM = Water Environment Quality and Oceanographic Conditions in the Industrial Area Sekupang, Batam

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Agung Riyadi ◽  
Matih Santos
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
High Tide ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
A Value

This study is located in industrial area in Sekupang, Batam. Primary data collection includes water quality, aquatic biota, and the tidal current direction and speed measurement. Overall water quality conditions in the surrounding industrial area Sekupang is still good, it can be seen from the results of laboratory analysis is still below the quality standards specified . Flow pattern at high tide is moving south at a speed of 1 m / sec, while at low tide movement heading north flows with varying speeds ranging from 0.1 m / sec to 1 m / sec. Tidal patterns according to formulation Formzahl 0.48, which means there is a double mix of ups and downs in a day where there will be two times of ups and downs twice but different amplitudes, and riding pasutnya up to 2.93 m. Phytoplankton in the study area found 25 species such as Skeletonema sp., Chaetoceros sp, sp Lauderia which dominate the waters. There is also a kind of Dynophyceae with species such as Peridinium sp, whereas Cyanophyceae types are Trichodesmium sp. Results of analysis diversitasnya index of 1.54, which identifies those waters have poor quality. Evenness index/species uniformity of 0.43 indicates the quality of its waters being. While the dominance index was the quality of the water has a value of 0.41. Mike21 hydrodynamic modeling is used in assisting the analysis of the direction and speed of global flows in accordance with the pattern of tidal and bathymetric depth.Keyword: patterns of currents, tides, environmental quality, model Abstrak Penelitian ini berlokasi di kawasan industri Sekupang Kota Batam. Pengambilan data primer meliputi kualitas air, biota perairan, pasang surut dan pengukuran arah dan kecepatan arus. Secara keseluruhan kondisi kualitas perairan di sekitar kawasan industri Sekupang masih baik, hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil analisa laboratorium masih di bawah baku mutu yang ditetapkan. Pola arus pada saat pasang bergerak ke arah selatan dengan kecepatan 1 m/detik, sedangkan pada saat surut pergerakan arus mengarah ke utara dengan kecepatan bervariasi berkisar 0,1 m/detik hingga 1m/detik. Pola pasang surut menurut formulasi Formzahl 0,48 yang artinya terdapat pasang surut campuran ganda dimana dalam satu hari akan terjadi dua kali pasang dan dua kali surut akan tetapi amplitudo berbeda-beda, dan tunggang pasutnya hingga 2,93 m. Fitoplankton di wilayah penelitian dijumpai 25 spesies seperti Skeletonema sp., Chaetoceros sp, Lauderia sp yang mendominasi perairan. Juga terdapat jenis Dynophyceae dengan spesies seperti Peridinium sp, sedangkan jenis Cyanophyceae terdapat Trichodesmium sp. Hasil analisa indeks diversitasnya 1,54 yang mengidentifikasikan perairan tersebut mempunyai kualitas buruk. Indeks kemerataan/keseragaman spesies 0,43 yang mengindikasikan kualitas perairannya sedang. Sedangkan indeks dominansi perairan mempunyai kualitas sedang dengan nilai 0,41. Pembuatan model hidrodinamika menggunaan Mike21 di dalam membantu analisis arah dan kecepatan arus secara global sesuai dengan pola pasang surut dan kedalaman batimetri. Kata kunci: pola arus, pasang surut, kualitas lingkungan, model

scholarly journals Special Allocation Fund (DAK) For Education Sector : A Development Evaluation Perspective Of Fiscal YEAR 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Andi Setyo Pambudi ◽  
Deni ◽  
Sri Hidayati ◽  
Desak Annisa Cahya Putri ◽  
Aditya Dwifebri Christian Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Central Government ◽  
National Development ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Development Evaluation

National development in education is essentially carried out in order to improve the quality of human resources. In practice, this is established in a series of programs and activities involving the central and regional governments related to authority and funding capacity. One of the efforts to reduce fiscal inequality in education, the central government allocates special allocation funds (DAK). This transfer fund is needed because up to 2019 efforts to improve access and quality of education services through the fulfillment learning facilities and infrastructure standards. This paper analyse the planning and implementation of the DAK 2019 for physical assignment in education from the perspective of development evaluation. This study uses a mixed method with numerical data even secondary and primary. Data collection was obtained through discussion and questionnaires. The content analysis method is used to find gaps in central-regional planning. The study also analyse news analysis by using Intelligent Media Monitoring (IMM) tool. The results of the study found several obstacles, including: 1) Disparity in the ability of human resources in preparing proposals as well as differences in information accessibility between vocational high school (SMK) managers in urban and rural areas; 2) Budget planning is not optimal in the DAK proposal; 3) Student Practice Room (RPS) is not optimal due to the unavailability of practical equipment and equipment; 4) Determination of the allocation does not fully reflect the magnitude of the needs of school accreditation; 5) Lack of transparency and public audits in the management of DAK of Education Sector.

scholarly journals The Quality of Official Statistical Information: Approaches and International Practices of Evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15
Author(s):  
S. V. Zaiets
Keyword(s):  
Poor Quality ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Statistical System ◽  
Official Statistics ◽  
Statistical Potential ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Statistical Systems ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The article describes the role of statistics in the economic and social policy setting, the development of public and private sector, and international relations. It is noted that the results of a global assessment of the domestic statistical system indicate that European standards for the quality of statistical information are used in official statistics bodies. At the same time, it is pointed out that the domestic statistical activities face unresolved problems associated with a significant burden on respondents, poor quality of primary data, etc. The methodological foundations and practical issues of monitoring the statistical potential of national statistical systems through the prism of the quality of statistical information production processes proposed by the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century are investigated. There are 14 tools for assessing the statistical potential used in the international statistical practice for measuring and evaluating various aspects of national statistical data, including the performance of statistical institutions and the quality of their results. A multidimensional statistical potential indicator (SCI) of the World Bank is considered, which diagnostic framework evaluates the statistical methodology, data source, frequency and timeliness of the publication of the indicators reflecting the production of statistical information in a country, which are harmonized with individual global indicators of the SDG. The dynamics of the statistical potential of the national statistical system of Ukraine among 140 developing countries that borrow funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development are analyzed. It is shown that the decreasing level of the statistical potential in Ukraine is associated with the following components: data sources, frequency and timeliness. To enhance the performance and strengthen the institutional capacity of the existing statistical system, it is proposed to take account of the indicators used for the assessment and monitoring of statistical potential in the methodological and practical activities of official statistics bodies. The need to improve quality, accessibility and comparability of the official statistical information is justified, and respective measures are proposed.

Analisis Manajemen Fundrising Umar bin Khattab dan Relevansinya dengan Pengelolaan Zakat di Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-109
Author(s):  
Ghosyi Harfiah Ningrum ◽  
Mu'min Firmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
Qualitative Literature

The period of Umar Bin Khattab's leadership was a golden age in the history of Islamic economics. The policies made are able to prove the greatness of the Islamic economic system. The success of Umar also made several zakat management organizations (OPZ) interested in implementing it in their operational activities, especially in gathering or fundraising activities. Using a qualitative literature study method, the writer intends to analyze (1) the functions of fundraising management, then combine them with (2) Umar bin khattab's zakat policy, so that (3) the suitability of Umar's policies in fundraising activities carried out by the management organization zakat (OPZ) to help improve the quality of OPZ performance in collecting zakat. The author obtains primary data sources through several main sources, because he cannot make direct observations and interviews. For secondary data sourced from journals, theses, scientific papers and articles obtained via the internet. The results show that the form of zakat policy made by Umar bin Khattab is not directly suitable for implementation in the current OPZ fundraising strategy. It is necessary to study, analyze and adjust in advance to the conditions and conditions of muzakki and mustahik so that fundraising activities can run effectively and efficiently and in accordance with Islamic sharia rules.

Towards improved quality of soil morphology and analytical data in Australia: starting the discussion

Soil Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. W. Biggs ◽  
Ross Searle
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Soil Morphology ◽  
Data Schema ◽  
Global Soil

The development and implementation of a national data schema for soil data in Australia over the last two decades, coupled with advances in information technology, has led to the realisation of more comprehensive state and national soil databases. This has facilitated increased access to soil data for many purposes, including the creation of many digital soil-mapping products, such as the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia. Consequently, users of soil data have a growing need for clarity concerning the quality of the data; many new users have little understanding of the varying quality of the data. To date, statements about the quality of primary soil data have typically been qualitative and/or judgemental rather than explicit. The consequences of poor-quality primary data and of the lack of a coding system for data quality are growing with increased usage and with demand for soil data at the regional to national scale. Pillar 4 of the Global Soil Partnership and the National Soil Research, Development and Extension Strategy both identify the need to improve the quality of soil data. Various international standards do exist with respect to the quality of soil data but these tend to focus on general principles and quality-assurance frameworks rather than the detail of describing data quality. The aim of this paper is to stimulate a discussion in the Australian soil science community on how to quantify and describe the quality of primary soil data. We provide examples of the data quality issues and propose a framework for structured data-quality checking procedures and quality coding of soil morphological and analytical data in Australia.

Is Nigeria really fighting to win the anti-corruption war?

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 601-617
Author(s):  
Agaptus Nwozor ◽  
John Shola Olanrewaju ◽  
Segun Oshewolo ◽  
Modupe Bosede Ake
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
National Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the seeming paradox that underpins Nigeria’s war on corruption. This paradox centres on the undue interference of the presidency in the war against corruption. This interference has resulted in selective prosecutions and a deceleration in the tempo of the anti-corruption crusade. Design/methodology/approach The study used an admixture of primary and secondary data to evaluate whether indeed Nigeria is fighting against corruption to win it. The primary data were derived from key informant interviews. A total of ten diverse experts were interviewed through the instrumentality of unstructured set of questions, which were administered to them with room for elaboration. The secondary data were sourced from archival materials. Findings The findings of the study centre on three key issues: a characteristic one-sidedness in the prosecution of alleged corruption offenders by the anti-graft agencies. Those with pending corruption cases who have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress have had their cases placed in abeyance. There is evidence of the politicisation of the war against corruption as well as evidence of weak institutionalisation, which robs the anti-corruption agencies of the capacity to act independently. Practical implications The anti-corruption war may likely be derailed if the operational efficiency of the anti-graft agencies is not enhanced and their independence guaranteed. Social implications If the anti-corruption crusade fails, it will have multiple negative domino effects on national development and quality of life of the Nigerian people. Originality/value The paper is original because no recent study has interrogated the declining efficiency of Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies or linked this declining efficiency on weak institutionalisation and interference from the presidency.

scholarly journals MODEL HUBUNGAN KOMPETENSI, PROFESIONALISME DAN KINERJA DOSEN

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Resi Permanasari ◽  
Rina Moestika Setyaningrum ◽  
Siti Sundari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
National Development ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Essential Components

University as an institutions of higher education has big role in national development framework. An attempt to prepare qualified human resources is improving the quality of education. Faculty performance attracted the attention that this caused was one of the essential components in the system of higher education. Roles, duties and responsibilities of teachers are very meaningful to produce quality resources. The excellent performance must be supported by the competence and professionalism. However, the professionalism of teachers is not always a line with professionalism. Professional-quality lecturers are low and not maximal even in class, lecturers as a lead actor so the student in classroom will become pasive.This research is aimed to test the influences of the competence to profesionalism,  the influence of professionalism to the performance, and the influence of competence to the performance. This research used questionnaire which is distributed to all lecturer of economic faculty in UPN “Veteran” Jatim. The analysis used Partial Least Square test. The result showed that competence influencing to the lecturer’s professionalism, professionalism influencing to lecturer’s performance and competence influencing to the lecturer’s performance.

scholarly journals Peningkatan SDM Menuju Kemandirian UMKM Melalui Kualitas Pendidikan dalam Mewujudkan Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 88-97
Author(s):  
Era Sonita ◽  
Helmi Helmi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Community Education ◽  
National Development ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Slow Progress ◽  
Development Goals

Poverty is a major factor in the slow progress of national development. Poverty is caused by the low productivity of a society. Low productivity is caused by the low quality of human resources owned by a country. The low quality of human resources, one of the reasons is the level of education of the community. Education is an important aspect in producing quality human resources. Poor quality of education is a contributing factor to poverty. The need for a concept of quality education

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