scholarly journals L’ouverture sur le marché africain

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-129
Author(s):  
Linda Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
International Development ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
Manufactured Exports ◽  
Trade And Investment

While in the past, Canada has earned a fairly liberal reputation as it developed political relations with African countries, the trend for the 1980s has been to concentrate on promoting trade and investment. In particular, the interest in expanding markets for Canadian manufactured exports has led to the co-ordination of the Export Development Corporation (EDC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to encourage and support the private sector. As a result, exports to Africa have tripled in the past five years and North Africa (especially Algeria) is becoming a region of major importance for Canadian exporter s. Although in the past the Canadian government has been ambiguous about its approach to promoting trade and investment in white-ruled Southern Africa, it has strengthened its inclination to leave the private sector alone, regardless of the support which Canadian companies are giving to the apartheid system. The before, in the 1980s, Canada's relations with Africa are being increasingly governed by economic imperatives as the government attempts to come to grips with the problems emerging from the economic recession.

scholarly journals The challenges of donor engagement with faith-based organizations in Cameroon’s health sector: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibylle Herzig van Wees ◽  
Michael Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
International Development ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Faith Based Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Substantial global advocacy efforts have been made over the past decade to encourage partnerships and funding of faith-based organizations in international development programmes in efforts to improve social and health outcomes. Whilst there is a wealth of knowledge on religion and development, including its controversies, less attention has been payed to the role that donors might play. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the engagement between donors and faith-based organizations in Cameroon’s health sector, following the implementation of the Cameroon Health Sector Partnership Strategy (2012). Forty-six in-depth interviews were conducted in selected regions in Cameroon. The findings show that global advocacy efforts to increase partnerships with faith-based organizations have created a space for increasing donor engagement of faith-based organizations following the implementation of the strategy. However, the policy was perceived as top down as it did not take into account some of the existing challenges. The policy arguably accentuated some of the existing tensions between the government and faith-based organizations, fed faith-controversies and complicated the health system landscape. Moreover, it provided donors with a framework for haphazard engagement with faith-based organizations. As such, putting the implications of donor engagement with FBOs on the research map acknowledges the limitations of efforts to collaborate with faith-based organizations and brings to the surface still-remaining blinkers and limited assumptions in donor definitions of faith-based organizations and in ways of collaborating with them.

scholarly journals Data visualisation of vehicle crash using interactive map and data dashboard

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1405
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaki Abd Razak ◽  
Shukor Sanim Mohd Fauzi ◽  
Ray Adderley JM Gining ◽  
Muhammad Nabil Fikri Jamaluddin
Keyword(s):  
Reference Model ◽  
Data Visualisation ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Crash Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Vehicle Crash ◽  
Interactive Map ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
Car Accident

Vehicle crash contributes to a significant number of deaths and injuries in human races around the world. The government and the transportation expert work together around the clock to lessen the number of injuries and fatalities cause from vehicle crash issues. To come out with an effective solution whether from improving the trafficking system including road conditions or increasing awareness among drivers, the experts must analyse the data of vehicle crash from the past decades to find the major causes and come out with a decision. The lack of suitable techniques and tools to analyse a large amount of data is a deterrent in analysing vehicle crash datasets, and the process costs a lot of time. Data visualisation is a technique that allows people to display data in a more infographic form via data visualisation models. Therefore, this study aims to promote and elaborate more on data visualisation techniques using the interactive map and data dashboard to display vehicle crash data. Interactive map and data dashboard can help the government and transportation experts to describe vehicle crash data for them to make right decision to lessen car accident issues. The interactive map focuses on displaying vehicle crash data in map presentation while the data dashboard shows some charts and graph that describe the vehicle crash data in the statistical form. This study can be a reference model of creating interactive map and data dashboard or enhancing the capabilities in managing vehicle crash.

scholarly journals Social Protection of the Poor in Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Olabanji Akinola
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Phenomena

Conditional cash Transfers (CCTS) in the past decade have become attractive as social protection programmes for reducing chronic poverty and vulnerabilities in poor African households. however, the adoption of CCTS in african countries overlooks and neglects the individual and different programme contexts required for successful implementation of the programmes. This negligence can impede the achievement of programme objectives as well as their sustainability owing to prevailing socio-political together with economic development constraints. This policy brief thus advocates for greater consideration by government officials and their international development partners of the needs of individual countries in the design and implementation of ccT programmes in africa. While various social protection programmes exist in one (un)conditional form or the other in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia, Egypt, and Uganda amongst others, the introduction of CCTS as social protection programmes is a relatively new phenomena and therefore throws up some challenges. The challenges they present should therefore be seen as part of a learning process rather than reasons to avoid attempting to implement them successfully.

scholarly journals CONSTRUCTION RIPPLE PHENOMENON AND THE RISE OF ‘GENERIC BUILDINGS’ IN YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Trias Mahendarto
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Unique Characteristic ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City ◽  
Economic Modernization ◽  
Urban Characteristics

Abstract: Starting from the past decade, Indonesia is growing rapidly in the construction of infrastructures that are being fully supported by the government in order to reach the goal of becoming one of the leading countries in the future. Such development created the construction ripple phenomenon that was instigated by the private sector to fill the construction voids left by the rapid development of infrastructure, and it pressurizes cities to grow or change in order to coup with the infrastructure advancements. This phenomenon has affected the cities in Indonesia, even those that are not considered as the planned centers of developments, such as Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is experiencing the effects of the ripple in the form of the rising number of generic buildings that are spreading fast around the city. This will, in turn, dictate the future of Yogyakarta’s ever-evolving Genius Loci. This research will see how much the construction ripple phenomenon has affected the city of Yogyakarta by conducting surveys on the generic buildings that have been built or in the planning stage of construction. A thorough analysis will be then made, also by conducting literature studies, to conclude the ways and steps to try maintaining Yogyakarta’s unique characteristic as a city in the ever-growing pressure of economic modernization that is currently spreading throughout Indonesia. If these steps are being done correctly, then Yogyakarta can become one of the examples of how cities in Indonesia coup with the construction ripple phenomenon without can losing its unique urban characteristics. Keywords: construction ripple phenomenon, Yogyakarta, Generic buildings, Genius LociAbstrak: Semenjak decade terakhir, Indonesia sedang mengalami perkembangan signifikan di bidang pembangunan infrastuktur yang didukung penuh oleh Pemerintah agar dapat mengejar target untuk menjadi salah satu negara maju di masa depan. Perkembangan tersebut memunculkan fenomena ‘construction ripple’, yang didorong oleh sektor swasta untuk mengisi kekosongan pembangunan karena pemerintah hanya berkonsentrasi pada pembangunan infrastuktur, dan hal tersebut menekan kota-kota untuk berkembang atau berubah. Fenomena ini telah terjadi di berbagai kota di Indonesia, bahkan di kota yang tidak menjadi pusat perkembangan infrastuktur, seperti kota Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta sedang mengalami efek dari fenomena ini dalam bentuk munculnya bangunan generik yang tersebar luas di seluruh kota. Perkembangan ini akan mempengaruhi masa depan Genius Loci kota Yogyakarta, yang terus berevolusi. Penelitian ini melihat sejauh mana bangunan generik mempengaruhi kota Yogyakarta, melalui survey bangunan generik yang terbangun atau sedang dalam proses pembangunan. Analisis mendalam dilakukan, dengan disertai studi literatur, untuk melihat cara menjaga keunikan kota Yogyakarta terhadap tekanan pembangunan yang terus terjadi. Diharapkan kota Yogyakarta menjadi contoh kota-kota di Indonesia menerima efek fenomena ‘construction ripple’ tanpa kehilangan kekhasan.Kata kunci: construction ripple phenomenon, Yogyakarta, bangunan generik, Genius Loci

Genesis of Malaysia's Policy Relating to Sustainability of the Built Environment

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz ◽  
George Ofori
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
Reduce Carbon Dioxide

From interviews with selected experts and secondary sources, this paper charts the actions that led to Malaysia having its own green building rating tool. It began with the Institution of Architects Malaysia and the Institution of Engineers Malaysia working together in 2008 to come up with the Green Building Index (GBI) specifically suited for the Malaysian condition. The index was launched a year later, the same year that a new prime minister came into office. With greening the economy in mind, he launched a few major initiatives, one of which was the creation of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water to replace the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications and another was the launching of the National Technology Policy. In December 2009, he made the commitment on Malaysia's behalf to reduce carbon dioxide emission at the Copenhagen Summit, thereby cementing his commitment to green issues at the international level. Behind-the-scene lobbying by the private sector resulted in the government explicitly endorsing the GBI by tying GBI certification of buildings to financial incentives. This paper makes the case that the strong cooperation between the private sector and the government over the GBI represents a form of public-private partnership on aspects of collaborative spirit, complementarity of resources, private sector leadership, wide-ranging ramifications over other partnerships across time, timing and sustainability. Other countries intending to come up with their own rating tool can take stock of the Malaysian experience.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the Dominican Crisis

1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna P. Schreiber ◽  
Philippe S. E. Schreiber
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Political Prisoners ◽  
The Past ◽  
Missing Persons ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Massive Scale ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
One Year

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights was present in the Dominican Republic continuously from June 1, 1965, to July 7, 1966. During this period the Commission worked diligently and effectively to protect basic human rights which were being threatened and abused daily. The Commission had visited the Dominican Republic twice in the past for short periods of several days. During these visits, which occurred at times of relative tranquillity, it received claims from private citizens concerning human rights violations, reported its observations, and made recommendations to the government. The Commission's role in 1965–1966 was of a different nature. It was called upon by two rival governments to come to a country in the midst of a civil strife in which human rights were being violated on a massive scale. In these circumstances the Commission proved willing to act vigorously to defend these rights. It succeeded in improving prison conditions for political prisoners, played a key role in securing the release of many detainees who had been held without charge, assisted persecuted individuals in finding asylum, tried to locate missing persons, and worked to bring the perpetrators of crimes against human rights to justice. Although by means of interpretation and practice the Commission had to some extent laid the groundwork for the role it was to assume in the Dominican Republic, its performance as an “action body” operating in an American state continuously for more than one year was unprecedented.

scholarly journals Evaluation of vitamins/tonics prescribing pattern in tertiary care teaching hospital and private sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 733
Author(s):  
V. K. Bhardwaj ◽  
Navin Budania ◽  
Naveen Kumar ◽  
Arka Mondal ◽  
Suman Lata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Prescribing Pattern ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Times

Background: Rational use of drugs had been great concern by the government as well as public during the past several years. Monitoring of prescriptions studies could identify the associated problems and provide feedback to the prescribers, so as to create awareness about the irrational use of drugs. This study was conducted to evaluate the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/Tonics in government sector and private sector.Methods: This prospective study was designed to obtain statistical data on the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/tonics in patients of S.V.B.P. Hospital Meerut and other associated hospital/ clinics. The total study sample size was of 614 prescriptions. Out of these 439 prescriptions were from government sector, 175 prescriptions from private sectors.Results: Percentages of prescription with Vitamins/ Tonics were 35.76 and 48.57 in government and private sectors respectively and these differences are statistically significant. Percentage of drug prescribed as Vitamins/ Tonics of the total drugs was 8.68 and 10.19, in government and private sector respectively and these differences are statistically not significant. Vitamins/ Tonics were the most frequently prescribed drugs 16.52% and 17.14% in obs./ Gynae in both the sectors respectively, and least number of Vitamins/ Tonics 1.06% and 3.2% were prescribed in cardiology in both the sectors.Conclusions: The study indicates a big scope for enhancing the prescribing pattern of Vitamins/Tonics and minimizing the use of irrational Vitamins/Tonics, due to the fact most of the times it’s not needed, and it only put financial burden on Patients.

scholarly journals Carbon Fiscal Instruments and Green Finance: An Aid to the Success of SDGs in Nigeria?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onanuga Olaronke Toyin ◽  
Abayomi Toyin Onanuga
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Government ◽  
Green Investments

The need to improve on the use of Fiscal Instruments and engender an improvement in Green Finance remains a challenge in Nigeria. Using the Metcalf’s Framework, this paper explains why Carbon Fiscal Instruments are enforced on emitters to check emissions and their level of effectiveness. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of Nigeria’s performance with some sub-Saharan African countries using the SDGs Index and Dashboard Indicators Framework was discussed. Finally, after appraising the use of Green Finance as a means of innovative finance, the paper found a dearth of fiscal instruments in Nigeria coupled with a low level of Green Finance opportunities. The paper concludes that Nigeria needs to design and implement an optimal climate change fiscal policy and Green Finance mix for Green growth. We recommend that the government needs to encourage creative and innovative ways of generating funds for Green investments in the private sector.

scholarly journals A BLUEPRINT FOR INDIA’S ECONOMIC FUTURE A Method to Address Economic Recession, Remove Poverty, Terrorism, Improve Law and Order, Reduce Drug Abuse, Inflation and Taxes in an Interest Free Based Economy

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Niaz Ahmed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Financial Instrument ◽  
Treasury Bills ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Future

<em>I have developed a new financial instrument which will be much more valuable than the bonds or the treasury bills government sold in the open market to raise much needed funds to run the country. These are all interest based instruments and can only be used by institutions. The instrument I am proposing is without interest and will be used by everybody to purchase goods and services in the government and the private sector resulting in up to 66% discounts. This is why these will be massively bought up front in large amounts in the shortest period of time of one month to run the country for at least a year and much more by the end of the year.</em>

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Amazonia: Sustainable alternatives for an economic collapse

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Diele-Viegas ◽  
Eder Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Greenhouse Gases Emissions ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Economic Collapse ◽  
The Government ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
To Come

The severity of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak demand from countries to adopt extreme measurements of social isolation to stop the spread and flatten the curve of contamination. Although social isolation measures may have negative impacts on economy, historically it has been showed to be more effective in saving lives and less damaging to economy than not adopting these measurements during a viral pandemic. In Brazil, despite the positioning of the president against social isolation due to the consequent economic recession, the rapid spread of the virus has worried the governors of the Brazilian states, which are thus managing stringent social isolation measurements to avoid the advance of the virus. Since one of the main strategies to guarantee progress and economic growth in Brazil has been the exploitation of natural resources from the Amazonia biome, here we discuss the importance of this biome to Brazilian economy during the post-pandemic recession and highlights potential strategies to burst the economy without promoting Amazonia destruction. We show that, together with the REDD+ and the Amazon Fund, the Forest bonds represents good strategies to burst Brazilian economy in a sustainable way, showing that it is possible to improve the commodities without increasing Amazonia deforestation or the greenhouse gases emissions. Amazonia is a biome of global importance for the avoidance of another global crisis, which will occur if we reach the climatic tipping point of 1.5&deg;C. Thus, governmental actions should go towards its preservation, not exploitation and depletion. The commitment of the government with environmental conservation is paramount so that these economic strategies have positive results, especially in a post-pandemic scenario, where the economy will be extremely weakened. The COVID-19 brings us a lesson regarding how our attitudes can impact the world, and what we can expect from a global crisis. Perhaps we can apply these lessons and focus on change our economy towards a sustainable direction to avoid another global crisis in the years to come.

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