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  Linking ICT with climate action for a low-carbon economy

  The Broadband Commission, 2012

  Governments can accelerate transformation to a low carbon economy by promoting and integrating ICT within climate change policy. This view is presented by the Broadband Commission in this report based on interviews and supporting material from more than twenty leaders and experts in the field.
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  Information kiosks in every village by 2007: myth or reality?

  Digital Opportunity Channel, 2004

  This paper focuses on scalability, sustainability and collaboration aspects in building infokiosks or knowledge centres in India.It summarises viewpoints from an e- discussion, Video Conference and the Task Force Reports which emerged out of the National Policy Makers’ Workshop held in July 2004 in New Delhi.
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  Teacher and health care provider absence: a multi-country study

  World Bank, 2004

  This paper looks at the incidence and causes of absenteeism in public health workers and teachers in eight countries. Research was based on unannounced visits to a random sample of health care facilities and schools.
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  Economic reforms and development strategy in Gujarat

  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2002

  The Gujarat state government has followed a strategy focussed on industrialisation and urbanisation with an open door policy ever since its inception in 1960. Economic reform measures at the centre with an explicit emphasis on trade and industry considerably benefited Gujarat, making its economic performance outstanding.
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  India’s national agricultural policy: a critique

  Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2004

  The National Agricultural Policy (NAP) document released by the Government of Indian in 2000 aimed to attain an agricultural output growth rate in excess of 4 percent per annum, based on efficient use of resources, and sought to achieve this growth in a sustainable and equitable manner.This paper argues that (by 2004) no serious action had been initiated on most of the NAP’s proposals, and blam
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  India: economic growth, 1950 – 2000

  Global Development Network, 2003

  This paper explores the factors explaining India’s economic growth performance between1950-2000. The paper compares India’s economic development to a group of developing countries.
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  Poverty and Environment Times (no. 2)

  United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2004

  A collection of articles on poverty and the environment. Content includes:understanding of environment and poverty linksenvironment and health: HIV/AIDS and the environmentIsraelis and Palestinians share water in a Friends of the Earth water project.
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  Summary report: the AIDS epidemic: a strategic simulation building public-private partnership

  Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, 2003

  This brochure presents the results of the AIDS Epidemic Strategic Simulation, which aimed to explore how public and private sector collaboration could help develop a more comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS.
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  Making public-private community partnerships work for Asia’s urban poor

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  The public sector has failed to bring safe water and sanitation to Asia’s quarter billion poor urban residents. Is it time to examine alternatives to state delivery? What needs to be done to strengthen private sector participation in equitable, efficient and sustainable water, sanitation and solid waste services?
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  Village information centres: harnessing local knowledge via interactive media

  MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, 2003

  This document presents recommendations for policy makers in India and at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) drawn from a workshop that took place on 8-9 October, 2003 in Chennai, India.

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