Conference presentation, "Making the Invisible Visible: towards a Community of Practice in Indicators of Sustainability and Values", Brighton, December 2010
Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Futurekakabadse
The presentation 'Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Future' that Nada K. Kakabadse, Professor in Management and Business Research at Northampton Business School, gave at the EABIS Colloquium, 19-21 September 2009 in Barcelona.
Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Futurekakabadse
The presentation 'Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Future' that Nada K. Kakabadse, Professor in Management and Business Research at Northampton Business School, gave at the EABIS Colloquium, 19-21 September 2009 in Barcelona.
Describing how to use Swift protocols to refactor obj-c networking layer to Swift while improving project architecture and test coverage. CocoaHeads-Berlin Sep 16
Savremena fotografska praksa o Andreasu Gurskom (Andreas Gursky).
Biografija, opus, formati koje upotrebjava, digitalna manipulacija, pozicija na trzistu, ekskluzivnost, ... Rad pisan tokom studija na Akademiji Umetnosti.
Implementing Generate-Test-and-Aggregate Algorithms on HadoopYu Liu
Generate-Test-and-Aggregate is a class of algorithms that can automatically derive efficient MapReduce programs.
MapReduce is a useful and popular programming model for large-scale parallel processing. However, for many complex problems, it is usually not easy to develop the efficient parallel algorithms that match MapReduce paradigm well.
The generator-based parallelization approach has been developed and introduced to simplify parallel programming by its automatic generating and optimizing mechanism. Efficient parallel algorithms can be generated from users' naive but correct programs by making use of generators which exploit knowledge of optimization theorems in the field of skeletal parallel programming. The obtained efficient-parallel algorithms are in the form that very fit for implementation with MapReduce.
By such an approach, a large class of generate-and-test-like computations can be efficiently programmed and computed over MapReduce. Thus a novel programming interface and framework can be built on top of MapReduce, and that would be helpful for resolving the difficulties on programmability and efficiency. In this paper we will introduce a framework that has such a novel programming interface for MapReduce. With this framework, users can just concentrate on making naive correct programs. We will show that a lot of so-called generate-and-test-like computations can be easily and efficiently implemented by this framework over MapReduce.
Describing how to use Swift protocols to refactor obj-c networking layer to Swift while improving project architecture and test coverage. CocoaHeads-Berlin Sep 16
Savremena fotografska praksa o Andreasu Gurskom (Andreas Gursky).
Biografija, opus, formati koje upotrebjava, digitalna manipulacija, pozicija na trzistu, ekskluzivnost, ... Rad pisan tokom studija na Akademiji Umetnosti.
Implementing Generate-Test-and-Aggregate Algorithms on HadoopYu Liu
Generate-Test-and-Aggregate is a class of algorithms that can automatically derive efficient MapReduce programs.
MapReduce is a useful and popular programming model for large-scale parallel processing. However, for many complex problems, it is usually not easy to develop the efficient parallel algorithms that match MapReduce paradigm well.
The generator-based parallelization approach has been developed and introduced to simplify parallel programming by its automatic generating and optimizing mechanism. Efficient parallel algorithms can be generated from users' naive but correct programs by making use of generators which exploit knowledge of optimization theorems in the field of skeletal parallel programming. The obtained efficient-parallel algorithms are in the form that very fit for implementation with MapReduce.
By such an approach, a large class of generate-and-test-like computations can be efficiently programmed and computed over MapReduce. Thus a novel programming interface and framework can be built on top of MapReduce, and that would be helpful for resolving the difficulties on programmability and efficiency. In this paper we will introduce a framework that has such a novel programming interface for MapReduce. With this framework, users can just concentrate on making naive correct programs. We will show that a lot of so-called generate-and-test-like computations can be easily and efficiently implemented by this framework over MapReduce.
This study undertook an empirical view towards analyzing the role youth capacity building can play in
entrepreneurship development. This study took a descriptive approach in its design and covered a sample of 519
rural entrepreneurs drawn from selected rural communities across the three geo-political zones of Enugu state using
purposive sampling technique. Data was gathered using a five point likert scale questionnaire and was analyzed with
chi-square test using the 23.0 versions of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The data analysis was based
on the 413 questionnaires that were validly filled and returned by the respondents. The study noted that capacity
building is not a choice; it is a fundamental route to youth entrepreneurship development. Hence, giving hand-outs or
even equipment without needful entrepreneurial knowledge is no longer fit to pass as youth capacity building. It was
therefore concluded that for sustainable entrepreneurship development especially among the youths in Enugu state,
there is need for well structured and functional capacity building programmes. The paper recommends that; to ensure
consistency and relevance of capacity building in the act of entrepreneurship development, states must
institutionalize capacity building, Governments should invest in and leverage on existing educational institutions to
advance and reduce the cost of entrepreneurship development oriented capacity building and that there is need to
invest massively on innovation biased capacity building programmes
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY VERSION JANUARY 2012: http://slidesha.re/mafifesto2
This is the first draft of the MaFI-festo. It is the working document that led to The MaFI-festo.
The aim of the MaFI-festo: to build facilitation-friendly rules and principles in the international aid system to unleash the power of markets to reduce poverty at scale.
Topic: Change agent & diffusion of innovationsHazratshahAzizi
Change agent & diffusion of innovations with case study.
A change agent is defined as “an individual who influences clients’ innovation decisions in a direction deemed desirable by the change agency”
For this research project for the Kettering Foundation, the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) explored how attendees at the October 2008 NCDD conference in Austin, Texas see citizens’ role in democratic governance and how they see themselves or their work impacting the role citizens play in democratic governance. Furthermore, we examined attendees’ views on how best to address each of the five “challenge areas” we focused on at the conference, specifically asking them for ideas for making progress on the “Systems Challenge” (embedding public engagement in government and other systems) and the “Action & Change Challenge” (strengthening the link between public engagement, citizen action, and policy change).
Author: Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
This October 2009 report for the Kettering Foundation presents public engagement professionals' views on democratic governance, on embedding dialogue and deliberation in governance, and on framing public engagement work in broadly accessible ways. Authored by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD).
Could the Covid-19 crisis be a turning point for youth in agriculture?Andrew Bartlett
Presentation made as part of the FAO Webinar on Extension and Advisory Services "at frontline of Covid-19 response in Asia", 19th May 2020. Presented by Souvanthong Namvong, National Project Director for the Lao Upland Rural Advisory Service (LURAS)
Coffee in the North of Laos: Learning from KeosetAndrew Bartlett
Presentation at the Sub-Sector Working Group for Farmers and Agribusiness, Department of Technical Extension and Agro-Processing, 25 March 2019 (see www.LaoCoffee.org)
Summary of the Briefing Note on 'Pesticide Use in Lao PDR: Health and Environmental Impacts', for presentation at Meeting of the Sector Working Group for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vientiane, 28 March 2018
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
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A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
2. What are we talking about?What are we talking about?
“Empowerment means that people,
especially poorer people, are enabled to
take more control over their lives”
(Chambers 1993)
“Empowerment … refers to the expansion
in people’s ability to make strategic life
choices in a context where this ability was
previously denied to them” (Kabeer 2001)
3. A dichotomyA dichotomy
Instrumental empowerment
A relatively new discourse that
recognises gains in efficiency and
productivity from worker participation
Intrinsic empowerment
An older discourse associated with the
struggle for land and liberty
4. What’s the difference?What’s the difference?
It’s the difference between …
people being given a role in our agenda
and taking control of their own agenda
It’s the difference between …
the adoption of planned behaviour
and the demonstration of agency
5. What are we looking for?What are we looking for?
The assessment of empowerment is
a search for signs of agency…
Signs that people are engaged in
critical thinking, exercising choices,
taking action that gives them greater
control of livelihood assets…
… and transforming the power
relationships in their lives
6.
7. Behavioural Indicators fromBehavioural Indicators from
BangladeshBangladesh
organizational behaviour: women in leadership roles,
active participation in group decision-making, collective
actions
planning behaviour: a combination of setting goals,
taking steps towards their achievement (e.g. savings),
and self-monitoring
entitlement behaviour: exercising rights, making
claims as individuals or groups, engaging in advocacy
economic behaviour: holding and using cash, making
sales and purchases, making leases, negotiating wage
rates
learning behaviour: seeking information, and taking
action to share knowledge with others
experimental behaviour: testing and modifying
technologies, rejection of a technology as a result of
critical thinking
8. How are we going to assess agency?How are we going to assess agency?
The question of how cannot be divorced from
the question of who.
Empowerment involves a challenge to, and a
change in, relationships.
Assessment is – in itself - a manifestation of a
power relationship within or between groups
It can be argued that the assessment of
empowerment in development programmes
can only be done by the parties involved in the
development relationship.
Those parties can be described as ‘developers’
and ‘developees’.
9. Typology of methods forTypology of methods for
development programmesdevelopment programmes
Who How
A Self-assessment by
developee
B Developee assesses
developer
C Negotiated assessment by
both parties
D Developer assesses
developee
E Self-assessment by
developer
10. Typology of methods forTypology of methods for
development programmesdevelopment programmes
Who How
A Self-assessment by
developee
Participatory M&E
B Developee assesses
developer
Accountability mechanisms
C Negotiated assessment by
both parties
Constructivist evaluation
(‘4th
generation evaluation’)
D Developer assesses
developee
Applied anthropology
E Self-assessment by
developer
Action research
11. Case studies as an assessmentCase studies as an assessment
methodmethod
Case studies can be used as a method for all
5 types of assessment in the typology
Agency entails a process that is situation
specific. Case studies are useful because they
can take account of both context and
chronology.
By comparing the before and after situations,
and examining the sequence of events that
connects the two situations, case studies can
go some way to establishing a counterfactual,
and attributing behavioural changes to
particular interventions. This is particularly
valuable for impact assessment.
12.
13. Case studies in IndonesiaCase studies in Indonesia
Context: a national programme to train farmers in agro-
ecology using experiential learning techniques.
Farmer groups in 182 sub-districts produced case
studies of their achievements
The cases included: maps, photos, timelines, quotes, a
summary of group discussions, and financial
calculations. In total: more than 3,000 pages
Many of the achievements were expected, but a meta-
analysis identified the frequency of 62 types of
‘spontaneous behaviour’, i.e activities that had not been
planned by the government or the development
agencies
Eg., farmers formed their own organisations in 35 sub-
districts (19%), carried out protests in 33 sub-districts
(18%) and set up marketing schemes in 14 sub-districts
(8%).
14. Expecting the UnexpectedExpecting the Unexpected
If we are serious about intrinsic empowerment, we
need to pay more attention to unplanned
behaviour change
This may be difficult for some development
planners to accept.
In agriculture, we may find that more change is
being initiated by farmers than by the ‘experts’.
And not all of these changes are appreciated by
those is authority
Although greater participation in officially approved
programmes is welcome, empowerment often
involves a struggle against government policies
and regulations, and a challenge to the roles and
attitudes of those in power.
15.
16. The unexpected in LaosThe unexpected in Laos
The landscape of Northern Laos has been transformed
in recent years by a boom in the production of rubber
and maize.
The boom was started by farmers themselves. They
brought knowledge and planting materials from across
the border in Thailand and China, and worked with
small traders to export their produce.
A sign of empowerment perhaps? But also a new
opportunity for exploitation.
The Government is now promoting the idea of farmer
groups and associations, while also granting land
concessions and trading rights to large companies.
With the benefits of rubber and maize being ‘captured’
by bigger players, some farmers are already looking for
new opportunities.
17. A final quoteA final quote
“Delightful as the pastime of
measuring may be, it is the most
futile of all occupations, and to
submit to the decrees of the
measurers the most servile of
attitudes”
(Virginia Wolf, 1929)