The document contains summaries of multiple news articles from the Economic Times covering various topics:
1. Retail investors in India are selling shares and paring stakes as stock prices reach previous peaks from the 2008 crash, due to fears of another collapse and attractiveness of alternative investments.
2. The London School of Economics will collaborate with Reliance Foundation to set up world-class universities in India to expand access to education.
3. India may see increased foreign fund inflows as other emerging markets restrict capital inflows, which could force policy measures and RBI intervention to manage the currency.
Here are a few potential inhibiting factors for why many attempts at school reform fail to achieve their goals according to the article:
- Lack of sustained effort and commitment over time. Large-scale reform requires years of focused effort to change teaching practices, but governments and leaders often lose patience or commitment.
- Failure to build capacity and engage all levels of the system. Top-down mandates are not enough, reform must engage educators, schools and districts to change practices from the ground up.
- Not focusing on the right drivers of change. Some reforms emphasize the wrong strategies like accountability over developing teaching skills.
- Complexity of the task. Deep cultural change in thousands of classrooms and schools is an immense challenge that
This document discusses intellectual property (IP) and its growing role and recognition globally and in South Africa. It contains the following key points:
1) IP plays an important role in innovation and the economy, contributing significantly to employment and GDP in both the EU and US.
2) China's focus on IP is increasing rapidly, with the number of civil IP cases rising 46% in 2012 and Chinese companies on track to file over 500,000 patents by 2015.
3) There are at least 19 recognized IP-based business models that have emerged, including IP licensing, enforcement, and analytics companies.
4) While IP is increasingly recognized by businesses and policies in South Africa, the reality is that IP
The document contains summaries of multiple news articles from the Economic Times covering various topics:
1. Retail investors in India are selling shares and paring stakes as stock prices reach previous peaks from the 2008 crash, due to fears of another collapse and attractiveness of alternative investments.
2. The London School of Economics will collaborate with Reliance Foundation to set up world-class universities in India to expand access to education.
3. India may see increased foreign fund inflows as other emerging markets restrict capital inflows, which could force policy measures and RBI intervention to manage the currency.
Here are a few potential inhibiting factors for why many attempts at school reform fail to achieve their goals according to the article:
- Lack of sustained effort and commitment over time. Large-scale reform requires years of focused effort to change teaching practices, but governments and leaders often lose patience or commitment.
- Failure to build capacity and engage all levels of the system. Top-down mandates are not enough, reform must engage educators, schools and districts to change practices from the ground up.
- Not focusing on the right drivers of change. Some reforms emphasize the wrong strategies like accountability over developing teaching skills.
- Complexity of the task. Deep cultural change in thousands of classrooms and schools is an immense challenge that
This document discusses intellectual property (IP) and its growing role and recognition globally and in South Africa. It contains the following key points:
1) IP plays an important role in innovation and the economy, contributing significantly to employment and GDP in both the EU and US.
2) China's focus on IP is increasing rapidly, with the number of civil IP cases rising 46% in 2012 and Chinese companies on track to file over 500,000 patents by 2015.
3) There are at least 19 recognized IP-based business models that have emerged, including IP licensing, enforcement, and analytics companies.
4) While IP is increasingly recognized by businesses and policies in South Africa, the reality is that IP