This document provides a literature review of research on the informal sector in developed and less developed countries. It discusses the origins of the informal sector concept and how it has evolved over time. Key criteria used to characterize the informal sector across studies include political (e.g. government regulation, legality), economic (e.g. tax evasion, employment relationships), and social aspects. The literature is compared between studies of developed countries versus less developed/transitioning countries. Public choice theories related to tax evasion within the informal sector are also examined. The review concludes that distinguishing between country types is important for understanding informal sector dynamics, and more research is still needed, especially regarding transitioning countries.
This document provides an abstract for a study that compares the national innovation ecosystems of five countries: Israel, Poland, Germany, France, and Spain. The study applies a new methodology to visualize each country's innovation system and distinguish between supply-side and demand-side innovation drivers. By identifying the components of each country's innovation ecosystem, the analysis reveals differences that can inform the design of effective, unique innovation policies tailored to each nation's particular strengths and weaknesses.
This document provides an assessment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting practices in China's mining and minerals industry from 2007 to 2010. It finds that while the number of disclosing companies has increased dramatically, the quality and substance of disclosures still needs considerable improvement. Chinese mining companies report some basic CSR information as well as topics unique to China, but reporting is still immature compared to global standards. The study uses a domestic Chinese sustainability reporting framework to analyze CSR reports and annual reports of 176 mining companies. It concludes CSR reporting has gained attention in China's mining industry but must engage more substantively with stakeholders to be truly useful.
There is general agreement over the need to pay attention to the informal sector because of its importance to employment and poverty issues. There are also an increasing number of programmes aimed at supporting similar informal activities in highly diverse national contexts.
This consensus is backed through the adoption, at the highest level, of policy measures that are meeting with growing acceptance and, sometimes, the active support of social actors, in particular among entrepreneurial and trade union organizations. Such a stand is also based on evidence to the effect that policies to promote the informal sector are viable and profitable, even during economic downswings, and have international financial support. Nevertheless, to the extent that it fails to embrace a shared strategic vision, this is a limited consensus that hinders the eff ectiveness of policies implemented in this area.
While often adequate on an individual basis, they are insufficient and produce limited effects by failing to respond to a more comprehensive approach. The lack of a shared approach is related to the absence of a common definition of the informal sec-tor, which has grown increasingly complex since it was first described in a pioneering ILO report on Kenya in 1972.
Along with the heterogeneous nature of informal economic activities, different perceptions lead to different strategies. These are reviewed in the first section. Too great an emphasis on the regulatory perspective has identified informality with illegality and labour precariousness.
In spite of their ties to informality, however, the two categories are conceptually different. Th e second section is devoted to these subjects and, particularly, to the precariousness of the employment relationship. Lastly, the third section explores strategic options to regulate the informal sector, tracing the features of a different approach to formalizing informal activities, to facilitate their full integration in the modernization process.
For the purpose of this paper, the latter concept is defined as the most dynamic part of the economy operating under a common regulatory framework. Facts and concepts Interpretations and trends The notion of the informal sector was brought forward in a 1972 ILO report on Kenya (ILO, 1972), follow-ing a 1971 paper (Hart, 1973). They highlighted that the problem of employment in less-developed countries is not one of unemployment but rather of employed workers who do not earn enough money to make a living.
They are ‘working poor’. Th is conceptual interpretation was based on their opposition to formality and their lack of access to the market and productive resources. Th is was followed by several contributions (see Tokman, 1978).
This document summarizes a presentation on social interaction spaces for entrepreneurship in the Basque City-Region. It discusses how physical and digital spaces that enable interaction between public, private, and social agents can support entrepreneurship and innovation. The presentation maps out existing social interaction spaces in the Basque City-Region and analyzes their influence on social capital, entrepreneurial activities, and regional development. It argues that such spaces are important for generating social networks, exchanging ideas, and collaboratively developing projects that improve social welfare. However, changes may be needed to management and financing models, including adopting more cooperative and open innovation approaches, to optimize these spaces in the current economic context.
This document provides an overview of the social economy in Africa and its potential role in local economic development. It finds that while the term "social economy" is not widely used, Africa has a large number of organizations that pursue both social and economic objectives through collective action, serving as the social economy. Case studies of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco reveal various social economy organizations contribute to communities' wellbeing but face barriers like weak legal frameworks. The social economy has potential to support inclusive and sustainable growth if given adequate policy support and its traditional, community-focused forms are recognized.
The Area Units for Employment, Local and Technological Development: A Model f...Territorial Intelligence
Huelva 2007, International Conference of Territorial Intelligence organised in the framework of CAENTI. WORKSHOP 3: Sustainable Territorial Development Studies
The document discusses measuring culture and its relationship to economic factors. It proposes that culture has a strong influence on economic outcomes and development. A qualitative research approach is needed to more fully understand concepts like well-being that are difficult to quantify. The document introduces a new software tool called the CATALYSE Process MultiMedia Analyser that is being developed to help analyze qualitative sources and extract quantitative data for further analysis.
This document provides a literature review of research on the informal sector in developed and less developed countries. It discusses the origins of the informal sector concept and how it has evolved over time. Key criteria used to characterize the informal sector across studies include political (e.g. government regulation, legality), economic (e.g. tax evasion, employment relationships), and social aspects. The literature is compared between studies of developed countries versus less developed/transitioning countries. Public choice theories related to tax evasion within the informal sector are also examined. The review concludes that distinguishing between country types is important for understanding informal sector dynamics, and more research is still needed, especially regarding transitioning countries.
This document provides an abstract for a study that compares the national innovation ecosystems of five countries: Israel, Poland, Germany, France, and Spain. The study applies a new methodology to visualize each country's innovation system and distinguish between supply-side and demand-side innovation drivers. By identifying the components of each country's innovation ecosystem, the analysis reveals differences that can inform the design of effective, unique innovation policies tailored to each nation's particular strengths and weaknesses.
This document provides an assessment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting practices in China's mining and minerals industry from 2007 to 2010. It finds that while the number of disclosing companies has increased dramatically, the quality and substance of disclosures still needs considerable improvement. Chinese mining companies report some basic CSR information as well as topics unique to China, but reporting is still immature compared to global standards. The study uses a domestic Chinese sustainability reporting framework to analyze CSR reports and annual reports of 176 mining companies. It concludes CSR reporting has gained attention in China's mining industry but must engage more substantively with stakeholders to be truly useful.
There is general agreement over the need to pay attention to the informal sector because of its importance to employment and poverty issues. There are also an increasing number of programmes aimed at supporting similar informal activities in highly diverse national contexts.
This consensus is backed through the adoption, at the highest level, of policy measures that are meeting with growing acceptance and, sometimes, the active support of social actors, in particular among entrepreneurial and trade union organizations. Such a stand is also based on evidence to the effect that policies to promote the informal sector are viable and profitable, even during economic downswings, and have international financial support. Nevertheless, to the extent that it fails to embrace a shared strategic vision, this is a limited consensus that hinders the eff ectiveness of policies implemented in this area.
While often adequate on an individual basis, they are insufficient and produce limited effects by failing to respond to a more comprehensive approach. The lack of a shared approach is related to the absence of a common definition of the informal sec-tor, which has grown increasingly complex since it was first described in a pioneering ILO report on Kenya in 1972.
Along with the heterogeneous nature of informal economic activities, different perceptions lead to different strategies. These are reviewed in the first section. Too great an emphasis on the regulatory perspective has identified informality with illegality and labour precariousness.
In spite of their ties to informality, however, the two categories are conceptually different. Th e second section is devoted to these subjects and, particularly, to the precariousness of the employment relationship. Lastly, the third section explores strategic options to regulate the informal sector, tracing the features of a different approach to formalizing informal activities, to facilitate their full integration in the modernization process.
For the purpose of this paper, the latter concept is defined as the most dynamic part of the economy operating under a common regulatory framework. Facts and concepts Interpretations and trends The notion of the informal sector was brought forward in a 1972 ILO report on Kenya (ILO, 1972), follow-ing a 1971 paper (Hart, 1973). They highlighted that the problem of employment in less-developed countries is not one of unemployment but rather of employed workers who do not earn enough money to make a living.
They are ‘working poor’. Th is conceptual interpretation was based on their opposition to formality and their lack of access to the market and productive resources. Th is was followed by several contributions (see Tokman, 1978).
This document summarizes a presentation on social interaction spaces for entrepreneurship in the Basque City-Region. It discusses how physical and digital spaces that enable interaction between public, private, and social agents can support entrepreneurship and innovation. The presentation maps out existing social interaction spaces in the Basque City-Region and analyzes their influence on social capital, entrepreneurial activities, and regional development. It argues that such spaces are important for generating social networks, exchanging ideas, and collaboratively developing projects that improve social welfare. However, changes may be needed to management and financing models, including adopting more cooperative and open innovation approaches, to optimize these spaces in the current economic context.
This document provides an overview of the social economy in Africa and its potential role in local economic development. It finds that while the term "social economy" is not widely used, Africa has a large number of organizations that pursue both social and economic objectives through collective action, serving as the social economy. Case studies of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco reveal various social economy organizations contribute to communities' wellbeing but face barriers like weak legal frameworks. The social economy has potential to support inclusive and sustainable growth if given adequate policy support and its traditional, community-focused forms are recognized.
The Area Units for Employment, Local and Technological Development: A Model f...Territorial Intelligence
Huelva 2007, International Conference of Territorial Intelligence organised in the framework of CAENTI. WORKSHOP 3: Sustainable Territorial Development Studies
The document discusses measuring culture and its relationship to economic factors. It proposes that culture has a strong influence on economic outcomes and development. A qualitative research approach is needed to more fully understand concepts like well-being that are difficult to quantify. The document introduces a new software tool called the CATALYSE Process MultiMedia Analyser that is being developed to help analyze qualitative sources and extract quantitative data for further analysis.
BASIC INCOME AND SIMULATION STUDIES IN EUROPEromano_mazzon
The document presents an online tool developed by researchers in Italy to simulate basic income scenarios using data from local regions. The tool allows users to model basic income policies and analyze their impacts on different income groups. It was created based on a case study of an existing minimum income program in Rovigo Province. The researchers collected socioeconomic data from municipalities in the surrounding region to simulate both the current means-tested program and a hypothetical universal basic income model. The tool uses an equation to estimate how a basic income policy would affect monthly incomes across various income levels based on tax declaration data. It aims to help policymakers evaluate basic income policies at local and regional levels in Italy.
This document proposes an article for the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Perspectives on the tensions between normative discourse and operational processes in financing social entrepreneurship projects in Portugal. The authors, Santos, Albuquerque, and Almeida from the University of Coimbra, plan to analyze how normative models of social innovation are operationalized and how they reveal specific socio-political guidelines. They will examine contradictions between innovative rhetoric and principles in evaluating social entrepreneurship projects for financing. The introduction provides context on unemployment and atypical employment in Portugal, and discusses European strategies and documents promoting social entrepreneurship, innovation, and employment.
Local Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies Study Case Córdoba, ArgentinaiBoP Asia
This document analyzes the local innovation system of Córdoba, Argentina. It begins with an introduction to innovation systems and economic development theories. It then provides an overview of Argentina's national context for science and technology, noting that investment in R&D lags behind other countries. The document then describes the key players and links within Córdoba's regional innovation system, including universities, government, and private companies. It concludes that understanding local innovation systems can provide insights into regional economic development and opportunities for improvement.
Tourism Management and its Impact to the Economyijtsrd
Since the first researches on tourism, several authors have paid attention to the action of public authorities oriented to the phenomenon. However, there is a notable lack of precision in the use of four concepts that designate different realities tourism government, tourism policy, planning or public management. The aim of this paper is to reflect on these concepts, trying to understand how they relate to and delimit their use to specific phenomena of public action in the field of tourism. Our proposal is to group them into a relational approach or a rational approach, each with its own questions and with determined budgets, although with closely related concerns and work proposals. Improving the understanding of these concepts and approaches will allow us to develop a more solid research agenda on public action in tourism. Inom Tursunkulov | Dilbar Boyzoqova "Tourism Management and its Impact to the Economy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31127.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/management-development/31127/tourism-management-and-its-impact-to-the-economy/inom-tursunkulov
1) The document summarizes research on the role of human capital in different types of regions, including urban, rural, peripheral, and cross-border regions.
2) Two papers examined how human capital mobility impacts local employment in Danish municipalities, finding that in-migrants and in-commuters generally complement the local workforce except in some cases where they substitute medium-skilled locals.
3) A second paper analyzed the spatial mobility and early career outcomes of university graduates in Denmark, finding benefits to mobility for academic but not professional graduates.
4) The research also developed a model of "Cross-Border Institutional Thickness" to examine institutional cooperation and human capital creation in Danish-German border regions.
1) Gender budgeting aims to promote transparency and participation in budgetary processes by analyzing how public funds are allocated and who benefits in terms of gender.
2) In Scotland, the Scottish Women's Budget Group was established in 2000 to advocate for gender budgeting and build capacity. They analyze budget documents and provide input to government committees.
3) Over 10 years, there has been some progress in Scotland including greater transparency of budget processes and participation through partnerships. However, challenges remain around fully integrating gender analysis into economic modeling that informs spending decisions.
The document discusses the work of economist Friedrich Hayek and his views on complex adaptive systems and spontaneous order in economics. It summarizes that Hayek believed market order arises spontaneously from individual human actions rather than by design, and that knowledge is dispersed among many individuals. The document also provides an overview of research fellows at the Santa Fe Institute who study economics and complex systems.
Measuring the impact of culture on jobs and growthMario Verissimo
1) The speaker discusses the need for better evidence and measurement of the impact of culture on jobs and economic growth in Europe.
2) Quality statistics and illustrative examples are needed to capture the economic and social contributions of cultural and creative sectors, as well as spill-over effects on other industries.
3) Close cooperation between policymakers, cultural sectors, and research institutions like the Joint Research Centre can help improve measurement methods and develop a strong evidence base to design better policies and support for culture.
The document provides an overview of the role that the social economy could play in delivering the investment priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the 2014-2020 planning period. It defines social economy as enterprises that pursue both social and economic goals in a way that prioritizes people over capital. The document outlines some overall recommendations for ESF support for the social economy and examines how the social economy could contribute to each of the ESF's 18 investment priorities based on examples from different Member States.
Selected methodological issues in creating the Information Literacy developme...Empatic Project
Paper by Sabina Cisek and Maria Maria Próchnicka
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland
The 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011),
Venue: Athens Greece
Date: 24 -‐ 27 May 2011
The document discusses strategic modeling for developing information literacy. It outlines key assumptions for an effective strategic model, including viewing information literacy as a key competence for lifelong learning, recognizing its importance across all education sectors, and taking a holistic approach that emphasizes its universal and continuous nature. The strategic model should be aligned with other EU frameworks for lifelong learning and focus on learning outcomes over inputs. It should involve stakeholders from various sectors in coherent policy and cooperation.
This document discusses measuring social inclusion in a global context. It summarizes the conclusions of a 2010 United Nations report on this topic.
The report finds that while social and economic development has progressed in recent decades, inequality and exclusion persist and are expanding in many areas. It argues that societies need tools to assess social challenges and address imbalances in a constructive way.
The report reviews international agreements on social development goals from the 1995 World Summit for Social Development and the 2000 Millennium Declaration. It emphasizes the importance of promoting social integration and inclusion to create safer, more stable societies and support sustainable development.
Measuring social inclusion is presented as a practical tool to evaluate policies and monitor progress on social goals. The report
BASIC INCOME AND SIMULATION STUDIES IN EUROPEromano_mazzon
The document presents an online tool developed by researchers in Italy to simulate basic income scenarios using data from local regions. The tool allows users to model basic income policies and analyze their impacts on different income groups. It was created based on a case study of an existing minimum income program in Rovigo Province. The researchers collected socioeconomic data from municipalities in the surrounding region to simulate both the current means-tested program and a hypothetical universal basic income model. The tool uses an equation to estimate how a basic income policy would affect monthly incomes across various income levels based on tax declaration data. It aims to help policymakers evaluate basic income policies at local and regional levels in Italy.
This document proposes an article for the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Perspectives on the tensions between normative discourse and operational processes in financing social entrepreneurship projects in Portugal. The authors, Santos, Albuquerque, and Almeida from the University of Coimbra, plan to analyze how normative models of social innovation are operationalized and how they reveal specific socio-political guidelines. They will examine contradictions between innovative rhetoric and principles in evaluating social entrepreneurship projects for financing. The introduction provides context on unemployment and atypical employment in Portugal, and discusses European strategies and documents promoting social entrepreneurship, innovation, and employment.
Local Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies Study Case Córdoba, ArgentinaiBoP Asia
This document analyzes the local innovation system of Córdoba, Argentina. It begins with an introduction to innovation systems and economic development theories. It then provides an overview of Argentina's national context for science and technology, noting that investment in R&D lags behind other countries. The document then describes the key players and links within Córdoba's regional innovation system, including universities, government, and private companies. It concludes that understanding local innovation systems can provide insights into regional economic development and opportunities for improvement.
Tourism Management and its Impact to the Economyijtsrd
Since the first researches on tourism, several authors have paid attention to the action of public authorities oriented to the phenomenon. However, there is a notable lack of precision in the use of four concepts that designate different realities tourism government, tourism policy, planning or public management. The aim of this paper is to reflect on these concepts, trying to understand how they relate to and delimit their use to specific phenomena of public action in the field of tourism. Our proposal is to group them into a relational approach or a rational approach, each with its own questions and with determined budgets, although with closely related concerns and work proposals. Improving the understanding of these concepts and approaches will allow us to develop a more solid research agenda on public action in tourism. Inom Tursunkulov | Dilbar Boyzoqova "Tourism Management and its Impact to the Economy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31127.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/management-development/31127/tourism-management-and-its-impact-to-the-economy/inom-tursunkulov
1) The document summarizes research on the role of human capital in different types of regions, including urban, rural, peripheral, and cross-border regions.
2) Two papers examined how human capital mobility impacts local employment in Danish municipalities, finding that in-migrants and in-commuters generally complement the local workforce except in some cases where they substitute medium-skilled locals.
3) A second paper analyzed the spatial mobility and early career outcomes of university graduates in Denmark, finding benefits to mobility for academic but not professional graduates.
4) The research also developed a model of "Cross-Border Institutional Thickness" to examine institutional cooperation and human capital creation in Danish-German border regions.
1) Gender budgeting aims to promote transparency and participation in budgetary processes by analyzing how public funds are allocated and who benefits in terms of gender.
2) In Scotland, the Scottish Women's Budget Group was established in 2000 to advocate for gender budgeting and build capacity. They analyze budget documents and provide input to government committees.
3) Over 10 years, there has been some progress in Scotland including greater transparency of budget processes and participation through partnerships. However, challenges remain around fully integrating gender analysis into economic modeling that informs spending decisions.
The document discusses the work of economist Friedrich Hayek and his views on complex adaptive systems and spontaneous order in economics. It summarizes that Hayek believed market order arises spontaneously from individual human actions rather than by design, and that knowledge is dispersed among many individuals. The document also provides an overview of research fellows at the Santa Fe Institute who study economics and complex systems.
Measuring the impact of culture on jobs and growthMario Verissimo
1) The speaker discusses the need for better evidence and measurement of the impact of culture on jobs and economic growth in Europe.
2) Quality statistics and illustrative examples are needed to capture the economic and social contributions of cultural and creative sectors, as well as spill-over effects on other industries.
3) Close cooperation between policymakers, cultural sectors, and research institutions like the Joint Research Centre can help improve measurement methods and develop a strong evidence base to design better policies and support for culture.
The document provides an overview of the role that the social economy could play in delivering the investment priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the 2014-2020 planning period. It defines social economy as enterprises that pursue both social and economic goals in a way that prioritizes people over capital. The document outlines some overall recommendations for ESF support for the social economy and examines how the social economy could contribute to each of the ESF's 18 investment priorities based on examples from different Member States.
Selected methodological issues in creating the Information Literacy developme...Empatic Project
Paper by Sabina Cisek and Maria Maria Próchnicka
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland
The 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011),
Venue: Athens Greece
Date: 24 -‐ 27 May 2011
The document discusses strategic modeling for developing information literacy. It outlines key assumptions for an effective strategic model, including viewing information literacy as a key competence for lifelong learning, recognizing its importance across all education sectors, and taking a holistic approach that emphasizes its universal and continuous nature. The strategic model should be aligned with other EU frameworks for lifelong learning and focus on learning outcomes over inputs. It should involve stakeholders from various sectors in coherent policy and cooperation.
This document discusses measuring social inclusion in a global context. It summarizes the conclusions of a 2010 United Nations report on this topic.
The report finds that while social and economic development has progressed in recent decades, inequality and exclusion persist and are expanding in many areas. It argues that societies need tools to assess social challenges and address imbalances in a constructive way.
The report reviews international agreements on social development goals from the 1995 World Summit for Social Development and the 2000 Millennium Declaration. It emphasizes the importance of promoting social integration and inclusion to create safer, more stable societies and support sustainable development.
Measuring social inclusion is presented as a practical tool to evaluate policies and monitor progress on social goals. The report
A comparative-statistical-analysis-on-the-educational-system-in-european-coun...Ijcem Journal
The document provides a comparative statistical analysis of the educational systems in European countries from an economic perspective. It includes graphs showing government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP for various countries in 2010, as well as data on the number of out-of-school children and adolescents in certain countries from 2010-2012. The analysis aims to compare educational systems in developed versus emerging European economies and emphasize how a strong education system can contribute to economic growth, gender equality, and poverty reduction.
Public Sector Intangibles: The SPINTAN ProjectSPINTAN
Paper by Matilde Mas on the SPINTAN Project presented in the 10th World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities, University Paris-Sud, June 5th and 6th 2014
A Metaindex of Development (MoD)
Marco Morosini, ETH Zurich
DRAFT - 2008
To be submitted to Social Indicators Research Abstract
A Metaindex of Development (MoD) for the 30 OECD countries was obtained through the country average rank in ten established international indices covering themes associated with development in industrialized countries: people and ecosystem wellbeing, human development, economic competitiveness, economic freedom, economic equality, information technology, environmental sustainability, gender gap, press freedom, corruption perception. The Metaindex answers the question: when development or relevant elements of it are measured, which OECD countries are more often in the top, in the middle or in the bottom ranks?
Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, Netherlands, Australia and Ireland are the top ten countries in the Metaindex ranking in 2006. These countries have a small population (10 millions in average) and seven of them are thinly populated. Compared with the next twenty countries, they have in average the lowest worldwide levels of corruption and the highest levels of press freedom, taxation, environmental stewardship and diffusion of information technology. Eight of the top ten countries rank in the top ten positions in the OECD ranking of satisfaction with life. G8 countries are in the middle of the Metaindex ranking, with Canada best placed (8) and Italy worst (25). The two best correlating rankings with the Metaindex ranking are those of the Corruption Perception Index (0.931), which appears to be the best proxy for development in the OECD countries, and of satisfaction with life (0.866).
Key words: development, metaindex, composite indicators, indices, OECD
This document summarizes preliminary findings from the OECD Human Capital Project. It presents background on measuring human capital as a determinant of economic growth and inequality. It describes the genesis and features of the OECD project, including participating countries and data sources. Preliminary results show levels and distribution of human capital by gender, education, and age. Volume changes in total and per capita human capital are also presented. Planned developments include improving estimates, constructing accumulation accounts, and analyzing how human capital measures can be used to improve economic analysis. Long-term challenges include incorporating quality measures and extending monetary measures to non-economic returns.
The document summarizes the results and achievements of the 2007-2010 eParticipation Preparatory Action, which engaged over 100,000 citizens across 18 EU member states. It discusses the challenge of institutionalizing eParticipation to avoid reinventing projects and ensure long-term impact. It proposes assessing results to identify best practices and exploring how to embed eParticipation permanently in public decision-making processes through initiatives like pilot programs, tools, and coordination across regions and countries.
This document provides an overview of the results from a mapping project that identified over 1,000 social innovation initiatives around the world. The mapping revealed the diverse forms that social innovations can take and highlighted their potential to address major societal challenges. It also showed that social innovations involve a variety of actors working together in cross-sector networks. While social innovations are on the rise, the mapping indicated that more support is still needed to develop environments friendly to social innovation in Europe and globally.
This document proposes that securing decent work for all people should be the primary goal of the International Labour Organization (ILO) during this period of global economic transition. It discusses how globalization and changes in the world of work have impacted the ILO's constituents and transformed the economic and social environment. However, these challenges also present opportunities for the ILO to renew its focus on promoting fundamental principles and rights at work, employment, social protection, and social dialogue to help shape policies that ensure decent and productive work worldwide. To achieve this goal, the ILO will need to set clear priorities, strengthen consensus among its tripartite members, and adapt its programs and capabilities to respond to regional realities during this time of widespread economic adjustment
Social impact investment is a new approach that provides finance with an explicit social return in addition to financial return. This document discusses social impact investment and the evolving market. It describes how social impact investment addresses social challenges through areas like health, education, and housing. The market is growing as social needs increase and public funds face pressure. The document also outlines frameworks, characteristics, challenges in measuring this market, and open policy questions about the role of government intervention.
Assessing Regional Innovative Entrepreneurship Ecosystems - Global Entrepren...enterpriseresearchcentre
This document discusses assessing Scotland's innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem using the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) methodology. It describes applying GEDI at the regional level for the first time, with input from a panel of Scottish experts. The assessment identified eight bottlenecks in the ecosystem and five underlying causes. An outline process is proposed for regional assessments of innovative entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Report on the Economic Value of the Non-Profit Sector in the Western Balkans ...Catalyst Balkans
BCSDN's report on Economic Value of the Non-Profit Sector in the Countries of the Western Balkans & Turkey is the first study ever that gives an overview of the current situation with the non–profit sector-related data collection, analysis and presentation in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
This article extends research exploring progressive models of reproducing economic life by reporting on research into some of the infrastructure, practices and motivations for Islamic charitable giving in London. In so doing the article: (i) makes visible sets of values, practices and institutions usually hidden in an otherwise widely researched international financial centre; (ii) identifies multiple, hard-to-research civic actors who
are mobilising diverse resources to address economic hardship and development needs; and (iii) considers how these charitable values, practices and agents contribute
to contemporary thinking about progressive economic possibilities.
This document summarizes a lecture on social responsibility efforts in Brazil, specifically the Ecocidades project in São Joao del Rey. The project aimed to promote social responsibility concepts among local government, businesses, and civil society through events, research, and advocacy. However, these concepts were not well understood or accepted by most political and education leaders. The lecture discusses moving beyond corporate social responsibility to consider responsibility at the network and community level, and linking these efforts to development and equity goals.
The SPINTAN project proposes to measure public sector intangibles in the EU and other countries. It aims to 1) clarify boundaries and measurement of public intangibles, 2) build a database on public intangibles for 22 EU and other nations, 3) analyze the impact of public intangibles on innovation, well-being and growth, 4) study spillover effects to the private sector, and 5) study the impact of austerity policies. The project involves multiple work packages to achieve these goals and will provide analysis to improve policymaking.
- The document presents the Civic Competence Composite Indicator 2 (CCCI-2), which measures young people's civic competence across Europe based on data from the 2009 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study.
- The CCCI-2 comprises four dimensions: participatory attitudes, citizenship values, social justice values, and knowledge and skills for democracy. It was constructed using survey responses from 38 countries.
- The findings show that wealth and stability do not guarantee engaged youth. Newer democracies showed stronger participatory attitudes and citizenship values among youth, though this enthusiasm did not necessarily translate to engaged adulthood. Wealthier countries fostered a less participatory culture but stronger social justice attitudes and
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation aim to provide innovative solutions to unsolved social problems by promoting social change. While still emerging fields, they have proven effective in meeting social challenges. The chapter outlines these concepts, provides examples of social entrepreneurs and innovations, and recommends how governments and investors can best support their development to help address important social issues.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Skybuffer AI: Advanced Conversational and Generative AI Solution on SAP Busin...Tatiana Kojar
Skybuffer AI, built on the robust SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), is the latest and most advanced version of our AI development, reaffirming our commitment to delivering top-tier AI solutions. Skybuffer AI harnesses all the innovative capabilities of the SAP BTP in the AI domain, from Conversational AI to cutting-edge Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It also helps SAP customers safeguard their investments into SAP Conversational AI and ensure a seamless, one-click transition to SAP Business AI.
With Skybuffer AI, various AI models can be integrated into a single communication channel such as Microsoft Teams. This integration empowers business users with insights drawn from SAP backend systems, enterprise documents, and the expansive knowledge of Generative AI. And the best part of it is that it is all managed through our intuitive no-code Action Server interface, requiring no extensive coding knowledge and making the advanced AI accessible to more users.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
FREE A4 Cyber Security Awareness Posters-Social Engineering part 3Data Hops
Free A4 downloadable and printable Cyber Security, Social Engineering Safety and security Training Posters . Promote security awareness in the home or workplace. Lock them Out From training providers datahops.com
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process MiningLucaBarbaro3
Presentation of the paper "Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process Mining" given during the CAiSE 2024 Conference in Cyprus on June 7, 2024.
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracy
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1. Measuring cultural and social dimensions of economic development: challenges and opportunities Alessandra Righi (Istat) and Leonello Tronti (Civil Service Department) Workshop SIS-VSP 2011 - Rome, April 28-29
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3. Rome, April 28-29 2011 1. Relevance of human and social capital for development The scientific literature has long pointed out the importance of the cultural and social dimensions of economic development for understanding both economic growth and non-monetary aspects of social development (f.i. Becker, 1964; Coleman, 1988; Putnam et al. 1993). According to a recent OECD work: “the improvement in human capital has been one of the key factors behind the growth process of the past decades in all OECD countries, but especially so in Germany (mainly in the 1980s), Italy, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain, where the increase in human capital accounted for more than half a percentage point acceleration in growth with respect to the previous decade” (OECD and Statistics Canada, 2000). Similar considerations have been made on the role of social capital (Knack and Keefer, 1997; Helliwell and Putnam, 1995; Guiso et al. , 2004). Workshop SIS-VSP 2011
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5. Rome, April 28-29 2011 Workshop SIS-VSP 2011 Figure 1 introduces some of the main concepts that are used in this presentation and shows how capital, welfare and wellbeing are related. Diapositiva 4 Human wellbeing and its relation to capital (UNECE, 2011)