From michel.menou at orange.fr Fri Dec 1 12:10:41 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 18:10:41 +0100 Subject: [Sigifp-l] Fwd: [km4dev-l] Global Knowledge Index 2017 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [km4dev-l] Global Knowledge Index 2017 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:18:14 GMT From: Mariam Itani Reply-To: KM4Dev To: KM4Dev Dear All, Though am not a frequent sender, but an active reader and follower, I am glad I finally got the opportunity to share with you our final product after a whole year of working on preparing the Global Knowledge Index 2017. Looking forward to receiving your feedback and further discussions, Mariam *Switzerland, Singapore and Finland Take the Lead in the Global Knowledge Index Ranking* // * /Announcing the results of the Global Knowledge Index (GKI) 2017 at the Knowledge Summit in Dubai/ * /The GKI is developed as a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation/ * /The GKI 2017 seeks to establish an objective tool to measure knowledge in the context of supporting the achievement of sustainable development around the world. The index includes in its first edition 131 countries / // Dubai, 26 November 2017 ? As part of the Knowledge Summit in Dubai, the Knowledge Project launched its first edition of the Global Knowledge Index (GKI 2017). The GKI 2017 is a unique initiative that focuses on knowledge as a comprehensive interdisciplinary concept related to all aspects of human life, including cultural, social and economic activities. It is also based on the belief that knowledge is a vital driver for achieving sustainable and comprehensive human development. According to the Index, Switzerland is the best-performing country in the world with a total score of 71.8 out of 100, followed by Singapore (69.5), Finland (68.5), Sweden (68.3), the Netherlands (68) and the United States of America (67.2), Luxembourg (66.2), United Kingdom (65.6), Denmark (65.2) and Norway (64.3). Other countries of notable performance include the Philippines ranking 4^th and Azerbaijan 11^th at the global level in the Technical Vocational Education and Training Index; and the UAE ranking 2^nd at the global level in the Economy Index. Mr. Michael O?Neill, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, noted during presentation of the GKI that ?access to and availability of such data is important to design evidence-based policies that will be effective to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.? The GKI is a composite index structured around seven sectoral indices, namely Pre-University Education; Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET); Higher Education; Research, Development and Innovation (RDI); Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Economy; and General Enabling Environment. It brings together 133 variables from the most reliable and updated international data sources. It builds on the work of the Knowledge Project over the past ten years which led to remarkable results, including the Arab Knowledge Report, the Arab Knowledge and Reading indices, and the cutting-edge Knowledge4All e-portal and mobile application. The Global Knowledge Index is published by the Knowledge Project, a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), supported by a core team of authors, and an advisory board with leading international experts in the areas related to the sectoral indices and knowledge. Advisory board includes: Ahmed ElSherbini from the ITU, Anuja Utz from the World Bank, Hugo Hollanders from the Innovation Systems Indicators and Policy program at Maastricht University, Jan Sturesson the founder of RESTING-Advice from the Future, Laurent Probst the leader of Research & Development activities Unit at PwC, Leif Edvinsson, Professor of Intellectual Capital at Lund University in Sweden, Milorad Kovacevic, Chief Statistician at HDRO-UNDP; Luis Serven from the World Bank; Jean-Louis Laville from CNAM; Ali Hadi from the American University in Cairo, Shyamal Majumdar from UNESCO-UNEVOC, and Sid-Ahmed Soussi from the University of Quebec in Montreal. Dr. Hany Torky, Chief Technical Advisor of the Knowledge Project, described this index as ?a major step in supporting sustainable development efforts with new innovative and helpful datasets and indicators, especially that it includes in its first edition 131 countries selected based on data availability.? On future plans, Torky said that ?the Project aspires to become a key reference in supporting policymakers and stakeholders in the area of knowledge-based development, and to include more countries in future editions?. Torky highlighted that ?One of the main findings of the GKI is that it statistically confirms the correlation between knowledge and development, which are interrelated and mutually influenced.? His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, MBRF Chief Executive Officer, stressed that ?based on the results of the index, governments should invest in and promote knowledge which is key to their progress and development?. The Report is available in full for free download at the following links: Country Results: http://knowledge4all.com/uploads/files/KI2017/Country_Results_en.pdf Executive Report: http://knowledge4all.com/uploads/files/KI2017/Summary_en.pdf More information about the Index and the Knowledge Project, in addition to interactive country profiles can be found at: http://www.knowledge4all.com ** *-ENDS-* ---------- Mariam Itani *Researcher ? Arab Knowledge Project* *Phone*+961 1 981640 ext. 154 *Email*mariam.itani at undp.org Follow us on Twitter @KnowledgeIndex and Facebook at ArabKnowledgeProject KM4Dev is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches. 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URL: From conference at icdim.org Wed Dec 6 23:54:46 2017 From: conference at icdim.org (conference at icdim.org) Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:24:46 +0530 Subject: [Sigifp-l] ICADIWT 2018 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <742c10531913d0eb26e41edaaeaf2a21@icdim.org> CALL FOR PAPERS The Ninth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2018) June 25-27, 2018 Porto, Portugal http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt The Ninth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2018) is a forum for researchers to present the intensive and innovative research, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes. This conference (ICADIWT Edition IX) will include presentations of contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Digital Technologies is embeeded in the research activiites of large number of people and it ensures the Ubiquitous reaching of more number of people in the recent years. Research in digital technologies has been carried out in many directions using various resources and tools and on the other side, the application issues are addressed by more volume of researchers not necessarily limited to information and computing technology. Thus the proposed conference series realize its value and potential and manifest the requirements in the form of the international conference. This edition will address the following outlined themes (but not limited to) Internet Communication Internet Technologies Web Applications Internet Software Data Access and Transmission Digital Communication Software Digital Networks Web Communication Interfaces Adaptive Systems Internet of Things Internet of breath Augmented Reality Databases and applications Web Systems Engineering Design Intelligent Agent systems/ Semantic Web Studies Adaptive Web applications and personalization Actuators and sensors Robotics and Machine Vision Smart cities and structures Control Automation Human-machine interfaces Real-time simulation Digital Technologies for Mechanical and other designs Publication and Indexing The accepted full papers will be published in the IOS series (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA))and submitted for inclusion in many indexes. Accepted full papers will be submitted for indexing to multiple abstract and indexing partners. The papers will be indexed in many databases as given at http://www.frontiersinai.com/?q=indexing The accepted papers will be published as a post-conference publication. During the conference, the pre-conference volume will be distributed. Important Dates Submission of papers- April 01, 2018 Notification-May 10, 2018 Camera ready-June 10, 2018 Registration-June 15, 2018 Conference Dates-June 25-27, 2018 PROGRAM COMMITTEES Honorary Chair Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, (Opole University, Poland) General Chairs Ramiro Smano Robles, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua, Portugal Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Submissions at http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt/paper-submission/ Contact diwt at dirf.org or icadiwt at socio.org.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------