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: [Sigiii-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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Scholars with diverse research interests and expertise related to information science are also encouraged to apply for this exciting and unique opportunity. Prior experience of reviewing research papers is desired but not required. If you are interested and have appropriate credentials, please send me your CV and a brief statement in support of your interest, at dpotnis at utk.edu, as soon as possible. If selected, you will be expected to review and score the submissions using a rubric provided to you sometime in March, April, or May of next year. Your brief justification of the score followed by suggestions to improve the overall paper would help authors improve their work. Let me know if you have any queries. 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URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Dec 12 10:36:09 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:36:09 +0100 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Fwd: Global Launch: The State of the World's Children 2017 In-Reply-To: <868bc193d9fcfe837d3fb7bc3.92fdd31785.20171211150402.584ecbbb5b.f8a9f780@mail168.atl21.rsgsv.net> References: <868bc193d9fcfe837d3fb7bc3.92fdd31785.20171211150402.584ecbbb5b.f8a9f780@mail168.atl21.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: <5f5edbaa-56d0-d7a5-e86b-5098d56e867b@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Global Launch: The State of the World's Children 2017 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:04:50 +0000 From: UNICEF Reply-To: UNICEF To: Michel Menou Global Launch: The State of the World's Children 2017 Dear?Michel Menou,?Despite children?s massive online presence, too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world. Dear Michel Menou, Despite children?s massive online presence ? 1 in 3 internet users worldwide is a child ? too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world, says UNICEF?s latest report . The State of the World?s Children 2017: Children in a digital world examines the different ways digital technology is affecting children?s lives and life chances, identifying dangers as well as opportunities. Read the report Fast facts * Young people are the most connected age group, but *around one third of the world?s youth ? 346 million ? are not online*. * *African youth are the least connected*, with around 3 out of 5 offline, compared to just 1 in 25 in Europe. * Approximately *56 per cent of all websites are in English* and many children cannot find content they understand or that is culturally relevant. * *More than 9 in 10 child sexual abuse URLs *identified globally are hosted in five countries ? Canada, France, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation and the United States. ?For better /and /for worse, digital technology is now an irreversible fact of our lives,? said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. ?In a digital world, our dual challenge is how to mitigate the harms while maximizing the benefits of the internet for every child.? We talked to children around the world about how digital technology is impacting and improving their lives. Hear their stories. Discover more #ThinkBeforeYouClick is about making the internet a safer place for all of us. >> Watch the video UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children?s lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. And we never give up. UNICEF, for every child. Donate now Share Tweet Share Forward www.unicef.org outreach at unicef.org 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, United States You are receiving this because you are subscribed to UNICEF's email updates. 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URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Thu Dec 14 11:07:36 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:07:36 +0100 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Fwd: ICT-for-Development Textbook Now Available In-Reply-To: <36C03B807545554C841A9805D02EBDBE8B110A16@MBXP10.ds.man.ac.uk> References: <36C03B807545554C841A9805D02EBDBE8B110A16@MBXP10.ds.man.ac.uk> Message-ID: <57e6aabe-0a8f-73d2-3f27-23102f7b65a0@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ICT-for-Development Textbook Now Available Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:23:04 +0000 From: Richard Heeks To: Michel.Menou at wanadoo.fr Dear Michel As you may already know, the Routledge textbook, ?Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) ? has just been published and is available in physical or e-book versions. There are three main elements to the book: ?Foundations of ICT4D: ICTs and development, infrastructures, design and implementation best practice. ?ICT and development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social development (health and education), good governance, environmental sustainability. ?Emerging development models: development 2.0, data-intensive development, open development. The book uses extensive in-text diagrams, tables and boxed examples with chapter-end discussion and assignment questions and further reading. Online resources (slide packs, session outlines and notes ) support use for teaching and training purposes, and inspection copies can be requested for those planning to adopt the book as a core text. I am happy to answer questions about use of the book and materials for educational purposes. With good wishes Richard Heeks Director, Centre for Development Informatics University of Manchester, UK Garanti sans virus. www.avg.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vijayakumarjk at yahoo.com Fri Dec 1 14:57:07 2017 From: vijayakumarjk at yahoo.com (J. K. Vijayakumar) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:57:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Sigiii-l] Greetings from SIGIII 2017-18 Committee Chair In-Reply-To: <90FB025E-DA68-45C4-9995-0B5B0A715105@dom.edu> References: <90FB025E-DA68-45C4-9995-0B5B0A715105@dom.edu> Message-ID: <1070478610.7347612.1512158227533@mail.yahoo.com> Thank you Zamir, Wish you all the best in your new role. Regards, Vijay ? We are recruiting https://www.higheredjobs.com/international/details.cfm?JobCode=176587576 --------------------------------------------------- J. K. Vijayakumar (Vijay) Ph.D Library Director King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On Friday, December 1, 2017, 12:32:30 AM GMT+3, Zamir, Md wrote: ASIS&T SIGIII? Greetings Everyone, As the new Chair of SIGIII for year of 2017-18, I am delighted to introduce myself here. I am excited to work with an excellent group of people and the wonderful SIGIII community. I am thankful to the previous committees and officers who have diligently led SIGIII over the years. We want to continue their journey and keep SIGIII successful in coming years, too. In this effort we do welcome your supports and suggestions. Please do let us know how we can make SIGIII better and how we can support you. While we go through the transitional phase and plan for our activities for upcoming year, I want to share the new officers' names and the SIGIII 2017 business meeting minutes here. We have our first officers' online meeting scheduled on December 8, 10:00-11:30 AM EST. If you wish to join us, please let me/us know.? | Name | Position | Email | | Hassan Zamir | Chair | mzamir at dom.edu | | Ashraf Sharif | Co-Chair | ashraf.sharif at aku.edu | | Eka Grguric | Secretary/New Leader | egrguric at gmail.com | | Catherine Dumas | Communication Officer/ SIG Cabinet Representative | cdumas at albany.edu | | Carl Leak | Treasurer/Communication Officer | cleak at gmu.edu | | Anwarul Islam | Co-Treasurer | anwar81du at gmail.com | | Xiao Hu | Newsletter Officer | xiaoxhu at hku.hk | | Devendra Potnis | IPC Chair | dpotnis at utk.edu | | Shivanthi Weerasinghe | IPC Jury | shivanthiweerasinghe at yahoo.com | | Saira Hanif Soroya | IPC Jury/InfoShare Member | saira.im at pu.edu.pk | | Nosheen Fatima Warraich | IPC Jury/InfoShare Member | nosheen.im at pu.edu.pk | | Toni Carbo | Advisor | tcarbo14 at gmail.com | | Abebe Rorissa | Advisor | arorissa at albany.edu | | Michel Menou | Advisor | michel.menou at orange.fr | | Emma Zhang | Past-Chair | yzhangko at 163.com | With this note, please don't hesitate to let us know if SIGIII 2017-18 committee can be of any assistance now or in the future. 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