Essays about: "information technology for national integration"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words information technology for national integration.

  1. 6. Linking science and policy for climate change adaptation: The case of Burkina Faso : A stocktaking of the integration of scientific information on climate change into national adaptation and development policies

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emily Theokritoff; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Africa, especially tropical West Africa, is increasingly affected by climate change making it one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. Developing countries, including Burkina Faso, are severely hit due to their high exposure to climate stress and low adaptive capacity. READ MORE

  3. 7. Integration of a Technological Tool in an Early Warning System within its Social Context: A Case Study from Durazno, Uruguay

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Ane Carina Reiter; [2018]
    Keywords : Early warning system; technology decision-making; people-centred DRM; disaster risk reduction; Science General;

    Abstract : A disaster is not just natural but largely of social and political origin. To be effective, an early warning system must therefore be viewed as a social process with a strong focus on the people at risk. READ MORE

  4. 8. Implementing ICTs in Indonesia’s Small-Scale Fisheries: Identifying Common Implementation Challenges and the Development Paradigms that Shape Them

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Melinda Donnelly; [2018]
    Keywords : ICT4D; ICT; fisheries; technology; mobile for development;

    Abstract : Indonesia is home to some of the world’s most productive fisheries, with Indonesia’s small-scale fishermen responsible for the majority of production. Despite their contributions to global and national food stocks they remain amongst the poorest segments of the population and are most impacted by the sector’s various economic, environmental and political challenges. READ MORE

  5. 9. Linking science and policy for climate change adaptation: The case of Burkina Faso : A stocktaking of the integration of scientific information on climate change into national adaptation and development policies

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emily Theokritoff; [2018]
    Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Burkina Faso; Science; Policy;

    Abstract : Africa, especially tropical West Africa, is increasingly affected by climate change making it one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. Developing countries, including Burkina Faso, are severely hit due to their high exposure to climate stress and low adaptive capacity. READ MORE

  6. 10. Transformation and linking of authoritative multi-scale geodata for the Semantic Web : a case study of Swedish national building data sets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Eiður Eiðsson; [2018]
    Keywords : GIS; RDF; linked geodata; INSPIRE application schemas; data transformation; cartographic scale; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Semantic Web technology has attracted much interest for its ability to integrate and deliver information from different sources, and increasingly, geodata are being published as triple data according to the graph structure laid out in the Resource Description Framework (RDF). Although the Semantic Web already contains a large volume of geotagged information, there is still a lack of suitable geometric representations for proper visualization thereof. READ MORE