Essays about: "policy brief"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 47 essays containing the words policy brief.

1. 16. Energy Efficient Routing in Ad Hoc Networks

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Emmie Nilsek; Christoffer Olsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Ad hoc; DSDV; routing; energy awareness; shortest path; routing policy;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a comparison between a basic shortest path routing policy of the Destination-Sequence Distance Vector (DSDV) protocol and two power-aware policy variations of it. In the two modified versions, the routes are selected based on the energy available on the nodes and not only the shortest path distance to the destination. READ MORE

3. 17. Design & innovation : A study on the South Korean and Swedish views upon design in relation to innovation

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för orientaliska språk

   Author : Anna Kim Hansson; [2014]
   Keywords : South Korea; Sweden; design; innovation; design-policy; innovation-policy; design management; KIDP; SVID; VINNOVA;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the differences and similarities between the South Korean and the Swedish view on design in relation to innovation. It sets off introducing theories and recent studies upon the subject matter and also the closely related business discipline called "design management". READ MORE

4. 18. Big Data Analytics towards a Retrofitting Plan for the City of Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektro- och systemteknik (EES); KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Bram van der Heijde; [2014]
   Keywords : Big Data; District heating; Energy efficiency; Energy savings; Smart cities; GIS; Stockholm;

   Abstract : This thesis summarises the outcomes of a Big Data analysis, performed on a set of hourly district heating energy consumption data from 2012 for nearly 15 000 buildings in the City of Stockholm. The aim of the study was to find patterns and inefficiencies in the consumption data using KNIME, a big data analysis tool, and to initiate a retrofitting plan for the city to counteract these inefficiencies. READ MORE

5. 19. Swedish anti-trafficking policy - Official framework and local practices

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

   Author : Isabelle Johansson; [2014]
   Keywords : anti-trafficking; anti-policy; policy; prostitution; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study sets out to explore Swedish anti-trafficking policy, both how it is defined in official policy-documents as well as on the local level. A brief overview of the history of anti-trafficking policy and contemporary international measures relating to Swedish legislation on trafficking provides a glimpse into the contested meanings of these measures. READ MORE

6. 20. Indigenizing Evaluation for Development - Civil society and evaluation capacity building in Zambia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Jennie Andersson; [2014]
   Keywords : civil society; Zambia; development; M E; evaluation; social anthropology; capacity building; social accountability; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the interlinking of evaluation and development through an anthropological lens by considering the indigenization process of an evaluation culture, and how evaluation travels across boundaries as an assemblage, similar to many other global phenomena. Central to the thesis is the national evaluation capacity building trend viewed as a two-sided project; first as internal capacity building of institutions and organizations while facilitating a professionalization of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) through national evaluation associations. READ MORE