"The use and application of ICT continues to be an important factor driving economic growth. The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, is pleased to announce the release of the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report - a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in over ..."
"Researcher Julia Dhimitri, Researcher Algeria Centre de Recherche en
Economie Appliqu^e pour le Developpement (CREAD) Professor Yassine
Ferfera, Director Youcef Benabdallah, Assistant Professor Angola Servigos de
Organizacao e ... Coordinator Maria-Odile Attanasso, Deputy Coordinator Cosme
Vodounou, Responsible Axe Th6mathique Damien Mededji, Researcher Bosnia
and Herzegovina MlT Center, the Faculty of Economics, Sarajevo Universit ..."
"With total coverage of over 100 economies worldwide and published for the seventh consecutive year, The Global Information Technology Report has grown into the world's most eminent assessment of the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the development and competitiveness of nations, and into a powerful tool for business leaders and policy makers in understanding the enabling factors of ICT advancements. The Global ..."
"He graduated from Swarthmore College and received his PhD in Economics from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ricardo Hausmann Ricardo
Hausmann is the Director of Harvard's Center for International Development and
Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the John F. Kennedy
School of Government. Previously, he served as the first Chief Economist of the
Inter-American Development Bank (1994–2000), where he creat ..."
"Jürgen Ringbeck Jürgen Ringbeck is a Partner and Senior Vice President of
Booz & Company, based in Düsseldorf. He is the Head of the ... Dr Ringbeck is a
well recognized senior advisor in the European, Asian, and Middle East
transportation industries, such as airlines, tourism operators, postal and logistics
companies, and the railway industry. ... Mrs Trujillo Herrera holds an MA in
Applied Economics from Northern Illinois Univers ..."
"Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s 20th World Cup will be
held in Brazil in 2014. ... One internationally famous geneticist, Dr Sergio Pena,
perfected a theory that states that there is no such thing as race: DNA studies of ...
data (fingerprints, iris scan, or other technology) and will be his or her companion
during the entire stay in Brazil: to go ... to book hotels, to find medical help, to get
informati ..."
"This is partly because of its close links with mainland China's financial market.
More generally, Hong Kong offers one of the world's most business-friendly
environments.The territory has improved its marks in the infrastructure pillar, now
placing second only to Germany. Finally, the quality of public institutions (10th
overall), and in particular the efficiency of the government (2nd), continues to be
praised by business leaders. ..."