... and Hunter, 2018). Ironically, an ENACT/EU report points out a strange correlation between organised crime and development. The report states that organised crime can be a source of livelihood in certain communities and may also provide the best chances of developmental returns in said communities as well...

... as the developing countries share several factors in common, including environmental, educational, cultural, social and developmental features which can be cultivated to increase cross-border linkages and share knowledge within the South. In the new society, digital literacy is critical for rapid economic...

.... United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Arab Human Development Report (AHDR), 2003 ; UNDP-MBRF-Arab Knowledge Report, 2009, 2010-2011 ; Nour, 2010, 2013b, 2014). Analysis of the opportunities and challenges of the transition to knowledge-based economies is important in view of the well-known...

... ; Onyango, 2009) which gives them the ability to make informed decisions on agricultural practices, small farmers have had to grapple with abrupt weather changes in the past decade. From epistemological and contextual perspectives, indigenous or local knowledge distinguishes the knowledge developed by any...

...Professor Allam Ahmed; Catalin Ratiu; Beverlee B. Anderson Purpose – There are many different conceptualizations to sustainable development and these different approaches may have led to confusion amongst the public. The purpose of this paper is to explore the identities of the term and how...

... emissions, carbon emissions to economic growth and economic growth to energy consumption in short run. Practical implications – There is urgent need of policy development toward boosting energy efficiency, developing alternative carbon-free energy sources like nuclear, renewables and expansion...

...Allam Ahmed; Amer Al‐Roubaie Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess and evaluate the role of information and communication technologies as a proposed solution to reduce poverty in the Arab countries and therefore achieve sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach...

... the border with Congo; such oil production may propel Uganda into Sustainable Human Development/Citizen Security? 257 the ranks of the developmental states but it may endanger some of its environment & wildlife, let alone local communities. Fourth, the continent s pattern of inter-regional relationships...

...Cristina D’Alessandro‐Scarpari Focusing on local realities and more precisely on urban contexts, post‐conflict reconstruction can use development as an instrument for peace ‐ or even as a weapon for peace. At the present time, in an era of non‐conventional conflicts, actors can launch development...

... solution is appropriate if development is to be sustained. In this regard, planning for development must integrate traditional knowledge into developmental strategy for increasing planning effectiveness. 2 Development is about socio-cultural transformation in which IK represents a driving force for change...

... school optimism that pervades much of the discourse on ICTs and development, many of the historical barriers that have thwarted the best developmental efforts of developing nations, continue to pose a tremendous challenge to the full employment and attendant benefits of ICTs (Rigobert, 2006a, 2006b).10...