Historically, the justification for municipal provisioning of “last-mile” communications infrastructure has focused on the natural monopoly aspect of wireline infrastructure. Growing interest in wireless ISPs, municipal hot spots, and access to public space for siting wireless infrastructure suggests new and expanded opportunities for local government participation in telecommunication services...

Historically, the justification for municipal provisioning of "last mile" infrastructure has focused on the natural monopoly aspect of wireline infrastructure (e.g., FTTH or small size of market). Growing interest in WISPs, municipal hot spots, and access to public buildings/space for siting base stations suggest new and expanded opportunities or roles for community ownership of last-mile servi...

Rehabilitation is a complex field requiring broad interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration. System-induced setbacks, such as rehospitalization and decreased quality of care, can occur when patients transition between services. The focus of this study is the rehabilitation of patients experiencing traumatic brain injury (TBI) and multiple trauma. The aim of the study was to explor...

This article analyzes the logic behind human resources management in primary health care from the perspective of municipal health systems administrators in Brazil, rethinking the decentralization process based on mediation between Federal government guidelines and the health services' daily practice. This was a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire applied to municipal hea...

India seeks to achieve 175 Giga-Watt (GW) of Renewable power by 2022. As of December 2017, out of 333 GW of total installed capacity of electricity, close to 62GW come from renewable sources. Meeting the set targets calls for augmentation of renewable energy based capacities as expeditiously as possible. However, the sick financial health of the distribution companies/utilities, who act a...

When publicly owned and operated water utilities lack the resources and technical expertise to expand services and operate efficiently, governments may seek investment from the private sector through concessions or other contractual arrangements. In such instances, a credible regulatory presence can promote favorable outcomes for all stakeholders by identifying the operating efficiencies of uti...

The recent development of mobile applications offering ride-hailing services has made large-scale taxi usage data available, and dispatching pricing technologies based on such have advanced greatly. While existing methods achieved some success, they ignore an important perspective: individual priorities in terms time money savings. For example, may dispatch a distant to customer who prioritizes...

Abstract Changes in the regulatory and legal framework for Brazil’s water sanitation sector (Law 14,026, July 15, 2020) require competitive bidding service contracts, even cases where provision of services was previously delegated to state-owned utilities under program contracts. The aim this study identify actors who benefited from these changes legislation assess social effectiveness privatiz...