In the late 1960s, the Swedish Defence Staff initiated the development of a computerized command and control system that was later to be known as the LEO-system. From the mid-1970s to 1989, more than two hundred million SEK were spent on the project, which involved private computer consultants and with military staff officers acting as project leaders and customers. In the end, however, only th...

This scheme was started five years ago as an experiment, with very meagre equipment, which I managed to S^t up myself, and as the venture proved particularly successful, we were permitted by Government to adopt 't as a permanent measure in our district for the following reasons:?(a) The outlay, to begin with was comparatively small; (&) the recurring charges reasonable; (c) the method of first ...

Introduction The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has a Veterinary and Capture Services Department at its headquarters in Nairobi, and four satellite clinics strategically located in key conservation areas to ensure quick response and effective monitoring of diseases in wildlife. The department was established in 1990 and has grown from a rudimentary unit to a fully fledged department that is regul...

The Authors: are with the Station's unit developing improved technology for integrated manage­ ment of western forest insects, with headquarters in Berkeley, Calif. KIMBERLY C. SMITH, a mathematical statistician, earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics (1975) at the University of Florida and a master's degree in statistics (1979) at the University of New Mexico. She joined the Station's staff...

International experts were invited by WHO to join an international team, which visited Riyadh 4-9 June 2013. The joint Saudi/WHO team comprised officials from the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and public health institutions and hospitals in...

In 1997, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation provided $5 million, through the CDC Foundation, for the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a sustainable partnership in global health. The investment provided discretionary resources and an incentive for CARE and CDC to maximize each other's strengths...

International experts were invited by WHO to join an international team, which visited Riyadh 4-9 June 2013. The joint Saudi/WHO team comprised officials from the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and public health institutions and hospitals in...

The capacity to implement new practices is essential for an organization deliver improved effectiveness continuously. This study examined the strategic management of ethics and anti-corruption commission as institution. investigator's specific focus was on determining how communication, task allocation strategy, stakeholder involvement, leadership affect organizational performance at EACC's Nai...