according to the ahlowalia hypothesis (1995), the growth of total factor productivity (tfp) beside infrastructure investments of government lead to income inequality decrease in rural areas of countries. the main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of public investments such as agricultural r&e, road, education and irrigation on income inequality in rural areas of iran. in...

it is found for the last two decades that there has been a rapid rise of ppps across the world. a government in developing countries like india is using ppp arrangements for improved delivery of infrastructure services and social services. public private partnerships which are an integral part of the new paradigm of good governance policy is the most recent addition in the world of society and ...

the study analyzed farm households’ access and utilization of government health facilities in kogi state, nigeria. specifically, it described the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households, determined the level of accessibility to health facilities by farm households, and determined the factors that drive farm households’ utilization of government health facilities. a two staged random sa...

An address is a common reference for a multitude of information. In South Africa, multiple address datasets are developed and maintained by various public and private organizations with little or no cooperation on data sharing. We identified motivators and barriers for address data sharing in South Africa through case studies of three typical organizations, which prepare, distribute and use add...

It is absolutely essentially that the metaphors of use surrounding the NII and its component services be examined critically. We need to do this for two reasons. The descriptions and explanations of the NII and its component services will affect the societal debate around implementation and social impacts. Some of the metaphors used to describe the NII, however, distort the real effects and pos...

Background: Iran is a country with a high rate of natural disasters like earthquake. The environmental conditions slow down the delivery of health services, especially in the event of disasters. The modern technologies such as telemedicine are appropriate for facilitating disaster relief operations after an earthquake. This study aimed to develop a model for the implementation of telemedicine i...

Information technology (IT) is increasingly becoming important not only for businesses but also for countries to remain competitive in the global economy. In Singapore, the first national IT plan was formulated in 1986 and the IT2000 vision was launched in 1992. Since then, many IT projects have been initiated to bring Singapore closer to achieving its vision of becoming an ‘intelligent island’...