In developing nations where distance education is viewed with great interest, cloud computing provides a necessary solution in creating a 21st century educational environment. Cloud computing facilitates the use of open source in educational institutions in the online learning environment where the social web or software can be used to network institutions, libraries, and students in their home...

Emissions from the transport sector represent the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. There is little prospect that this situation will be resolved with a single technological fix. As developing nations quickly move to catch up with the motorisation levels of developed nations, the sheer number of private vehicles on the roadways will overwhelm any advances made by cleaner fuels...

The water and sanitation needs of the poor in developing countries are huge. To meet the target of water and sanitation for all by the end of 2025, some 2.9 billion people will have to receive improved water supplies, and 4.2 billion improved sanitation. The technologies used must be appropriate and, in particular, simple, affordable and sustainable.

0098-7913/$–see fro doi:10.1016/j.serrev. Brooks is the Senio EBSCO Informat e-mail: sbrooks@e Donovan is the Vi Information Serv [email protected] Rumble is the Vic Africa for EBSCO USA; e-mail: crum The digital divide affects many nations of the developing world. The term encompasses inadequate funding, a lack of necessary computer and Internet skills, and a lack of English-language proficienc...

48 Abstract 49 Nations competing in this ruthless and changing “new economy” rely on industries that are often headquartered, performing 50 research and development and executing their supply chains and distribution channels in other nations. “Supporting” nations provide 51 the infrastructure and the ancillary resources that allow firms and industries to settle, prosper and gain market share. A...

Worldwide, cancer incidence and cancerrelated deaths are steadily rising. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, new cancer cases rose from 12.7 million in 2008 to 14.1 million in 2012 (1). Similarly, 7.6 million cancerrelated deaths occurred in 2008 compared to 8.2 million in 2012. A significant proportion of these cases are attributed to breast cancer, the predominant m...

This study looked at two research questions: Are economically developing countries spending a comparable percentage of their budgets, compared to industrialized nations, on ICT investment? What ICT investment framework should economically developing countries use to spur economic activities? We used annual telecommunication investment (ATI) as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a sur...

Economic development for any country is very important in order to provide its population a comfortable standard of living. World Annual Gross Domestic Product is around $ 18 trillion and eco system services provide $ 33 trillion. Therefore, nature gives us benefits free of cost equal to triple than economic values. [1]. Man’s evolution has seen many phases of development in which the nature wa...

Evidently, innovation is a genuine reality within the entrepreneurships, given the circumstances of economic crisis, global competition, and novelties of technologies. Perplexing further to face the reality and overcome crises, enterprises are day by day adopting newly developed ideas, concepts, and perceptions to fit into the scenery of business dimension from within and outside the boundaries...