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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 88 avhandlingar innehållade orden Least Developed Countries.

1. 6. Creating opportunity by connecting the unconnected : mobile phone based agriculture market information service for farmers in Bangladesh

   Författare :M. Sirajul Islam; Åke Grönlund; Rahul Dé; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT4D; agriculture market information service; design science research; mobile phones; farmers; technology acceptance; artifact design; Bangladesh; least developed countries; Informatics; Informatik; Informatik; Informatics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is framed within the research area of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), which is concerned with how ICT can make a difference to the lives of the poor. This study focuses primarily on mobile phones and how they can be used as part of an Agriculture Market Information Service (AMIS) in order to provide crucial information to farmers in Bangladesh. LÄS MER

3. 7. Forest Dependence in Developing Countries : Analysis of household perceptions, energy, and food security in Tanzania

   Författare :Matilda Ntiyakunze Stanslaus; Jesper Stage; Razack Lokina; Lars Hultkrantz; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores forest dependence in developing countries by examining households’ perceptions about their forest use and dependence, energy choices and the links between forests and food security in a case study of Tanzania. Paper (I) reviews selected economic literature related to the role of household heterogeneities on forest dependence and on energy choices. LÄS MER

4. 8. E-Government Service Evaluation in Rwanda : A Design Perspective

   Författare :Solange Mukamurenzi; Åke Grönlund; Sirajul M. Islam; Jeremy Rose; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design science research; e-government; e-government service evaluation; information systems artifact; Least Developed Countries LDC ; Rwanda; Sub-Saharan Africa; user involvement;

   Sammanfattning : Rwanda has embraced e-government. As the first step of implementation, services are being developed and provided online. LÄS MER

5. 9. Assessing the sustainability of bioethanol production in Nepal

   Författare :Dilip Khatiwada; Semida Silveira; Andrew Martin; Björn Karlsson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Bioethanol; sustainability; life cycle assessment; net energy values; greenhouse gas GHG balances; sustainable development; least developed countries LDCs ; Nepal; Mechanical and thermal engineering; Mekanisk och termisk energiteknik; Climatology; Klimatologi;

   Sammanfattning : Access to modern energy services derived from renewable sources is a prerequisite, not only for economic growth, rural development and sustainable development, but also for energy security and climate change mitigation. The least developed countries (LDCs) primarily use traditional biomass and have little access to commercial energy sources. LÄS MER

7. 10. Greening education : Prospects and conditions in Tanzania

   Författare :Valdy Lindhe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Environmental education; education for sustainability; frame factors; Education for Self-Reliance; teachers thinking; developing countries; Tanzania; Pedagogik; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Sammanfattning : Environmental education in Tanzania after independence takes the Education for Self-Reliance policy as its starting point. This policy dominated the curriculum from 1967 to the 1980s. LÄS MER