05594nam 2200709Ia 450 991114159140332120251117080759.01-280-07143-597866135201040-8213-8946-710.1596/978-0-8213-8945-4(CKB)2670000000170012(EBL)881429(OCoLC)784885717(SSID)ssj0000632887(PQKBManifestationID)11386880(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632887(PQKBWorkID)10616448(PQKB)11479770(MiAaPQ)EBC881429(Au-PeEL)EBL881429(CaPaEBR)ebr10547184(CaONFJC)MIL352010(The World Bank)17141064(US-djbf)17141064(EXLCZ)99267000000017001220120130d2012 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBroadband strategies handbook /editors, Tim Kelly and Carlo Rossotto1st ed.Washington, D.C. World Bankc2012xxvii, 373 pages illustrations, maps ;24 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8945-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Building Broadband; What Is Broadband?; Why Is Broadband Important?; Figures; 1.1 Effect of Various Information and Communication Technologies on GDP Growth in High- and Low-Income Economies, 2000-06; Boxes; 1.1 Examples of Broadband's Effects on Economic Growth around the World; 1.2 Estimated Minimum and Maximum Impact on GDP of a 10 Percent Increase in Broadband Penetration; Tables; 1.1 Estimated Broadband Employment Creation Multipliers in Various Countries1.2 Examples of Broadband's Potential Impacts on Innovation in R&D and Business Operations1.3 Mobile Health Services in Nigeria; 1.2 Upstream and Downstream Speeds Needed for Various Services and Applications; What Market Trends Are Fostering Broadband Deployment?; 1.3 Global Fixed and Mobile Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, 2000-10; 1.3 Wireless and Wireline Broadband Subscriptions per 100 Inhabitants, by Region, June 2011; 1.4 Average Broadband Speed in Top 10 Countries; 1.4 User Trends That Promote Demand for Broadband; How Can Broadband Development Be Supported?1.5 Broadband Ecosystem and Its Impact on the Economy1.6 Examples of the Elements of Absorptive Capacity; 1.5 Capacity to Absorb Technology and the Economic Impact of Broadband-Enabled ICTs: The Examples of Italy and Sweden; B1.5.1 Internet Adoption Proxies in Sweden and Italy, 2007; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Policy Approaches to Promoting Broadband Development; The Public Sector's Evolving Role in Broadband; 2.1 Reasons Given for Not Adopting the Internet in Brazil and Broadband in the United States; 2.1 Public Sector's Role in Fostering Broadband Development: Key LessonsHow to Do It: Implementing Policies and Strategies to Enhance Broadband Development2.1 Publicly Stated Policy Goals for Broadband Service Delivery and Adoption in Selected Countries; 2.2 Broadband Strategies in Middle-Income Countries; 2.3 General Elements for Governments to Consider When Creating Policies and Strategies; 2.2 Framework for Government Intervention to Facilitate Broadband Development; 2.2 Elements of Broadband Strategies in Selected Countries; 2.3 Addressing Bottlenecks in Broadband Networks: Policies on the Supply Side2.3 Checklist of Policies to Promote the Supply of Broadband Networks2.4 Checklist of Policies to Promote Demand for Broadband; Financing Broadband Development; 2.4 Experience in the European Union with State Aid for Financing Broadband; 2.5 Municipal Broadband Initiatives in Italy and the Netherlands; 2.5 Effectiveness of Fiscal Support for Broadband Development; Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation: Checking Progress; 2.4 Categories of Broadband Indicators; 2.5 Wireline Broadband (ADSL) Penetration in the European Union and Turkey, by Technology, 20102.6 Wireline Broadband (ADSL) Penetration in Turkey, by Speed, 2010The Broadband Strategies Handbook is a guide for policymakers, regulators, and other relevant stakeholders as they address issues related to broadband development. It aims to help readers, particularly those in developing countries, by identifying issues and challenges in broadband development, analyzing potential solutions to consider, and providing practical examples from countries that have addressed broadband-related matters.The Handbook looks at how broadband is defined, why it is important, and how its development can be encouraged. Throughout the volume, broadband is viewed as an ecosysWorld Bank e-Library.Broadband communication systemsGovernment policyInformation technologyGovernment policyTelecommunication policyBroadband communication systemsGovernment policy.Information technologyGovernment policy.Telecommunication policy.384Kelly Tim(Tim John Charles)Rossotto Carlo Maria1970-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911141591403321UNINA03043oam 2200565Ia 450 991115397880332120260415131018.0978135003502713500350259781350239005135023900310.5040/9781350035027(CKB)5470000000954365(OCoLC)1368037823(UkLoBP)BP9781350035027BC(Perlego)3826618(OCoLC)1269369503(UkLoBP)BP9781350035027BCH(EXLCZ)99547000000095436520230213d2023 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentrdamediardacarrierA cultural history of education in antiquity /edited by Christian Laes1st ed.London :Bloomsbury Academic,2023.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,2023.1 online resourceThe Cultural Histories Series9781350035010 1350035017 Includes bibliographical references and index.General Editor Preface Introduction, Christian Laes (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 1. Church, Religion and Morality, Matthew Dillon (University of New England, Australia) 2. Knowledge, Media and Communication, Tim Denecker (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) 3. Children and Childhoods, Anna Boozer (Baruch University NY, USA) 4. Family, Community and Sociability, Alexis Daveloose (Ghent University, Belgium) 5. Learners and Learning, Fanny Dolansky (Brock University, Canada) 6. Teachers and Teaching, Konrad Vossing (University of Bonn, Germany) 7. Literacies, Pauline Ripat (University of Winnipeg, Canada) 8. Life Histories, Keith R. Bradley (University of Notre Dame, USA) Notes on Contributors Index .This volume balances traditional approaches towards education with the new history of education that tackles the topic from a much broader scope. The chapters integrate evidence from the Greek and the Roman world, next to Christian evidence from late antiquity. An essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students in history, literature, culture, and education, A Cultural History of Education in Antiquity presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledge, media and communications; children and childhood; family, community and sociability; learners and learning; teachers and teaching; literacies; and life histories..The Cultural Histories Series.History of educationbicsscSocial & cultural historybicsscHistory of educationSocial & cultural history370.937Laes ChristianUkLoBPUkLoBPUkLoBPBOOK9911153978803321A cultural history of education in antiquity4847629UNINA