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The knowledge-based economy requires that research-development activities contribute to the creation of added value. Innovation, another important component of this type of economy, constitutes, in turn, an indicator of global competitiveness. In the national and supranational processes and strategies to implementation of regional knowledge-based economy, a leading role is played by universities, turned into spaces of the integrated approach of the triangle education-research-innovation. The study aims to analyze the involvement of higher education institutions in the North-West Development Region in the transformation of the local economy. The data collected will allow us to highlight the mechanisms through which partnerships involving academic communities fail to transform knowledge from publications, patents and prototypes in technologies and "services economically and socially assimilated".

Am 22. Januar 2014 sollen im schweizerischen Montreux unter internationaler Beteiligung Verhandlungen zwischen dem syrischen Regime und der Opposition beginnen. Angestrebt wird ein Ende der Gewalt und ein verhandelter Übergang in dem vom Bürgerkrieg gebeutelten Land. Bislang ist allerdings weder klar, ob es gelingt, die maßgeblichen Akteure an einem Tisch zu versammeln, noch ob die Konferenz überhaupt zum vorgesehenen Zeitpunkt stattfinden kann. Eine realistische Analyse der lokalen, regionalen und internationalen Interessengegensätze stimmt pessimistisch, was die Erfolgschancen einer Genf-II-Konferenz anbelangt. Doch das Risiko einer weiteren regionalen Eskalation sowie die katastrophale humanitäre Lage in Syrien und die massiven Flüchtlingsbewegungen machen ein Treffen dringlich, selbst wenn die geplante Konferenz jetzt nicht zustande kommt. Denn schon die Einigung auf eine regionale Einhegung des Konflikts sowie eine Selbstverpflichtung aller Seiten auf die Achtung des Kriegsvölkerrechts und auf die Gewährung humanitären Zugangs wären bedeutende Fortschritte. In diesem Sinne und im Interesse der syrischen Zivilbevölkerung sollte Deutschland darauf hinwirken, dass auch Verhandlungen über Schritte, die unterhalb einer politischen Konfliktlösung liegen, ausreichend Raum gegeben wird. (Autorenreferat)

During the early 2000s, Argentina experienced the worst crisis in its history. In contrast, Nestor Kirchner's presidential term, followed by those of his wife, Cristina, were distinguished by swift economic recovery. However, this spectacular resurgence is just a façade. The Kirchners' macroeconomic populism has not brought about essential structural reforms and the first signs of waning are beginning to surface. Argentina's economy could well take another turn. (Politique étrangère (Paris) / SWP)

Der Europäische Rat im Dezember bietet die Gelegenheit, die Weichen für die Zukunft der Gemeinsamen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (GSVP) neu zu stellen. Künftig sollte es weniger um Krisenmanagement gehen und mehr um europäische Sicherheits- und Verteidigungskooperation zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. (IP)

In einer Hinsicht ähnelt die amerikanische Debatte über die Euro-Krise der europäischen: Man möchte vor allem, dass sie endlich verschwindet. Mehr als 30 Monate nach dem ersten Hilfspaket für Griechenland macht sich Krisenmüdigkeit breit. Ansonsten unterscheidet sich der amerikanische Diskurs deutlich vom europäischen. (IP)

This publication explores the option of outsourcing the procurement function to specialized agencies. Through selected case studies, it discusses the various benefits and issues surrounding two major approaches, namely a market-based system and a centralized procurement agency model. In analyzing these approaches, the report also looks at the broader issue of linkage with development impacts, particularly on the potential of procurement agents to improve project outcomes and overall development effectiveness. Finally, it discusses some basic considerations in successfully developing and implementing the legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks for a procurement agent system.

Viewed as a key to strengthening accountability, citizen empowerment alone is not enough to guarantee quality public service. It must go hand in hand with better governance. This report highlights two factors that have improved governance and public service provision in developing Asia: (i) citizen participation and monitoring of service providers, and (ii) the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to streamline bureaucratic processes, widen access to information, and embolden people's voice. Participation and ICT hold great promises for the future, and yet require increasing public sector role as a facilitator—not so much as a provider—in public service delivery chain.

This publication explores the option of outsourcing the procurement function to specialized agencies. Through selected case studies, it discusses the various benefits and issues surrounding two major approaches, namely a market-based system and a centralized procurement agency model. In analyzing these approaches, the report also looks at the broader issue of linkage with development impacts, particularly on the potential of procurement agents to improve project outcomes and overall development effectiveness. Finally, it discusses some basic considerations in successfully developing and implementing the legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks for a procurement agent system.

Climate change, eco-responsible urban planning and control of energy consumption have been framed in recent years as public problems on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, not only elected and public authorities, but also private actors, civil society (NGOs and associations) and international actors present in the islands. And cities as spaces now concentrating a major share of the population and energy consumption, and as complex systems of institutional and economic actors, are very sensitive places for the experimentation of sustainable urban development (SUD). Thus, the question of the circulation of this new order since at least the 2000s on the southern side of the Mediterranean has been raised in its detailed rules, adjustments and appropriations. This number is not intended to identify the environmental vulnerability of Arab cities, nor to draw up an inventory of the institutions responsible for sustainable development at national level. Rather, it focuses on mobilisations and projects raising the issue of sustainable urban development at the level of one or more cities. It looks critically (both theoretically and politically) on the terms of order and on the forms of mobilisation, based on a number of questions. ; International audience ; Climate change, eco-responsible urban planning and control of energy consumption have been framed in recent years as public problems on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, not only elected and public authorities, but also private actors, civil society (NGOs and associations) and international actors present in the islands. And cities as spaces now concentrating a major share of the population and energy consumption, and as complex systems of institutional and economic actors, are very sensitive places for the experimentation of sustainable urban development (SUD). Thus, the question of the circulation of this new order since at least the 2000s on the southern side of the Mediterranean has been raised in its detailed rules, adjustments and appropriations. This ...

Viewed as a key to strengthening accountability, citizen empowerment alone is not enough to guarantee quality public service. It must go hand in hand with better governance. This report highlights two factors that have improved governance and public service provision in developing Asia: (i) citizen participation and monitoring of service providers, and (ii) the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to streamline bureaucratic processes, widen access to information, and embolden people's voice. Participation and ICT hold great promises for the future, and yet require increasing public sector role as a facilitator—not so much as a provider—in public service delivery chain.

Im Beitrag wird das Projekt einer explorativen Untersuchung dargestellt, die die Folgen der Wirtschaftskrise auf das Leben griechischer Kinder beleuchtet und anhand einer Analyse von Presseveröffentlichungen zum Thema "Wirtschaftskrise und Kinder" im Zeitraum von November 2011 bis Dezember 2012 entsprechende Problematiken verdeutlicht. Ziel der Studie ist es, damit über die Grenzen Griechenlands hinaus eine intensivere bildungspolitische Diskussion anzuregen. Zwar bilden Presseberichte soziale Wirklichkeit nicht unmittelbar ab. Sie vermögen es jedoch, so der Ausgangspunkt der Studie, die veränderten Rahmenbedingungen des Heranwachsens griechischer Kinder aufzuzeigen. Folgende Hypothesen werden im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts geprüft: (1) Die wirtschaftliche Krise in Griechenland hat signifikante Auswirkungen auf Kinder. (2) Die Phase der Kindheit vollzieht sich in Griechenland (als hoch entwickeltes Land) gegenwärtig unter ungünstigen Bedingungen, die die geistige, psychische und körperliche Entwicklung der Kinder beeinflussen. (ICB2)