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World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report

World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Report

Human Development Reports (HDR) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Coe-Rexecode : études et conjoncture économiques Estudio: Aplicaciones móviles Mientras nosotros nos debatimos si es iOS o Android la plataforma más usada, si Symbian debe morir o si BlackBerry quiere pero no puede, y hablamos a diario del rampante mercado de las aplicaciones móviles...parece ser que de los usuarios adultos de smartphones en Estados Unidos, sólo el 35% tiene apps en sus teléfonos, y de estos sólo el 24% de hecho las usa, y un 11% de los norteamericanos adultos ni siquiera sabe si su teléfono puede ejecutar apps. Esto es lo que revela el más reciente estudio sobre uso de móviles del Pew Internet & American Life Project publicado hoy. ¿Para qué un smartphone si no van a usar aplicaciones? me pregunto yo. Claro, hay muchas cosas que se pueden hacer, y entre las preferidas tenemos que el 76% lo usan para sacar fotos, el 72% para enviar y recibir mensajes de texto, 38% para acceder a Internet y 33% para reproducir música.

International - the global coalition against corruption With governments committing huge sums to tackle the world's most pressing problems, from the instability of financial markets to climate change and poverty, corruption remains an obstacle to achieving much needed progress. The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the index score below five, on a scale from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). These results indicate a serious corruption problem. To address these challenges, governments need to integrate anti-corruption measures in all spheres, from their responses to the financial crisis and climate change to commitments by the international community to eradicate poverty. Transparency International advocates stricter implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption, the only global initiative that provides a framework for putting an end to corruption. Read the ReportDownload French report About this table Click the column headings to sort the table by rank or country.

Economist Videos Older Adults & Social Media | Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled—from 22% to 42%—over the past year Status updating has also grown in popularity among older users; one in ten say they use Twitter or another service to share updates or see updates about others WASHINGTON, DC – While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010. Between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking use among internet users ages 50-64 grew by 88%–from 25% to 47%. During the same period, use among those ages 65 and older grew 100%–from 13% to 26%. One in five (20%) online adults ages 50-64 say they use social networking sites on a typical day, up from 10% one year ago. “Social media has the potential to bridge generational gaps.

Vision of Humanity Kids Text Every 10 Minutes When They're Awake Renewable Energy Attractiveness Indices Aggressive targets, sustained support levels and efforts to open up the market to foreign investors have launched China to the top of the index again. The Government is keen to attract private investment, opening the doors for a wider range of stakeholders to participate in the significant growth still expected across the country’s renewables sector. China already dominates onshore wind and utility-scale solar PV, and is now setting its sights on others, such as offshore wind, tidal and distributed solar. US caught in a jam Meanwhile, congressional gridlock is creating uncertainty for investors and developers, hampering progress in the US. Top ten reshuffle The UK and India switch places to seventh and sixth places respectively. Australia moves down to tenth place with the official repeal of carbon pricing legislation, a reflection of the Government’s current focus on removing market subsidies. Europe’s ups and downs Spain and Italy, however, fall to 15th and 22nd places, respectively.

Uso de la tecnología de parte de los docentes Los resultados del “Faculty Survey of Student Engagement” (2009) no son muy halagadores en relación al uso de la tecnología por los docentes. En el mismo se encuestaron alrededor de 4,600 profesores de 50 colegios y universidades estadounidenses. Los datos revelan que la web 2.0 y las tecnologías de aprendizaje son utilizadas por un por ciento bien bajo de docentes: 1. El 13% de los profesores señalaron que utilizan blogs en la enseñanza 2. 3. 4. 5. Queda claro que la mayor parte de los docentes ha preferido mantenerse dentro de los sistemas orientados a las tareas administrativas para manejar cursos y muy pocos están integrando la web 2.0 y sus tecnologías.

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