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Kramer, Benedikt, Anke Schorr, Reiner Doluschitz und Markus Lips. „Short and medium-term impact of dairy barn investment on profitability and herd size in Switzerland“. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 65, No. 6 (18.06.2019): 270–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/170/2018-agricecon.

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Investing in larger barns and increasing herd size are crucial milestones in dairy production. Based on the Swiss Farm Accountancy Data Network and data on government-supported investments, we investigate the development of two key variables over the first eight years after investment: change in herd size and calculated profit, that is, farm income minus opportunity costs for family labour and capital. We apply a fixed-effects panel regression and test for autocorrelation present in the time series. Compared to the year before the investment, calculated profit decreases in the first three years, while in the remaining years no significant difference compared to the year before investment can be seen. Herd size increases slowly, predominantly in the second and third years after investment, to some extent explaining the less favourable development of profitability in these years. We conclude that investment in a dairy barn does not lead to improved profitability in the short and medium term, pointing to the question of whether this picture changes in the long term.<br />
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Dopierała, Łukasz, und Magdalena Mosionek-Schweda. „Pension Fund Management, Investment Performance, and Herding in the Context of Regulatory Changes: New Evidence from the Polish Pension System“. Risks 9, Nr. 1 (29.12.2020): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/risks9010006.

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The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of reforms introduced in the operation of Polish open pension funds on management style, risk exposure and related investment performance. The article analyzes the impact of the reformed regulations on the herd behavior of fund managers. In particular, we examined whether the elimination of the internal benchmark for fund evaluation impacts the elimination or reduction of herd behavior. We proposed a multi-factor market model to evaluate the performance of funds investing in various types of instruments. Moreover, we used panel estimation to directly take into account the impact of the internal benchmark on herd behavior. Our results indicate that highly regulated funds may slightly outperform passive benchmarks and their unregulated competitors. In the case of Polish open pension funds, limiting investments in Treasury debt instruments clearly resulted in increased risk and volatility of returns. However, it also raised competition between funds and decreased the herd behavior. Additionally, the withdrawal of the mechanism evaluating funds based on the internal benchmark was also important in reducing herd behavior.
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Rademaker, Mark, Any Suryantini und Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo. „Financial Feasibility of Investing in Smallholder Cow-Calf Cooperatives in Baluran National Park“. Agro Ekonomi 28, Nr. 1 (28.06.2017): 126. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jae.23543.

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Livestock grazing is a major driver of human-wildlife confl ict in conservation areas. Currently, it is estimated that 3000 heads of cattle illegally grazing within Baluran National Park (BNP) in East Java. The recent research has suggested the potential of livestock system intensifi cation to reduce land-use and conflict through conservation priorities. The research goal was to investigate the fi nancial feasibility of starting intensive cow-calf cooperatives by smallholders in the BNP area. Data were collected using Farm surveys in a Criterion sampling design. Optimal herd management plans were generated using whole farm Linear Programming and fi nancial feasibility was assessed using Discounted cash-flow analysis and debt-servicing capabilities. Investment lifetime was set at 15 years and four alternative varieties of cattle were taken from Bali, Peranakan Ongole, Limousin and Simmental. Results show that investing in all varieties represents a positive investment opportunity. Bali cattle obtaining the highest NPV ($53.769), IRR (14,25%) and B/C ratio (1,13). Farmer income can be increased by 163% by combining additional Off-farm labor. However, debt servicing capabilities of cow-calf cooperative activities showed that the loan principal can only be repaid in the 10th year instead of the maximum eight years set by the government cow-calf credit scheme. We urge the government to reconsider either the grace period or the repayment time of the credit scheme to better fit the cash-fl ow characteristics of cow-calf enterprises.
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Abeni, Fabio, Francesca Petrera und Andrea Galli. „A Survey of Italian Dairy Farmers’ Propensity for Precision Livestock Farming Tools“. Animals 9, Nr. 5 (28.04.2019): 202. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9050202.

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A targeted survey was designed with the aim of describing the diffusion of precision livestock farming (PLF) tools in one of the most intensive dairy farming provinces in Italy. Technicians at the Provincial Breeder Association of Cremona interviewed 490 dairy farmers and obtained data regarding the role and age of the respondents; the land owned by the farmers; their herd sizes (HS, lactating plus dry cows; small HS < 101, medium HS 101–200, large HS > 200 cows/herd); their average 305 day milk yield (low MY < 9501, medium MY 9501–10,500, high MY > 10,500 kg/head); the cow to employed worker ratio (low CW < 33, medium CW 33–47, high CW > 47 cows/worker); the use of PLF tools to monitor production, reproduction, and health; and the criteria and motivations for investing in PLF tools. The use of automated MY recording and estrus detection systems was primarily associated with HS (more present in larger farms), followed by MY (more present in more productive farms), and then CW (more present with a high cow: worker ratio). Concern about the time required to manage data was the most common subjective issue identified as negatively affecting the purchase of these tools. The future of PLF use in this region will depend upon the availability of an effective selection of tools on the market.
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Moran, J. B., und J. W. Brouwer. „Quantifying the returns to investing in improved feeding management on dairy farms in Peninsular Malaysia“. Animal Production Science 54, Nr. 9 (2014): 1354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an14076.

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Farm production and business performance data were collected from 30 dairy farms in Peninsular Malaysia. The farms were split into three groups to assess the impacts of farm management on cow milk yields. The better farmers who produced more milk per cow also fed their dry cows and yearlings better. Suboptimal stock performance, expressed as reduced growth rates in calves and yearlings, poor reproductive performance and low milk yields in adult cows, arose due to shortages in feed supplies, hence their feed nutrients, as provided by farmers. Furthermore, appetites would have been restricted through low rates of feed digestion and poor cow comfort. The economic data generated in the study was used to calculate the potential savings from various Key Performance Indicators of improved herd management. For example, reducing the age of heifers at first calving by 6 months can reap a profit of Malaysian Ringgits (RM) 1400 per heifer while reducing calving interval by 3 months can return an extra RM 1150 per milking cow. Increasing the lactation length by 2 months can reap RM 760 per milking cow while milk rearing calves on calf milk replacer rather than fresh milk can generate an extra RM 275 profit per calf. Clearly, the additional income generated from such examples of improved feeding management, justify their investments in increasing quantities of forages, better quality of supplements and/or more cost-effective feeds.
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Kaletnik, Grygorii, und Nataliia Koziar. „Strategic approaches to investing in the agricultural sector of Ukraine in modern conditions of agro-industrial complex development“. Ekonomika APK 314, Nr. 12 (28.12.2020): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.32317/2221-1055.202012081.

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The purpose of the article is to develop, based on the generalization of domestic and foreign experience, guidelines for enhancing investment in the agricultural sector. Research methods. A set of special methods of economic research was used during the research process. Using abstract-logical method, the conclusions to the article are formulated. The method of theoretical generalization was used in the critical analysis of research results of domestic and foreign scientists on the substantiation of investment factors and methods of assessing the effectiveness of investment. In the process of analysis, the statistical and economic method was used, which made it possible to clearly identify the factors that affect investment activity in the agricultural sector of Ukraine. Research results. The current state of investment activity in the agricultural sector of Ukraine is studied. The main factors influencing the intensification of investment in agricultural development in Ukraine are identified. Methods of state stimulation of investment activity are analyzed. Scientific novelty. A scientific approach to the introduction of a program of state support for dairy producers by introducing subsidies for the growth of each head of cattle introduced into the main herd, which will provide an economic incentive to attract investment in the livestock industry. Practical significance. The main factors that negatively affect the intensification of investment activity in the agricultural sector of Ukraine have been identified. The need to restore the special VAT tax regime for agricultural enterprises that simultaneously produce livestock and crop products (except for chicken producers) as the most effective method of state support for their activities has been confirmed. It is proved that in order to introduce effective mortgage lending it is necessary to resume the activities of a specialized institution - the State Mortgage Bank. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 12.
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Rolfe, Joe W., Alison E. Larard, Bernard H. English, Emma S. Hegarty, Tim B. McGrath, Niilo R. Gobius, Joanne De Faveri, Joanna R. Srhoj, Michael J. Digby und Richard J. Musgrove. „Rangeland profitability in the northern Gulf region of Queensland: understanding beef business complexity and the subsequent impact on land resource management and environmental outcomes“. Rangeland Journal 38, Nr. 3 (2016): 261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj15093.

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The farm-gate value of extensive beef production from the northern Gulf region of Queensland, Australia, is ~$150 million annually. Poor profitability and declining equity are common issues for most beef businesses in the region. The beef industry relies primarily on native pasture systems and studies continue to report a decline in the condition and productivity of important land types in the region. Governments and Natural Resource Management groups are investing significant resources to restore landscape health and productivity. Fundamental community expectations also include broader environmental outcomes such as reducing beef industry greenhouse gas emissions. Whole-of-business analysis results are presented from 18 extensive beef businesses (producers) to highlight the complex social and economic drivers of management decisions that impact on the natural resource and environment. Business analysis activities also focussed on improving enterprise performance. Profitability, herd performance and greenhouse emission benchmarks are documented and discussed.
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Lowman, B. G., und A. J. Chalmers. „Cattle systems in the hills and uplands“. BSAP Occasional Publication 10 (1985): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263967x00030792.

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AbstractThe vital criterion in selecting a beef system is to ensure that feed requirements match supplies produced on the farm, with a minimum of conflict with other enterprises. Grass must form the basis of any system with emphasis given to grazing. In quantifying feed supplies, the ability of the suckler cow to store summer grazing, as body fat, must also be included.Traditionally, enterprises have been evaluated on a Gross Margin basis. On combined beef/sheep units, such comparison must be carefully interpreted if misleading conclusions are to be avoided. Adequate supplies of autumn grazing arc key components for both enterprises. Failure to meet these, results in reduced individual performance or increased winter feed requirements. The grassland requirements of both enterprises must therefore be complementary.May calving and selling calves store in the spring, prior to lambing, achieves these objectives. An important component of such a breeding enterprise is the tax-free, capital accumulation via the herd basis and beneficial effects on the cash flow. Where capital for investing into breeding stock is unavailable, the purchase of week-old calves in January, for sale at 330 kg the following spring or retained for grass finishing, can also integrate successfully with the ewe flock, minimizing dependence on conserved winter feed and accommodation.
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Lacalle, Daniel. „The Importance of Profit and Sound Financing in Socially Responsible Investment“. Journal of Business Accounting and Finance Perspectives 2, Nr. 2 (14.02.2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.35995/jbafp2020011.

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Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) has grown exponentially in recent years. The rising importance of social, environmental, and governance (ESG) aspects in decision making as well as in asset allocation is undeniable. However, important challenges must be addressed. The dramatic increase in ESG investments has coincided with a period of extremely low rates and massive liquidity injections. Also, the definition of socially responsible investment is too broad and can generate misunderstandings (an approximation to the correct definitions can be found in Sandberg et al., 2009). Additionally, I find that a significant part of funds that follow ESG principles can fall into the trap of investing in heavily subsidized and high-debt sectors. Investors should monitor the risk of concentration, the soundness of profit estimates, and strength of balance sheets to avoid rent-seeking and depending heavily on subsidies and grants. Furthermore, I find that performance of ESG and SRI funds has been monitored only in a period of low rates, high liquidity, rising asset valuations, and bullish markets. More tools have to be used to monitor risk as markets enter a consolidation phase. I find that it is essential to focus on real economic returns in a mid-cycle environment as well as monitoring excess leverage to avoid the risk of a very important reduction in ESG investments in a market correction phase for markets with rising interest rates. I conclude that strong fundamental analysis, diversification, and avoiding herd mentality are essential to prevent large outflows and a negative impact on ESG growth once the cycle changes.
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Hinterberger, Amy. „Investing in Life, Investing in Difference: Nations, Populations and Genomes“. Theory, Culture & Society 29, Nr. 3 (Mai 2012): 72–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263276411427409.

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This article explores the contemporary scientific practice of human genome science in light of Michel Foucault’s articulation of the problem of population. Rather than transcending the politics of social categories and identities, human genome research mobilizes many different kinds of populations. How then might we aim to avoid overgeneralized readings of the refiguring of human difference in the life sciences and grapple with the multiple and contradictory logics of population classification? In exploring the study of human variation through the case of the ‘Quebec founder population’ at a private genome research laboratory in Canada, the article argues that the power to define and shape meanings of human variation and to organize vitality is not held by any one institution or form of scientific practice. While molecular genomics may be transforming conceptions of human difference, the laboratory is only one of many places where human genomic variation accrues value, meaning and relevance. Molecular configurations of human difference gain meaning through a traffic in populations that extends beyond the laboratory. In the case explored here this traffic in populations is constituted within a nexus of empire, national census practices and contemporary articulations of multicultural policies.
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Dissertationen zum Thema "Herd Investing"

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Šedina, Jan. „Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Investing in Stock Markets“. Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-96356.

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This work is mainly focused on the environment of stock markets. It aims to identify some psychological and sociological factors relating to investors' behaviour which may help to justify occurrence of excessive movements in stock market prices resulting in price "bubbles" and stock market crashes. It emphasizes that the assumptions for the validity of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis based on dominant position of rational investors in stock markets have been empirically undermined by number of experiments and observations. As one of the most vigorous alternative challenging the Efficient Market Hypothesis is now considered the theory of behavioural finance stressing some imperfections of human behaviour which may substantially influence dynamics of stock market prices in both directions.
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Heger, Levin, und Lisa Åkerman. „Momentum in ESG Indexes : A study on the passive capital flows effect on ESG stock prices“. Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-185265.

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The aim with this thesis is to investigate whether increased capital flows to ESG screened indexes create higher price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios and momentum in the included stocks during the chosen time period of three years, from 2018 to 2020. The thesis will evaluate the capital flows to ESG indexes and compare both performance and P/E ratios between those and their corresponding Mother indexes. The study will also look at the development of capital flows, performance and P/E ratios separately in the four chosen geographical indexes; Global, Europe, US and Emerging Markets. The theoretical framework goes through four relevant subjects for this study; passive investing, ESG, momentum and the P/E ratio. The study has shown that the capital flows in all four ESG indexes increased during the chosen time period. Moreover, it could be proven that three out of four ESG indexes outperformed their Mother indexes, namely, Global, Europe and Emerging Markets. In the U.S. the Mother index outperformed the ESG index. Three out of four geographical indexes also had a higher increase in the average P/E ratio than their mother indexes. Here, the Global market stood out as the one that had a lower increase in P/E ratio than its Mother index. Lastly, regression analyses were made to see the relationship between the variables capital flows, average P/E ratios in the indexes and the performance of the indexes. The study showed significantly that capital flows is the explanatory variable for the increased P/E ratios on the European ESG index. However, for the other indexes no significant correlation could be proved. This led to an interesting discussion and conclusion, and also left us with a question mark. What is the reason behind this result on the European market, and why was it not possible to see any significant correlation on the other markets? Further research in this field is needed and some ideas are discussed in the last chapter of the thesis.
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Koukolíková, Lucie. „Dlouhodobý majetek ve světově uznávaných účetních systémech“. Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-16672.

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This work is focusing on accounting for tangible assets under IFRS and US GAAP. First chapter concentrates on the definition of an asset and on the measurement at recognition of tangible assets. Second chapter deals with the measurement after recognition of tangible assets. Third chapter is concerned with other problems connected with tangible assets, such as leases, depletion of an asset or disclosure. The last chapter contains a practical study which analyses the application of theoretical principles in practise.
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Lachoutová, Marie. „Zobrazení dlouhodobého hmotného majetku v účetnictví podle české legislativy a IAS/IFRS“. Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-9316.

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This diploma thesis is focused on the problematics of non-current tangible assets in accordance with Czech accounting standards, Law of income tax and International financial accounting standards (IAS/IFRS). Work concretely describes determination, valuation, depreciation, impairment accounting and recognizing of non-current tangible assets in accordance with this three mentioned view. In area of IAS/IFRS is emphasized IAS 16 - Property, plant and equipment, IAS 40 - Investment property and IFRS 5 - Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations. A part of this work there is a research of 60 international and Czech companies with aim to find out the most in practice using accounting principles and methods. The work includes a range of illustrative examples to explain the constituent theoretical problems.
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Yang, Ting-Yu, und 楊婷喻. „The impact of corporate governance of publicly held company on the investing behavior in banking industry“. Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j3g8b2.

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國立東華大學
企業管理學系
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The research analyzes the determinants of the banks’ decisions of whether to invest in firms and explore the effects of corporate governance on the banks’ decisions. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of the different roles banks play on the firms’ performance. Sample firms are divided into four groups: bank doesn’t hold equity and debt (for short NSNL); bank holds no equity but debt (for short NSYL); bank holds equity but no debt (for short YSNL) and bank holds equity and debt (for short YSYL). The research indicates that banks are more likely to hold stocks of firms with strong corporate governance and lend money to firms with strong corporate governance but less cashflow. Banks tend to lend money to firms with more fixed assets, even if these firms have weak corporate governance mechanism. Firms with more cash but less investment opportunities are more unlikely to borrow money from banks and banks are also more unlikely to own these firms ‘equity stakes. The research shows that firms performance will be improved if banks are stockholders and debtholders at the same time.
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Bücher zum Thema "Herd Investing"

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Kulkarni, Sanjay. The value elephant: The head & tail of wealth creation. New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 2015.

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Gross, William H. Everything you've heard about investing is wrong!: How to profit in the coming post-bull markets. New York: Times Business, 1997.

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Bolce, Don. Investing in quality: The impact of the Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 1990 in its first year of implementation : a report by the National Head Start Association. Alexandria, Va. (201 N. Union St., Suite 320, Alexandria 22314): The Association, 1993.

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J, Convery Frank, Flanagan Sheila und University College Dublin. Environmental Institute., Hrsg. Investing for tourism in Ireland: Proceedings of the Tourism Investment Conference held at University College Dublin, March 29-31 1994. Dublin: Environmental Institute, University College Dublin, 1995.

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Conference on Culture in Sustainable Development: Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments (1998 World Bank). Culture in sustainable development: Investing in cultural and natural endowments : proceedings of the Conference on Culture in Sustainable Development: Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on September 28-29, 1998. Herausgegeben von Serageldin Ismail 1944-, Martin-Brown Joan 1940-, World Bank und Unesco. Washington, D.C: World Bank, 1999.

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Conference on Culture in Sustainable Development: Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments (1998 World Bank). Culture in sustainable development: Investing in cultural and natural endowments : proceedings of the Conference on Culture in Sustainable Development: Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on September 28-29, 1998. Herausgegeben von Serageldin Ismail 1944-, Martin-Brown Joan 1940-, World Bank und Unesco. Washington, D.C: World Bank, 1999.

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Barton, David. Investing in children: the future of library services for children and young people. Proceedings of a seminar held at Stamford, Lincolnshire November 1995. Stamford: Capital Planning Information, 1996.

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United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. Investing in families: A historical perspective : hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 23, 1992. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1992.

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Building a foundation for families: Fighting hunger, investing in children : hearing before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, February 12, 2009. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2009.

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Investing in early education: Paths to improving children's success : hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, January 23, 2008. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.

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Buchteile zum Thema "Herd Investing"

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Sherwood, Matthew W., und Julia Pollard. „Commonly held ESG views and practical considerations“. In Responsible Investing, 206–35. 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2019.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203712078-8.

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Börjesson, Mikael, und Pablo Lillo Cea. „World Class Universities, Rankings and the Global Space of International Students“. In Evaluating Education: Normative Systems and Institutional Practices, 141–70. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7598-3_10.

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AbstractThe notion of World Class University suggests that this category of universities operates at a global and not national level. The rankings that have made this notion recognised are global in their scope, ranking universities on a worldwide scale and feed an audience from north to south, east to west. The very idea of ranking universities on such a scale, it is argued here, must be understood in relation to the increasing internationalisation and marketisation of higher education and the creation of a global market for higher education. More precisely, this contribution links the rankings of world class universities to the global space of international student flows. This space has three distinctive poles, a Pacific pole (with the US as the main country of destination and Asian countries as the most important suppliers of students), a Central European one (European countries of origin and destination) and a French/Iberian one (France and Spain as countries of destination with former colonies in Latin America and Africa as countries of origin). The three poles correspond to three different logics of recruitment: a market logic, a proximity logic and a colonial logic. It is argued that the Pacific/Market pole is the dominating pole in the space due to the high concentration of resources of different sorts, including economic, political, educational, scientific and not least, linguistic assets. This dominance is further enhanced by the international ranking. US universities dominate these to a degree that World Class Universities has become synonymous with the American research university. However, the competition has sharpened. And national actors such as China and India are investing heavily to challenge the American dominance. Also France and Germany, who are the dominant players at the dominated poles in the space, have launched initiative to ameliorate their position. In addition, we also witness a growing critique of the global rankings. One of the stakes is the value of national systems of higher education and the very definition of higher education.
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„Trampled by the Herd: All of us are Part of the Crowd“. In Index Investing: A Low Cost, Low Risk Strategy to Investment Success, 112–17. B1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road New Delhi 110 044: SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9789353885779.n10.

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„A Start That's Here to Stay“. In Gender Lens Investing, 187–202. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119182870.ch9.

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„28. Investing In The Future“. In On Her Own Terms, 299–307. University of California Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/9780520926387-031.

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„The Investment Landscape: You Are Here“. In Foundation and Endowment Investing, 43–59. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119197881.ch3.

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„The Financial Objective in the Widely Held Corporation“. In Treynor on Institutional Investing, 113–18. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119196679.ch15.

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Stein, Barbara R. „Investing in the Future“. In On Her Own TermsAnnie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West, 299–307. University of California Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520227262.003.0028.

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„Investing in Social Determinants“. In Community Resilience, herausgegeben von Alonzo L. Plough, 208–20. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197559383.003.0021.

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Chapter 14 illustrates the value of addressing the causes of poor health at their roots by presenting the perspectives of an industrial and operations engineer, an economist, and an attorney. Combining business principles of return on investment (ROI) with outcome data from social interventions, they argue that addressing social determinants yields savings that may accrue to health, social, and other systems. George Miller suggests that approaching social interventions as “nonclinical prevention” sharpens understanding of investments and outcomes. Early childhood interventions can improve outcomes and save money, according to Lynn A. Karoly. Her extensive studies of interventions point to key short- and long-term health, social, and economic impacts. Cindy Mann presents the case for Medicaid as a player in addressing social needs. She describes evolving developments in North Carolina as a case example.
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Du, Jie, und Roy Rada. „Machine Learning and Financial Investing“. In Machine Learning, 1687–97. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-818-7.ch610.

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This chapter presents the case for knowledge-based machine learning in financial investing. Machine learning here, while it will exploit knowledge, will also rely heavily on the evolutionary computation paradigm of learning, namely reproduction with change and selection of the fit. The chapter will begin with a model for financial investing and then review what has been reported in the literature as regards knowledge-based and machine-learning-based methods for financial investing. Finally, a design of a financial investing system is described which incorporates the key features identified through the literature review. The emerging trend of incorporating knowledge-based methods into evolutionary methods for financial investing suggests opportunities for future researchers.
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Král, Martin, und Anna Olszanska. „Investing in Gold: Good or Bad Choice? 20-Year History“. In Hradec Economic Days 2020, herausgegeben von Petra Maresova, Pavel Jedlicka, Krzysztof Firlej und Ivan Soukal. University of Hradec Kralove, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36689/uhk/hed/2020-01-044.

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Li, Xin, Linda Schmidt, Weidong He, Lixing Li und Yuanmei Qian. „Transformation of an EGT Grammar: New Grammar, New Designs“. In ASME 2001 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2001/dtm-21716.

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Abstract Grammars generate design options through the application of predefined rules that transform collections of symbols into more meaningful expressions. Research on the nature of grammars tells us that writing the rules is where the fundamental design activity occurs. Using the grammar rules allows us to explicitly articulate one design at a time. We can exploit the design power of grammars further by modifying a grammar to describe new languages of designs. Here we examine an existing grammar to demonstrate how modifying its rule base to relax an assumption can expand the space of solutions it generates significantly. We show that investing our design attention on the grammar itself can yield dramatic results.
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Mendes, José Ricardo P., Sergio N. Bordalo, Sergio Fernando Celis Ariza und Kazuo Miura. „Case Studies of Petroleum Production Systems With the Flow Performance Index (FPI)“. In ASME 2017 36th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2017-62176.

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In this work, the Flow Performance Index (FPI) is introduced to guide the analysis of the performance of well systems for petroleum production. For some time now, the oil industry has been investing in the technological advancement of the instrumentation of its wells and flow lines; therefore, the volume of acquired data is quite substantial. Nevertheless, these data are still scantly used and stored in isolated databases where sharing the data is difficult, forcing the professionals to waste time, searching and organizing information, rather than spending time on decision-making processes. Consequently, there is a need to organize and integrate the available data from the different sources and areas of petroleum engineering. The FPI may be employed to handle large amounts of field data (measured periodically) in a rational approach to integrate the data. The FPI allows the assessment of the technologies used in wells for completion and artificial lift, and the performance of wells and flow lines; it may be used for monitoring production and to aid in the diagnosis of flow assurance problems; it could also be employed for benchmark studies and comparison of field production systems. A few examples of applications of the FPI are presented here, comparing the performance of vertical, directional and horizontal wells, sand control technologies, and monitoring of production. Further, the concept of the FPI is extended for gas-lift wells, and a more general formulation is proposed to include mechanical-lift systems. The examples given herein have proven the usefulness of the FPI, in different areas of an upstream business unity in Brazil.
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Botcha, Bhaskar, Zimo Wang, Sudarshan Rajan, Natarajan Gautam, Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam, Amit Manthanwar, Miller Scott, Dean Schneider und Prakashan Korambath. „Implementing the Transformation of Discrete Part Manufacturing Systems Into Smart Manufacturing Platforms“. In ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2018-6726.

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Prior R&D efforts point to substantial performance enhancements and energy savings from adopting the Smart Manufacturing (SM) paradigm for process optimization and real-time quality assurance. Significant barriers and risks disincentivize the industry from investing in the adoption and training of SM component suites for discrete manufacturing applications. A diverse discrete part manufacturing enterprises, SM tools and platform vendors are yearning for a testbed reconfigurable to achieve three objectives of performance benchmarking, demonstration, and workforce training for a spectrum of their industrial scenarios and workflows. This paper presents the key ingredients towards the successful transformation of present machine tool and manufacturing environments into SM platform-integrated environments. The present implementation focuses on demonstration of the use of the Smart Manufacturing (SM) platform towards qualification of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies to meet an industry-specified functionality. This initial implementation uses Kepler workflow system residing as part of an Amazon Web Services environment to allow flexible workflows on multiple machines, each of which is integrated with an innovative sensor wrapper that integrates Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components from National Instruments (NI) to connect a legacy equipment to the SM platform. Here, an advanced analytics engine with modules customizable for both high-performance computing and shop floor environments was integrated into the commercial web service (from Amazon) to provide real-time monitoring and anomaly detection capability. This implementation indicates the potential of SM platform to achieve drastic reductions in the time and effort taken towards qualification of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies.
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Manley, Richard J., Dennis G. Gallagher, William W. Hughes und Allie M. Pilcher. „Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD)“. In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2017-70026.

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Military diving operations are routinely conducted in what can be one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet, frequently characterized by zero visibility. The inability to clearly see the immediate operational environment has historically been a serious limitation to manned diving operations — whether the mission is ship husbandry, under water construction, salvage, or scientific research. U.S. Navy diving is an integral part of the nation’s defense strategy with a continuing requirement to conduct manned intervention in the water column. To ensure technical superiority across the entire spectrum of diving operations we must identify, exploit, and de velop technology to advance the state-of-the-art in diving equipment. This can only be achieved by investing in, and supporting, focused research and development with specific goals to further diving capabilities. Under a project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) has de veloped a prototype see-through head-up display system for a U. S. Navy diving helmet — the Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD). The DAVD system uses waveguide optical display modules that couple images from a micro display into a waveguide optic, translate the images through a series of internal reflections, finally exiting toward the diver’s eye providing a magnified, see-through virtual image at a specific distance in front of the diver. The virtual images can be critical information and sensor data including sonar images, ship husbandry and underwater construction schematics, enhanced navigation displays, augmented reality, and text messages. NSWC PCD is the U.S. Navy’s leading laboratory for research, development, testing, evaluation, and technology transition of diver visual display systems; with unique facilities for rapid prototyping and manufacturing, human systems integration and extreme environment testing. Along with NSWC PCD, the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU), and Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) are co-located tenant commands at the Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC). This paper provides a brief background on the development of diver head-up display systems, waveguide optical display technology, development of the DAVD prototype, results of diver evaluations, and recommendations for accelerated development of this game changing capability.
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Alves, Douglas, Ana Bahiense, Michelle Bastos, Cassiano Borges und Gilson Lima. „A Brazilian Pipeline Incident Database: The PETROBRAS and TRANSPETRO Initiative“. In 2018 12th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2018-78584.

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Statistical data available from several international sources, such as the reports provided by the European institutions EGIG, CONCAWE and UKOPA, as well as by the American Department of Transportation – DOT, indicate that pipelines represent the safest mode of transportation for hydrocarbons and other dangerous products when compared to other alternatives, such as road, rail, waterway, etc. Operators ensure a high level of safety of their pipelines by investing large amounts of effort and resources in accident prevention, efficient contingency procedures, environmental protection and reliability along the life cycle of their assets. However, the pipeline industry, both in Brazil and abroad, is frequently asked to demonstrate their safety performance both by environmental and regulatory agencies, as well as by society, considering the assets already in operation and also those that will still be built (new pipelines). Such requests are based on the most opened and detailed communication between pipeline operators and the other stakeholders involved. In this context, the organized and standardized collection of data related to pipeline failure events, such as failure mechanisms and their consequences, along with relevant and specific data regarding the assets and their operations, is essential to foster the process of knowledge construction on this topic. It allows generating consistent information both to meet the stakeholders’ requests and to improve risk management of pipelines by the operators, ultimately supporting decision-making. Therefore, this work aims to create a Brazilian Pipeline Incident Database, considering firstly gas pipelines and oil pipelines operated by TRANSPETRO, a PETROBRAS Subsidiary. This research intends to study the characteristics, the architectures, the assumptions and the principles adopted by the international pipeline failure databases currently available, considered here as benchmarks, in order to propose an analogous and specific structure for the reality of the Brazilian Pipeline System.
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Lapeña Gallego, Gloria, und Pedro Ortuño Mengual. „El archivo de historias en la construcción de la Historia: la obra cartográfica de Rogelio López Cuenca“. In III Congreso Internacional de Investigación en Artes Visuales :: ANIAV 2017 :: GLOCAL. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/aniav.2017.5736.

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A partir de los años setenta, los historiadores han acercado sus investigaciones a las necesidades de una sociedad plural. El artista se hace eco de estos nuevos enfoques y adopta una postura crítica ante el desigual tratamiento de las diversas identidades a lo largo de una Historia más o menos reciente. Uno de los recursos para hacer frente al olvido es el de poner en evidencia la huella como reducto que permanece en el espacio físico, vinculado emocionalmente a las sociedades que la generaron. Algunos artistas contemporáneos asumen el papel de historiadores y crean archivos abiertos a partir de historias locales al margen de la Historia institucional, si bien ambas comparten los mismos espacios. En este sentido, la obra cartográfica del artista malagueño Rogelio López Cuenca se basa en la creación de archivos de memorias individuales de ciudades para configurar una memoria colectiva oculta, omitida o tergiversada. Así, El revés de la trama es un proyecto de cartografía alternativa de Mataró que surge a partir de la realización del taller Derrotas alternativas: Now/here Mataró (2008), en el que un grupo de trabajo investiga sobre los discursos subterráneos o subalternos de la ciudad y su relación con los procesos globales. Conceptos como “inmigración”, “esclavitud”, “lo exótico”, “poder” y “violencia sobre los cuerpos”, van tejiendo historias reales en torno a la industria textil de Mataró. El resultado es un archivo de historias cotidianas, simultáneas, que originan diversas lecturas ante la imposibilidad de separar unos mismos problemas locales en distintas temporalidades. Este proyecto, junto a Mappa di Roma (Roma, 2006), No/w/here. Ciudad de México (México, 2010) y Polivalencias (Valencia 2015-16), también dirigidos por López Cuenca, se presentan bajo la estructura formal del mapa, sobre el que se sitúan las memorias locales de los habitantes de la ciudad a la que se refieren.http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ANIAV.2017.5736
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Shaislamova, Nargiza. „Features of Investment Risk Analysis and Assessment“. In 22nd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2021”. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2021.55.046.

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The article examines the essence of the analysis and assessment of the risks of investment projects in the innovative development of the country's economy. One of the most important tasks for investors in the context of the coronavirus crisis is the analysis, assessment and effective management of risks that can affect investment projects before investing. And also, the investor must identify the factors that negatively affect the project and develop measures to reduce their negative impact. Based on the above, it can be said that improving the risk management methodology and evaluating investment projects based on modern and best practices has become one of the urgent tasks. In this article, the author explains the essence of risk management and presents the main stages of risk management developed by foreign and domestic economists, and also expresses her own opinion about the stages of risk management of investment projects in the form of a scheme. The article also presents the content of the methods of risk analysis that are frequently used in practice. In particular, the author shows the essence of methods for assessing investment risks, such as Break-even point, the sensitivity analysis of the project, the method of Scenarios, the method for assessing the sustainability of the project, Expert evaluation method, Analogy method, and others. We can identify two aims of research: 1) to study the stages of investment risk management, developed by foreign and domestic scientists, and, on their basis, to propose the stages of risk management, developed by the author; 2) to study various methods of risk assessment, which are a key part of investment risk management, and develop proposals for their application in Uzbekistan. To achieve the objectives of the study, the following tasks were identified:  explain the content of the economic categories “risk” and “investment risk”;  explain the content of investment risk management;  study of the process (stages) of investment risk management, developed by foreign and domestic economists;  development by the author of the stages of the investment risk management process;  study and outline methods for assessing the risks of investment projects;  development of recommendations on the application of risk assessment methods in Uzbekistan. Subject of research: methods for assessing the risks of investment projects. Information sources for writing the research was books and articles by foreign and domestic economists.
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Gerbet, Matthieu, Michael Catanzaro, Thomas Alban und Giuseppe Vannini. „Rotordynamic Evaluation of Full Scale Rotor on Tilting Pad Bearings With Integral Squeeze Film Dampers“. In ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-68745.

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In the last 10 years, major centrifugal compressor manufacturers have been investing in developing technologies to improve their products. Following the increasing demand in terms of performance, efficiency and compactness, the current trend in the compressor industry is to increase the “power density”. One big challenge of this “power density” approach is the increase of the rotational speed which may be related to rotordynamic concerns (e.g. crossing of higher rotor modes, stability). Commonly used in the aircraft gas turbines [16], the squeeze film dampers represent an efficient solution to deal with high vibrations and to ensure stable operation for supercritical rotors. In the Oil & Gas Centrifugal Compressors world, SFDs are not so often utilized by the manufacturers but sometimes chosen by the end users as a retrofit solution when high level of synchronous/sub-synchronous vibrations are experienced in the field. The experimental activities described in this paper represent the authors’ Company effort to validate the behavior of a special, integrated SFD type in order to add this component in the available technology portfolio of a centrifugal compressor using it since the design phase. To accomplish this target, the SFD testing was performed originally at the component level and finally at a system level on a “dummy rotor”, specifically designed to mimic the rotordynamic behavior of a real rotor (e.g. running across both the two first rigid modes and the first bending mode). The main objectives of the testing activity were: to check the benefit of using SFDs in order to increase the rotor system damping, to check the SFD overall operational performances, and finally to validate the rotordynamic predictability of this new rotor system. The system level testing program was performed in a high speed balancing bunker where the rotor was equipped with a magnetic exciter able to deliver sub-synchronous excitation. The main test results which will be described in details in the paper are anticipated here. SFDs showed a significant increase in the damping of rigid modes compared to a baseline configuration (rotor running on traditional journal bearings); the SFDs behavior was fully assessed both from rotordynamic viewpoint (rotor and damper housing vibrations) and from operational viewpoint (oil temperature and pressures directly measured in the damper land); finally the rotor modal damping identification techniques are applied to this highly damped rotor system in order to compare the experiment with the relevant predictions. As a conclusion the testing activity provided the authors’ Company with confidence in the use of this integrated SFD technology and enabled a new option for centrifugal compressor design.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.

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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.
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