Public intervention in high-tech sectors is often advocated to resolve market imperfections that may possibly limit the viability of young high-tech enterprises. Although some European countries have adopted national government support policies that explicitly target this type of firm, in Italy and in other EU countries, there are no national support measures specifically designed for them. The...

Earthquake DSS is an information technology environment which can be used by government to sharpen, make faster and better the earthquake mitigation decision. Earthquake DSS can be delivered as E-government which is not only for government itself but in order to guarantee each citizen’s rights for education, training and information about earthquake and how to overcome the earthquake. Knowledge...

Regional as well as centralized authorities around Europe develop and offer an increased variety of online public services, which may be particularly useful for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas. Nevertheless, a major barrier towards their adoption has been identified to be the low degree of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) penetration that is usually recorded i...

Administrative burden imposes costs on citizens as they interact with government. A high level of administrative in programs is linked to negative outcomes for those engaging the policy, such reduced take-up. However, despite effects, mass public often supportive greater government programs, and research suggests that levels can increase favorability toward social at least some individuals. the...

The principles and processes for engaging youth-adult partnerships (Y-AP) in organizational and community decision making have often been articulated from developmental and social justice perspectives. A broad empirical foundation for Y-AP has been established. Y-AP remains an innovative idea in the United States, however. The belief that youth and adults can, and should, collaborate on issues ...

From the early days of mankind, the problem of collective decision making in a society where information is dispersed among the members of the society has been a challenging one. Many civilizations have perished, or more recently, governments have taken a downturn due to bad, uninformed policies. Numerous other social, political and economical decisions ranging from voting for political represe...

This paper will consider whether extending the notion of social citizenship to include legal citizenship offers the possibility of developing a gender-neutral and -inclusive conception of citizenship. The notion of legal citizenship encapsulates the view that all people are equal before the law and have a right to access to justice. Legal citizenship extends the idea of social citizenship, firs...

background: women and children form two-thirds of the country's population and the health of mothers and children is effective in improving the health of the entire community. using the experience of successful countries in the world in this field, can improve maternal and child health indicators in iran. objective: the present study aimed to improve maternal and child health services mana...