The presentation is about the design of the backbone of the Estonian governmental information systems X-Road. The system is already ten years old and has proven to be useful and reliable. The presentation describes the vision of the system, the requirements analysis process and the technical design decisions. The vision was to create a web-services based unified access to all governmental regis...

In the last decade, caseloads in AFDC/TANF have shifted dramatically up, then down. Existing studies fail to explain the changes well. Also, they do not reveal the policies behind the changes, nor the important role of governmental quality in shaping welfare reform. In this study, I use cross-sectional models based on states, measure welfare reform policies directly using program data, and rela...

Abstract What social processes determine the choice of knowledge that circulates in indigenous schools? This question may shed light on modalities power contribute to forging collective meanings education local communities. The article presents research aimed answer this question. We made direct observation two schools Guarani territories SP and conducted interviews informal conversations with ...

This paper investigates the conditions under which firms are able to develop and implement innovations with sustainable development benefits. In particular, we examine "green chemistry" innovations in the United States. Via interviews with green chemistry leaders from industry, academia, nongovernmental institutions (NGOs), and government, we identified six major categories of challenges common...

BACKGROUND In contrast to India's poor performance in palliative and end-of-life care, the state of Kerala has gained considerable attention for its palliative care (PC) policy. This study tried to understand the structure, organization, and delivery of the program currently offered to the rural population, and its conformity to the state's PC policy and guidelines for Local Self-government Ins...

Launched in 2014, Teach for Qatar (TFQ) is a local non-governmental organization under For All (TFALL) that recruits and prepares graduates professionals as teaching fellows the Qatari government schools. This qualitative exploratory study used semi-structured interviews to identify TFQ Fellows’ challenges they faced resources available during their Qatar’s Government Schools. Findings indicate...