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Selected new publications
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Distance Learning Center
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News
Free classes on
“Searching the Internet” and “Referencing skills” Location: VDIC,
Ground Floor, 63 Ly Thai To, “Searching the Internet” class Date: Wednesday,
Aims: After the workshop, participants should: (i) have a better
understanding of information-finding possibilities on the Internet (ii) have
a broad overview of different search tools (iii) be able to phrase search
queries effectively. “Referencing skills” class Date: Wednesday,
Aims: After the workshop, participants should know how to: (i) manage
their references (ii) cite the references appropriately (iii) create a
reference list or bibliography. Everyone is welcome - please visit the VDIC to sign up at
the front desk, or send an email to nvu2@worldbank.org with your name, organisation, and telephone number and
specify the class(es) you want to participate. Global Prize for IT Benefiting Youth in Developing Countries - Call
for Nominations The Development Gateway
Foundation is calling for nominations for its US$100,000 prize for
outstanding achievement in the use of information and communication
technologies to improve lives in developing countries. Sponsored in part by
Intel Corporation, this year's Development Gateway Award is focusing on
initiatives that empower or improve the conditions of youth. Both individuals and
organizations are eligible to apply for the award. Applicants must
demonstrate that their initiatives are successful, sustainable and
replicable. The initiatives must also show significant impact on youth in
areas that are important to social and economic development, such as
employment, education, health or agriculture. Application deadline: www.developmentgateway.org/award Asia-Invest – call for proposal 2006-2007 The Asia-Invest Programme aims to
promote the internationalisation on a regional basis of European and Asian
small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), by facilitating direct business
co-operation between Europe and Priority will be given to
proposals addressing the following issues: v Enhancing the export capabilities
and foreign direct investment prospects of the LDCs in v Ensuring involvement of the Less
Developed Regions within v Promoting integration of Asian
countries into the Information Society through business-orientated
information and communication technologies. Any grant awarded under this Call
for Proposals must fall between a minimum of EUR 100 000 and a maximum of EUR
600 000. The Call for Proposals 2006-2007
has two deadlines: 6 October 2006 and 9 March 2007. http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-invest/html2002/howtoapply.htm IDRC Internship Award The IDRC Internship awards
provide, under the guidance of IDRC program staff, hands-on learning
experiences in research program management - in the creation, dissemination
and utilization of knowledge from an international perspective. Approximately thirteen people
will be selected to undertake a program of research on the topic submitted
for a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 12 months at IDRC headquarters in Candidates can be
Canadians, permanent residents, or citizens of developing countries, who
are either currently registered in a Master's Program or have completed
a Master's Degree already. Candidates need not be affiliated with an
institution. They may participate in internships as part of an academic
requirement. Deadline: http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-84370-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Research Awards in Environmental Economics for SE Asian Scholars The theme of EEPSEA‘s research
program is the internalization of external costs. There is widespread
interest in minimizing pollution and resource degradation by insuring that economic
agents face the full costs of their activities. But many questions remain to
be answered: What is the economic value of the environmental damage incurred
by a given activity? What roles can sectoral, macroeconomic and trade
policies play in achieving full-cost pricing? What roles do community
management of resources, changes in property rights and other institutional
factors play? etc. Projects to date have tended to
fall within four areas: Proposals are reviewed in
twice-yearly competitions. The deadline for these are
February 1 and August 1. http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-7719-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html 2006 SEAMEO-Jasper Research Award – Call for nominations
(Theme: Education for Responsible Citizenship) The SEAMEO-Jasper Research Award
is supported by the Government of Canada as a way of recognizing exemplary
research conducted by young Southeast Asian Nationals. The theme for the 2006
Awards underlines the importance of education in moulding future responsible
citizens. Southeast Asian countries are in the midst of economic and social
transformation. Education must not only work towards acquiring the knowledge
and competencies to function in a global environment. The goal of a future
Southeast Asian community of cohesive, equitable and harmonious societies,
bound together in solidarity for deeper understanding and cooperation is
anchored in attitudes and values that promote individual responsibility and
social harmony. Supporting this goal presents new challenges for education
scholars and practitioners, requiring fresh concepts and models for effective
teaching and learning. Deadline: 31 October 2006 http://www.seameo.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=59 The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship This Fellowship (a bequest from
Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian
and developing country graduate students with a university degree in
Agriculture, Forestry or Biology, who wish to undertake post-graduate,
applied on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country. Applicants must be Canadian
citizens, permanent residents of Deadlines: http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-23379-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Young Professionals Programme For countries coping with hunger,
achieving food security depends on their capacity to manage their own natural
resources effectively and design sound rural development policies. FAO's
Young Professionals Programme assists developing countries and countries in
transition to train young men and women in a wide range of fields relating to
agriculture and food security by giving them the opportunity to play an
active role in FAO's activities. The programme is open to men and women under
35 who have earned at least a master's degree or, preferably, a Ph.D. in a
field related to FAO's priority areas. Participants are assigned to projects
outside their own countries for a period of one year. http://www.fao.org/GENINFO/partner/en/young/index.html
The Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships Fellowships are designed to
enable young highly qualified scholars resident outside Applicants must hold a doctorate,
under 40 and resident outside http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/stp.htm Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
Professional Development International Fellowships For scholars and advanced
students from countries in which anthropology or specific subfields of
anthropology are underrepresented and who therefore seek additional training
to enhance their skills or to develop new areas of expertise in anthropology. Deadline: November 1st, 2006 Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are
awarded to individuals to aid doctoral dissertation or thesis research. The
Foundation particularly encourages research that employs comparative
perspectives, generates innovative approaches and ideas, and/or integrates two
or more subfields of anthropology. Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are
nonrenewable and provide a maximum of US $25,000 of financial support. 1. Applicants must be currently
enrolled for a doctoral degree. 2. Application must be made jointly
with a dissertation supervisor or other scholar who will undertake
responsibility for supervising the project. 3. Qualified doctoral students
are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental
affiliation. There are two application
deadlines each year, May 1 and November 1. |
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Library
Exhibition on “World Population Day” 11 July – Being Young is Tough!
Half of the
world’s people are under the age of 25. With the slogan "Being young is
tough", this year's World Population Day focuses on young people –
ensuring that their voices are heard, their needs are met and their human
rights are protected. World Population Day aims to raise awareness about
important population and development issues. Selected
materials relating to this topic were also exhibited for more information. Selected
resources on population in #305.235 SUR. Ministry of Health.
General Statistics Office. World Health Organisation. United Nations
Children's Fund. Survey assessment of
Vietnamese youth. #304.6 GUB. Gubry, Patrick. Vien
khoa hoc lao dong va xa hoi. Dan so va
phat trien va phat trien o Viet Nam [Population
and development in #304.6 POP. National Committee
for Population and Family Planning. Population
and development in Vietnam. #304.6 POP. #304.6 RES. General Statistical
Office. Ket qua du bao dan so cho ca
nuoc, cac vung dia ly - kinh te va 61 tinh / thanh pho Viet Nam, 1999 – 2024
[Results of population projections for
whole country, geographic regions and 61 provinces / cities #304.6 VIE. Knowles, James C.
UNFPA. Diem lai viec thuc hien chien
luoc dan so #304.6 VIE. National Committee
for Population and Family Planning. #304.62 FEE. Feeney, Griffith.
UNFPA. #304.62 SAN. Santow, Gigi. UNFPA.
#304.66 COU. UNFPA. Bao cao kiem diem giua ky chuong trinh
quoc gia 6 (2001-2005) hop tac #304.8597 DAN. Migration in #307.209597 GSO. General
Statistics Office. United Nations Population Fund. The 2004 #307.209597 GSO. United Nations
Population Fund. Dieu tra di cu #362.1 KHU. Khuat, Thu Hong.
Policy project. Adolescent and youth reproductive
health in #363.906 ESP. Esposito,
Catherine. Care International in #363.906 ESP. Esposito,
Catherine. Care International in #363.96 HAU. Haub, Carl. Adolescents and youth in Vietnam. Hanoi: CPFC, 2003. #REF 304.6
DIE. Tong cuc thong ke. Dieu tra bien
dong dan so va ke hoach hoa gia dinh #REF 304.605 VIE. Committee for
Population, Family and Children. Upcoming display “International Youth Day” 12 August – call for
materials for display VDIC is preparing for the August display on “International
Youth Day”. If you have any resources on this topic (books, posters, URLs,
seminars/workshop information etc.) or any ideas relating to this topic,
please share with us. Ground floor, 63 Ly Thai To, Tel: (84-4) 934 6845 | Fax: (84-4) 934 6847 |
Email: info@vdic.org.vn We are grateful for your cooperation and
support. Highlights from
the new additions to VDIC library in June 2006
Full list of new additions to
VDIC library in June 2006 can be found at http://www.vdic.org.vn/index.php?op=addition&id=309&language=english
#305.3109172 OTH. Bannon, Ian
[editor]. World Bank. The other half of
gender: men's issues in development. #331.62 DIA. Kuznetsov, Yevgeny,
ed. World Bank, WBI. World Bank Insitute, WBI. Diaspora networks and the international migration of skills; how
countries can draw on their talent abroad. #332.632 FRI. Friedman, Felice B.
World Bank. DECRG. Promoting access to
primary equity markets : a legal and regulatory approach. #333.3 RAV. Ravallion, Martin.
World Bank. DECVP. Does rising
landlessness signal success or failure for #333.79 VIE. World Bank. Power strategy: managing growth and reform.
#REF 336.3435 GLO. World Bank.
DECVP. Global development finance 2006
- the development potential of surging capital flows: Volume I review,
analysis and outlook. #337.1 GLO. Javorcik, Smarzynska Beata, ed. The World Bank. Centre for
Economic Policy Research. Global
integration and technology transfer. #338.433621 GOT. Gottret, Pablo.
The World Bank. Health financing
revisited : a practitioner's guide. #338.9597 INC. Income generation and poverty reduction:
Experiences of selected Asian countries [Part III: Poverty reduction in #338.9597 MIN. Ke hoach phat trien kinh te xa hoi 5 nam
2006-2010 [The five year socio-economic development plan 2006-2010]. #362.1 KHU. Khuat, Thu Hong.
Policy project. Adolescent and youth
reproductive health in #363.6 INF. World Bank. Infrastructure strategy: cross-sectoral
issues. #363.6 INF. World Bank. Chien luoc phat trien co so ha tang: nhung
van de lien nganh [Infrastructure strategy: cross-sectoral issues]. #363.7 POV. World Bank. DECRG. The poverty environment nexus: Sustainable
approaches to poverty reduction in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. #371.33 TRA. Tran, Ngoc Ca. World
Bank. DECVP. Universities as drivers of
the urban economies in Asia : the case of Vietnam. #388 TRA. World Bank. Transport strategy: transition, reform,
and sustainable management. #388 TRA. World Bank. Chien luoc phat trien giao thong: chuyen
doi, cai cach, va quan ly ben vung [Transport
strategy: transition, reform, and sustainable management]. |
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Selected new
publications for sale at VDIC
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of
Reforms: Lessons and Examples from Implementation Edited
by Aline Coudouel , Stefano Paternostro , Anis A. Dani English
-- 546 pages -- Published June 2006 -- ISBN: 0-8213-6486-3 VDIC
Price: $11 Poverty
and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms presents a collection of case studies that
illustrate the spectrum of sectors and policy reforms to which PSIA can be
applied; it also elaborates on the broad range of analytical tools and
techniques that can be used for PSIA. The case studies provide examples of
the impact that PSIA can have on the design of policy reforms and draw
operational lessons for PSIA implementation. The
case studies deal largely with policy reforms in a single sector, such as
agriculture (crop marketing boards in Malawi and Tanzania and cotton
privatization in Tajikistan); energy (mining sector in Romania and oil
subsidies in Ghana); utilities (power sector reform in Ghana, Rwanda, and
transition economies, and water sector reform in Albania); social sectors
(education reform in Mozambique and social welfare reform in Sri Lanka);
taxation reform (Nicaragua); as well as macroeconomic modeling (Burkina
Faso). by
World Bank English
-- 108 pages -- Published June 2006 -- ISBN: 0-8213-6597-5 VDIC
Price:
$6 This
book, aimed at policy makers, project managers, and development organization,
articulates priorities for investment in SLM and natural resource management
and indentifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that
will accelerate the adoption of SLM productivity improvements and pro-poor
growth. Technology, Adaptation, and Exports:
How Some Developing Countries Got It Right English
-- 400 pages -- Published June 2006 -- ISBN: 0-8213-6507-X VDIC
Price: $10 The
literature on technological change and growth has mainly used econometric
models to establish that factors, such as the degree of openness, skills, research
and development expenditures, number of patents etc., are critical
determinants of innovation and its effect on growth. However, this approach
fails to explain the role of institutions and policies that created the
environment for innovation. Using 10 case studies from developing countries,
this book examines how governments fostered technological adaptation through
public-private partnerships to develop world-class exporters in high-growth,
non-traditional industries. "It
is now widely recognized that technological learning and upgrading is an
essential part of the economic development process, and that government
programs have a profound influence on the effectiveness and direction of
technological learning. The ten case studies contained in this volume get
into the details of how learning has proceeded and the programs that have
helped and shaped the process. Both scholars and those responsible for making
policy will find this volume extremely illuminating." - Professor Richard R. Nelson George Blumenthal Professor of International
and Public Affairs, Business, and Law The Other Half of Gender: Men's Issues
in Development Edited
by Maria C. Correia , Ian Bannon English
-- 40 pages -- Published June 2006 -- ISBN: 0-8213-6505-3
VDIC
Price: $11 "The
vulnerabilities of men have received limited attention in development
research and programming. In Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of The
Other Half of Gender brings the gender and development debate full circle -
from a much-needed focus on empowering women to a more comprehensive gender framework
that considers gender as a system that affects both women and men. It draws
on a slowly emerging realization that attaining the vision of gender equality
will be difficult, if not impossible, without changing the ways in which
masculinities are defined and acted upon. |
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