Author: Johan Erasmus & Mignonne Breier
Publisher: HSRC Press
Keywords: africa, south, shortages, skills
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-01-02
ISBN-10: 0796922667
ISBN-13: 9780796922663

South Africa’s skills shortages are widely regarded as a key factor preventing the achievement of targeted growth rates. There is some dispute as to the nature and extent of these shortages, given that the country also has a large pool of unemployed graduates. The case studies presented in this monograph explore the question of shortage in nine key professions and trades and find evidence of skills scarcity in most fields. Drawing on the skills of scholars and expert consultants throughout South Africa, the monograph provides important insights into the reasons for these shortages and surplu

Authors: Matthew G Kirschenbaum, Richard Ovenden, Gabriela
Publisher: Council on Library and Information Resources
Keywords: digital, collections, heritage, content, forensics, cultural
Number of Pages: 93
Published: 2010-01-31
ISBN-10: 1932326375
ISBN-13: 9781932326376

While the purview of digital forensics was once specialized to fields of law enforcement, computer security, and national defense, the increasing ubiquity of computers and electronic devices means that digital forensics is now used in a wide variety of cases and circumstances. Most records today are born digital, and libraries and other collecting institutions increasingly receive computer storage media as part of their acquisition of "papers" from writers, scholars, scientists, musicians, and public figures. This poses new challenges to librarians, archivists, and curators—challenge

Author: Andreas Seiter
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: policy, pharmaceutical, approach, practical
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2010-06-17
ISBN-10: 0821383868
ISBN-13: 9780821383865

Abundant literature is available on the spectrum of issues relevant to pharmaceutical policy---including regulation, pricing, financing, reimbursement, procurement, and distribution. What has been lacking is a practitioner's guide for navigating this complex field while considering the various challenges and limitations that characterize political reality. This book meets that need.There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to pharmaceutical policy. Even two countries with similar objectives may need to apply different sets of policies, depending on their starting positions, preexisting laws and