War 2.0: Political Violence and New Media symposium (Day one)
Today, war is conducted not only by the dispatch of Tomahawks in the air or Kalashnikovs and suicide attacks on the ground but also by means of bytes, tweets, digital images, and social networking forums. (New) media technology, in other words, has become a medium of war and diplomacy. This multidisciplinary two-day symposium on 7-8 October hosted by the Department of International Relations at the ANU mapped the shifting arena of war, conflict, terrorism, and violence in an intensely mediated a
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War 2.0: Political Violence and New Media symposium (Day two)
Today, war is conducted not only by the dispatch of Tomahawks in the air or Kalashnikovs and suicide attacks on the ground but also by means of bytes, tweets, digital images, and social networking forums. (New) media technology, in other words, has become a medium of war and diplomacy. This multidisciplinary two-day symposium on 7-8 October hosted by the Department of International Relations at the ANU mapped the shifting arena of war, conflict, terrorism, and violence in an intensely mediated a
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The ITC Industry in Australia
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) leads the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in Australia. AIIA comprises almost 500 member companies that generate combined annual revenues of more than $40 billion, employ 100,000 Australians, and export more than $2 billion in goods and services each year. This public lecture discusses the strategic direction of the Australian ICT industry and the changes in public policy that are needed to accelerate business g
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Big Brother Google
Google is increasingly being perceived as the company that will follow IBM and Microsoft in dominating the IT industry. In this presentation, Professor Clarke will outline the many business lines that Google is endeavouring to build, and then focus on what has become the major part of its business - knowing a lot about people.
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US Military Commissions & International Humanitarian Law in the ‘War on Terrorism’
David Hicks, accused of being an enemy combatant in the war on terrorism and held at Guantanamo Bay, has become a household name in Australia. Reports of his case have appeared regularly in the media, often including comments from his defence lawyer Major Michael Mori of the US Marine Corps. In this lecture Major Mori outlines the proposed trial proceedings for US military commissions and discuss whether or not the rules and procedures will accord with the minimum requirements mandated under Int
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The co-design of scenarios for a didactic-based E-learning system viewed as an adaptive virtual docu
The design and engineering of E-learning systems must be considered as a transdisciplinary problem requiring the integration of different scientific approaches. The design process of E-learning systems needs to consider several theories, models and artifacts – the e-learning system. We claim it is essential to ensure the traceability and the interpretation of phenomena related to the use of artifacts in studying precisely the relationships between theories, models and artifacts. Consequently, w
Author(s): Tetchueng Jean Louis,Garlatti Serge,Laubé Sylvain

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The search for new medicinal products is one of the major driving forces behind the development and application of new synthetic methods. This unit focuses on a specific case study, which follows the development of a drug for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is a particularly good example of the application of organic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, and illustrates the scientific processes that are involved in the development of any new drug.
Author(s): The Open University

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Social-science perspectives on environmental change
Social-science perspectives on environmental change in the Brazilian Amazon
Author(s): Diogenes Alves

Mark Napier, an independent consultant, speaks about cases of financial innovation in Africa
Mark Napier, an independent consultant, speaks on Case Studies of Financial Innovation in Africa 26 October 2010

The talk discussed the trends driving economic growth in Africa, the outlook for Africa's financial industry, why donors believe financial sector development matters and what the key ingredients are for successful innovation at the bottom of Africa's financial pyramid.

This event forms part of the 'Changing Perceptions of Business and Development&
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Noshua Watson, Neil McCulloch and Michaela Williams (IDS) interviewed.
Noshua Watson, Neil McCulloch and Michaela Williams (IDS) are interviewed on the seminar 'Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development', held at IDS on the 19 October 2010.

Noshua Watson discussed the different motivations for corporate engagement with development and levers of influence on corporate decision making in this respect. These motivations explain some of the different forms that business strategies take with respect to development, such as corporate social r
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Noshua Watson from IDS speaks on Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development
Noshua Watson, Research Fellow in the Globalisation team at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), speaks on Perspectives on Business Strategy and Development 19 October 2010

Noshua Watson discussed the different motivations for corporate engagement with development and levers of influence on corporate decision making in this respect. These motivations explain some of the different forms that business strategies take with respect to development, such as corporate social respons
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Karen Ellis from ODI speaks on Measuring the Impact of Business on Development
Karen Ellis, Research Fellow and Programme Leader from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), speaks on Measuring the Impact of Business on Development. 12 October 2010

Why have both business and the development community become increasingly interested in developing tools to measure the impact of business on development? What approaches have been used or proposed, and what are the limitations of existing tools and the conceptual and practical challenges associated with measureme
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