Competing and Learning in Global Value Chains - Firms’ Experiences in the Case of Uganda. A study of five export sub-sectors with reference to trade between Uganda and Europe

Executive Summary and Chapter 5: Presentation and discussion of main finding

The Green500 List: Escapades to Exascale

Energy efficiency is now a top priority. The first four years of the Green500 have seen the importance of en- ergy efficiency in supercomputing grow from an afterthought to the forefront of innovation as we near a point where sys- tems will be forced to stop drawing more power. Even so, the landscape of efficiency in supercomputing continues to shift, with new trends emerging, and unexpected shifts in previous predictions. This paper offers an in-depth analysis of the new and shifting trends in the Green500. In addition, the analysis of- fers early indications of the track we are taking toward exas- cale, and what an exascale machine in 2018 is likely to look like. Lastly, we discuss the new efforts and collaborations toward designing and establishing better metrics, method- ologies and workloads for the measurement and analysis of energy-efficient supercomputing

THE NEW ECONOMIC MODEL: THE PERSPECTIVE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

This research paper aims at understanding what Economic Degree undergraduates of a public university recognize the recent New Economic Model (NEM) as and perhaps interpret given certain issues posed to them. Throughout the three month period of written assignment and optional bi-weekly consultation, each of the 64 respondents were asked to review the NEM report and identify key areas they considered to be of high priority at present. They were allowed to share ideas but advised to provide preferably own reasons to support their thoughts. It is timely to conduct studies related to the NEM in general as the successful implementation of this broad-based economic policy depends on the continuous feedback from all stakeholders. Findings of the current project are expected to shed light on how the young generation perceive of the NEM as well as their prospective attitude towards its executionNEM, graduates, understanding, expectation, attitude

Promoting productivity and market access technologies and approaches to improve farm income and livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from action research projects

On 8–9 December 2016, ILRI held a workshop and exhibition in Addis Ababa for researchers to share their experiences in implementing action research projects. Action research projects superimpose research protocols on development interventions along commodity value chains and systems to assess their feasibility, effectiveness and outcomes. In the years prior to 2016, ILRI implemented several action research projects in target countries of Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia. The objectives of the workshop and exhibition were: 1. To create wider awareness and knowledge about the technologies and approaches that are tested and validated by LIVES, Africa RISING, ILRI Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) and N2Africa; 2. To facilitate the uptake of successful experiences/innovations that combine productivity enhancement and market access; 3. To facilitate dialogue on improving the linkage/partnership between research and development actors and facilitate cross learning. The expected outcomes of the workshop and exhibition were: 1. Improved awareness about the technical, organizational and institutional interventions tested and validated by the projects; 2. Improved understanding of the role and utility of action research approaches, opportunities and constraints; 3. Enhanced probability of scaling out and up of the tested technologies and approaches to achieve sustainable and market-oriented smallholder agricultural development. A compilation of papers presented at the ‘Promoting productivity and market access technologies and approaches to improve farm income and livelihoods in Ethiopia: Lessons from action research projects’ workshop and exhibition are included below

Treatment and valorization plants in materials recovery supply chain

Aim of industrial symbiosis is to create synergies between industries in order to exchange resources (by-products, water and energy) through geographic proximity and collaboration [1]. By optimizing resource flows in a “whole-system approach”, a minimization of dangerous emissions and of supply needs can be achieved. Resources exchanges are established to facilitate recycling and re-use of industrial waste using a commercial vehicle. Several paths can be identified in order to establish an industrial symbiosis network (Figure 1, left), in relation (i) to the life cycle phase (raw material, component, product) and (ii) to the nature (material, water, energy) of the resource flows to be exchanged. Sometimes by-products and/or waste of an industrial process have to be treated and valorized in order to become the raw materials for others. In particular, two main treatment processes can be identified: refurbishment/upgrade for re-use (Figure 1, center) and recycling for material recovery (Figure 1, right). A brief overview of technological and economic aspects is given, together with their relevance to industrial symbiosis