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The state-private interface in public service provision
Political theory sets out a strong case for the state to play a major role in public service provision. Yet services are often provided by a range of state and non-state actors as well as by collaborative partnerships. This paper surveys the literature, seeking to map arrangements in developing countries and to understand the politics of different types of service provision
Rumo aos desafios da economia circular : ferramentas de apoio a uma nova estratégia na pråtica de design
ABSTRACT : The circular economy is a new strategic concept to meet
society's needs in a more efficient and sustainable manner based in
decoupling the economic growth and welfare from the increase in the
consumption of natural resources. It implies the transition from the
traditional linear model to a more innovative and circular approach in the
development of the economy by designing new products, new services,
and new systems, supported, in most cases, by the re-thinking and
creation of new business models.
Designers and product developers have an important and crucial role to
achieve a successful and wide implementation of the concept which has
to be accepted and applied in practice by businesses along the whole
value chain and meet the current and future needs of consumers and the
society.
Currently, several methods, principles, practices, tools, training initiatives,
and many resources are being developed globally as a result of the wide
exploitation of the concept, but there is still a large gap between what is
available to companies and designers, and what is applied in practice on
product and service development.
This paper reflects part of the PhD research project under development
by the authors which is based on the promotion of the design practice
within Circular Economy. It explores the results of the review of circularity
tools available that can be used by design professionals
to systematize and guide their development process. The analysis will
support the development of a toolkit and guidelines oriented for the
practical implementation of the circular economy in the development of
innovative and efficient products and services. (Camocho, Ferreira, &
Vicente, 2018).A economia circular é um novo conceito estratégico que visa
responder Ă s necessidades da sociedade de uma forma mais eficiente e
sustentåvel que se baseia na dissociação entre crescimento económico e
bem-estar do aumento do consumo de recursos naturais. Esta transição,
do modelo linear tradicional para uma abordagem mais inovadora e
circular no desenvolvimento da economia implica o desenvolvimento de
novos produtos, novos serviços e novos sistemas, apoiados, na maioria dos
casos, no repensar e na criação de novos modelos de negócio.
Os designers e os responsĂĄveis pelo desenvolvimento de produtos tĂȘm um
papel importante e crucial para alcançar uma implementação ampla e
bem-sucedida do conceito. Este deve ser aceite e aplicado na prĂĄtica
pelas empresas ao longo de toda a cadeia de valor atendendo Ă s
necessidades atuais e futuras dos consumidores e da sociedade.
Atualmente, vĂĄrios mĂ©todos, princĂpios, prĂĄticas, ferramentas, iniciativas
de formação e outros recursos tĂȘm sido desenvolvidos globalmente como
resultado da ampla exploração do conceito, no entanto, ainda existe uma
grande lacuna entre o que estĂĄ disponĂvel para empresas e designers e o
que é aplicado na pråtica no desenvolvimento de produtos e serviços.
Este artigo reflete parte do projeto de investigação de doutoramento em
desenvolvimento pelos autores, o qual se baseia na promoção da pråtica
de design no Ăąmbito da Economia Circular. Explora os resultados da
revisĂŁo de ferramentas de circularidade disponĂveis que podem ser
aplicadas pelos profissionais de design na sistematização e orientação do
processo de desenvolvimento. Esta anĂĄlise irĂĄ apoiar o desenvolvimento
de um conjunto de ferramentas e orientaçÔes para a implementação
pråtica da economia circular no desenvolvimento de produtos e serviços
mais inovadores e mais eficientes. (Camocho, Ferreira & Vicente, 2018).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Bootstrap Blues
Meet David*. In mid-January, he came to the small town Iowa elementary school where I work. David has attended more schools in the two years since he started school than I have in my lifetime. In fact, the school he just moved from only has four days of attendance listed on his record. David moves so often because heâs homeless. His situation is not what we may stereotypically think of as âhomelessââyou wouldnât see him on the streets or even in soup kitchens. Instead, David stays with his mother, and they couch surf from one home to another from week to week. David and his mother are part of a mounting statistic that tells us that 41 percent of the homeless population includes families
Functional imaging and circulating biomarkers of response to regorafenib in treatment-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer patients in a prospective phase II study
open32Regorafenib demonstrated efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Lack of predictive biomarkers, potential toxicities and cost-effectiveness concerns highlight the unmet need for better patient selection.openKhan, Khurum; Rata, Mihaela; Cunningham, David; Koh, Dow-Mu; Tunariu, Nina; Hahne, Jens C; Vlachogiannis, George; Hedayat, Somaieh; Marchetti, Silvia; Lampis, Andrea; Damavandi, Mahnaz Darvish; Lote, Hazel; Rana, Isma; Williams, Anja; Eccles, Suzanne A; Fontana, Elisa; Collins, David; Eltahir, Zakaria; Rao, Sheela; Watkins, David; Starling, Naureen; Thomas, Jan; Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria; Fotiadis, Nicos; Begum, Ruwaida; Bali, Maria; Rugge, Massimo; Temple, Eleanor; Fassan, Matteo; Chau, Ian; Braconi, Chiara; Valeri, NicolaKhan, Khurum; Rata, Mihaela; Cunningham, David; Koh, Dow-Mu; Tunariu, Nina; Hahne, Jens C; Vlachogiannis, George; Hedayat, Somaieh; Marchetti, Silvia; Lampis, Andrea; Damavandi, Mahnaz Darvish; Lote, Hazel; Rana, Isma; Williams, Anja; Eccles, Suzanne A; Fontana, Elisa; Collins, David; Eltahir, Zakaria; Rao, Sheela; Watkins, David; Starling, Naureen; Thomas, Jan; Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria; Fotiadis, Nicos; Begum, Ruwaida; Bali, Maria; Rugge, Massimo; Temple, Eleanor; Fassan, Matteo; Chau, Ian; Braconi, Chiara; Valeri, Nicol
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