Systemwide Livestock Research Programme A Proposal Submitted to TAC

Original proposal to set up a System Wide Livestock Research Programm

Strategic Plan for a New CGIAR Global Livestock Research Institution

One of four documents submitted to the CGIAR at ICW94 by the Rockefeller Foundation, as convener of the ILRI Strategic Planning Task Force. This is the latest revision of ILRI's strategic plan. Earlier versions were shared with TAC, directors of other centers, a broad range of administrators and experts, members of an ILRI Implementing Advisory Group, and revisions made in the light of comments. The plan remained subject to consideration by the Director General and Board of ILRI which would commence operation in January 1995.Agenda document at TAC 64 and CGIAR International Centers Week, October 1994

Systemwide Livestock Research Programme: A Proposal Submitted to TAC

One of four documents submitted to the CGIAR at ICW94 by the Rockefeller Foundation, as convener of the ILRI Strategic Planning Task Force. This one contains the proposed work plan and budget for a Systemwide Livestock Research Program 1994-1998. It was considered by TAC with other systemwide proposals in August 1994, at a special meeting for which no report is available, with results reported in TAC's Review of Proposals for Systemwide and Ecoregional Initiatives, September 1994. The program was further discussed at TAC 65 in October 1994.Agenda document TAC 65, and CGIAR International Centers Week, October 1994

An Indicative Medium Term Plan for ILRI

One of four documents submitted to the CGIAR at ICW94 by the Rockefeller Foundation, as convener of the ILRI Strategic Planning Task Force. This document sets out the preliminary objectives, strategies, and resource requirements of ILRI's first four years of operations. Earlier versions were shared with TAC, directors of other centers, a broad range of administrators and experts, members of an ILRI Implementing Advisory Group, and revisions made in the light of comments. The plan was considered "indicative" pending more interaction with other centers and national systems and consideration by the Director General and Board of ILRI following the formal opening of the new center in January 1995.The main headings were: animal health, animal genetics, integrated production systems, ecoregional research in mixed livestock production systems (in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West Asia and North Africa), socioeconomics and livestock policy, institution building and technology transfer, management, administration and operations.Agenda document at TAC 64 and CGIAR International Centers Week, October 1994

ILRI: Programme Plans and Funding Requirements for 1995

One of four documents submitted to the CGIAR at ICW94 by the Rockefeller Foundation, as convener of the ILRI Strategic Planning Task Force. This one contains a draft proposal for program and funding in 1995, the first year of ILRI's existence, conforming to funding guidelines set by TAC for ILRI. It is marked draft, and is subject to approval by the Director General and Board of the new institute. Agenda document, CGIAR International Centers Week, October 1994

Consensuality of Peer Nominations Among Scientists

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69069/2/10.1177_107554708200400210.pd

Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy

This article evaluates the job quality of work in the remote gig economy. Such work consists of the remote provision of a wide variety of digital services mediated by online labour platforms. Focusing on workers in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the article draws on semi-structured interviews in six countries (N = 107) and a cross-regional survey (N = 679) to detail the manner in which remote gig work is shaped by platform-based algorithmic control. Despite varying country contexts and types of work, we show that algorithmic control is central to the operation of online labour platforms. Algorithmic management techniques tend to offer workers high levels of flexibility, autonomy, task variety and complexity. However, these mechanisms of control can also result in low pay, social isolation, working unsocial and irregular hours, overwork, sleep deprivation and exhaustion

Geographic patterns of choice among peers

Editors of key journals in six specialties were asked to name experts in their specialty from whom they would like to receive manuscripts and whom they would like to use as referees. The people so named were asked for their choice of experts, and similarly for the persons they nominated. The analysis of geographical factors revealed a similarity between nominations and citations. Most of the nominees were from the U.S., followed by the UK and other industrialized and traditionally scientific nations. The U.S. scientists have a higher probability of being nominated than their proportion in the world scientific population might suggest. Nominators in most of the countries had a distinctive preference for nominating their own countrymen, with the exception of the Soviet Union.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/24241/1/0000504.pd

eHealth and mHealth initiatives in Bangladesh: A scoping study

BACKGROUND: The health system of Bangladesh is haunted by challenges of accessibility and affordability. Despite impressive gains in many health indicators, recent evidence has raised concerns regarding the utilization, quality and equity of healthcare. In the context of new and unfamiliar public health challenges including high population density and rapid urbanization, eHealth and mHealth are being promoted as a route to cost-effective, equitable and quality healthcare in Bangladesh. The aim of this paper is to highlight such initiatives and understand their true potential. METHODS: This scoping study applies a combination of research tools to explore 26 eHealth and mHealth initiatives in Bangladesh. A screening matrix was developed by modifying the framework of Arksey & O’Malley, further complemented by case study and SWOT analysis to identify common traits among the selected interventions. The WHO health system building blocks approach was then used for thematic analysis of these traits. RESULTS: Findings suggest that most eHealth and mHealth initiatives have proliferated within the private sector, using mobile phones. The most common initiatives include tele-consultation, prescription and referral. While a minority of projects have a monitoring and evaluation framework, less than a quarter have undertaken evaluation. Most of the initiatives use a health management information system (HMIS) to monitor implementation. However, these do not provide for effective sharing of information and interconnectedness among the various actors. There are extremely few individuals with eHealth training in Bangladesh and there is a strong demand for capacity building and experience sharing, especially for implementation and policy making. There is also a lack of research evidence on how to design interventions to meet the needs of the population and on potential benefits. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that Bangladesh needs considerable preparation and planning to sustain eHealth and mHealth initiatives successfully. Additional formative and operational research is essential to explore the true potential of the technology. Frameworks for regulation in regards to eHealth governance should be the aim of future research on the integration of eHealth and mHealth into the Bangladesh health system.DFI