The Advantages Of Globalization In ICT

The Advantages Of Globalization In ICT Here i introduced a Globalization and difusion of ICTs and how they reduced the importance of geography, whats the advatage and dis-advantage of Globalization and difusion of ICTs. globalisation is very important for cultural structure,political,social and technological structures.It contains four principal feature in origion of globalisation so i introduced in shortly as below. the multiplication into world markets of national economies, the transition from a High grade economy into a High value economy.The end of bipolarity and traditional prize-fight between socialism and capitalism. http://www.unesco.org/most/globalisation/Introduction.htm Privatization + Deregulation + Globalization = Turbo-capitalism = Prosperity (Luttwak quoted by Frank 2002: 17) http://www.infed.org/biblio/globalization.htm The ICTs (Information and communication technology)are understood about the computers and the internet but this consideration is limited. Information and knowledge are critical components of poverty alleviation strategies, and ICTs offer the promise of easy access to huge amounts of information useful for the poor. However, the digital divide is argued to be the result rather than the cause of poverty, and efforts to bridge it must be embedded within effective strategies that address the causes of poverty. Moreover, earlier patterns of adoption and diffusion of technology suggest that ICTs will not achieve their full potential without suitable attention being paid to the wider processes that they are intended to assist and to the context within which they are being implemented. as it excludes the more traditional and usually more common technologies of radio, television, telephones, public address systems, and even newspapers, which also carry information. In particular, the potential value of radio as a purveyor of development information should not be overlooked, especially in view of its almost ubiquitous presence i n developing countries, including the rural locations in which the vast majority of the poor live. Many of the factors that will define how ICTs will be integrated into existing community and national development initiatives are highly contextual in nature; dependent on existing norms of institutional behaviour and on how vigorously reforms can be implemented. As a result, diffusion and replication rates will vary among communities and between nations. In some cases, we can expect slow progress towards further diffusion of ICTs for poverty alleviation. Retrieved from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_and_Communication_Technologies_for_Poverty_Alleviation/Introduction Advantages and disadvantges of globalisation Advantages Increased free trade between nations . Increased liquidity of capital allowing investors in developed nations to invest in developing nations. Corporations have greater flexibility to operate across borders. Global mass media ties the world together . Increased flow of communications allows vital information to be shared between individuals and corporations around the world. Greater ease and speed of transportation for goods and people. Reduction of cultural barriers increases the global village effect . Spread of democratic ideals to developed nations . Greater interdependence of nation-states. Reduction of likelihood of war between developed nations. Increases in environmental protection in developed nations . Disadvantages Increased flow of skilled and non-skilled jobs from developed to developing nations as corporations seek out the cheapest labor. Increased likelihood of economic disruptions in one nation effecting all nations. Corporate influence of nation-states far exceeds that of civil society organizations and average individuals. Threat that control of world media by a handful of corporations will limit cultural expression. Greater chance of reactions for globalization being violent in an attempt to preserve cultural heritage . Greater risk of diseases being transported unintentionally between nations. Spread of a materialistic lifestyle and attitude that sees consumption as the path to prosperity. International bodies like the World Trade Organization infringe on national and individual sovereignty. Increase in the chances of civil war within developing countries and open war between developing countries as they vie for resources. Decreases in environmental integrity as polluting corporations take advantage of weak regulatory rules in developing countries. http://www.darkseptemberrain.com/ideas/advantages.htm Globalization: Advantages and Disadvantages Instead of giving a few pointers here and a few pointers there, explanation on these concepts should do more justice to the subject. Have a look at the following Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Marketing There has to be operational differences between various companies in different countries. What I mean to say is, a car manufacturer of UK will manufacture a car with a different operation than a car manufacturer in Italy (for example Jaguar and Ferrari). Both are trying to take advantage of the operational difference that they have between them. And both companies are trying to sell a car in America for a greater value. So if you want your product to have an appeal on a global scale, then obviously, marketing on a global scale is required. Advantages of Global Marketing Lower Marketing Costs: If you are to consider lump-some cost then, yes, it is high, but the same cost even goes even higher if the company has to market a product differently in every country that it is selling. Global Scope: Scope of this kind of marketing is so large that it becomes a unique experience. Brand image Consistency: Global marketing allows you to have a consistent image in every region that you choose to market. Quick and Efficient Use of Ideas: A global entity is able to use a marketing idea and mould it into a strategy to implement on a global scale. Uniformity in Marketing Practices: A global entity can keep some degree of uniformity in marketing through out the world. Disadvantages of Global Marketing Inconsistency in Consumer Needs: American consumer will be different from the South African. Global marketing should be able to address that. Consumer Response Inconsistency: Consumer in one country may react differently than a consumer in another country. Country Specific Brand and Product: A Japanese might like a product to have a traditional touch, where as an American might like to add a retro modern look to it. In this case, a global strategy is difficult to device. The Laws of the Land Have to be Considered: Original company policies may be according to the laws of home countries. The overseas laws may be conflicting in these policies. Infrastructural Differences: Infrastructure may be hampering the process in one country and accelerating in another. Global strategy cannot be consistent in such a scenario. Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization in Developing Countries Overall globalization has been a big boon for the developing countries, but there are a few who say that it has been a curse. Let us take a look at both these aspects of globalization. The Advantages GDP Increase: If the statistics are any indication, GDP of the developing countries have increased twice as much as before. Percapita Income Increase: The wealth has had a trickling effect on the poor. The average income has increased to thrice as much. Unemployment is Reduced: This fact is quite evident when you look at countries like India and China. Education has Increased: Globalization has been a catalyst to the jobs that require higher skill set. This demand allowed people to gain higher education. Competition on Even Platform: The companies all around the world are competing on a single global platform. This allows better options to consumers. The Disadvantages Uneven Distribution of Wealth: Wealth is still concentrated in the hands of a few individuals and a common man in a developing country is yet to see any major benefits of globalization. Income Gap Between Developed and Developing Countries: Wealth of developed countries continues to grow twice as much as the developing world. Different Wage Standards for Developing Countries: A technology worker may get more value for his work in a developed country than a worker in a developing country. Reversal of Globalization: In future, factors such as war may demand the reversal of the globalization (as evident in inter world war years), current process of globalization may just be impossible to reverse. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-globalization.html Advantages and Disadvantages of ICT ICT has made my project easier to do. Making a catalogue is a long process, involving a lot of design and research plans, using a computer and IT based materials has cut down the time it would take of I had done it manually. For example, before starting to make my catalogue I had to do some research on the items I wanted to advertise, using the internet was a faster more efficient way of doing this. The internet showed the websites I needed to go on that had the right information. If I had not used a computer I would have had to carry task out manually, which is very time consuming, for example, Cropping pictures down to the right size to fit the catalogue. The computer does this accurately and more precise than a human can do, cutting. Also copying and pasting, doing this on a computer, then printing means no Pritt Stick: This can look tacky and bad quality. Using ICT gives the best presentation possible. Key skill 12 There is so much technical equipment in the ICT rooms, precautions need to be taken, so that nobody gets hurt, when I was in the ICT room, I made sure that drinks and food were not near the computers, so that the equipment would operate in the right order. Also I made sure that bags were not left in the walking areas, so that others would not trip over them and hurt themselves. To prevent fires, fore extinguishers were present in the room and the sockets were not over loaded. Work surfaces remained clear to avoid clutter. Five minutes before the end of every lesson, I saved the work I had done that day to make sure all my work is well documented and so I can continue from where I stopped in the next lesson. [IMAGE]I saved my work on my part of the school network, in My Documents. Particularly working in this project I made a new folder called Communications- the name of the project so that I can put all the work I do in it, this saves confusion with other files. I made a back up file of the communications folder and named it communications just in case the first one got lost. [IMAGE]i used floppy disks to get even more copies of my work especially the unfinished class work so that I can complete it at home. I used a floppy disk because the schools computers had the facilities for floppy disk use. It is not too heavy or too big for me to carry home and use on my own computer. When I found was having trouble or difficulties in my work or using the computer I told my teacher Mrs Wenden to help me, or got sent to the schools computer technicians to help me, like when I could not log in, the technicians gave me a new password for my username. Key skill 24 There are many advantages and disadvantages of using ICT Advantages of using ICT * Using Microsoft word and software like Microsoft Publisher is that you can change the text, mistakes without having to start from the very beginning again. * Work is easy to save and document, rather than someone keeping them in folders were they can get misplaced. * You can make back up files quickly. * Can keep all files under one folder e.g. communications * Crop pictures down accurately * Use scanners to scan in pictures form magazine and books. * Printer that produce high quality work * Access to the internet * You can email letters and document to people all over the world. Disadvantages of using ICT  · The internet server can go down randomly, so you cannot connect to a webpage.  · Networks can get hacked into. o Shopping online leaves shoppers prone to online credit card theft.  · Viruses can come through the internet damaging the files in your computer  · Some software can be difficult for some generations and people to learn how to use  · People start to rely on computers too much and use them to do everything.  · Repetitive strain injury, strain on tendon in the arms, back problems and painful eyes are caused from prolonged use of computers.  · Work sometimes does not look exactly like what you want it to look like. http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=149377 Tesco Using ICT Advantages and Disadvantages and the Impact of ICT This report is based around the information gathered on a Business Information Day Provided by ELBP. The focus of this case study is on Tesco Supermarket. The manager of the Tesco.Net Business gave an interesting talk on the business and in this case study I a going look at what they use ICT for in their business and the disadvantage and the advantages of ICT and the impact ICT has on the business I will draw out the four main feature if using ICT. The company that I am going to look at is Tesco. Tesco is a shopping company. Tesco customers can buy online and deliver it to your doorstep. Tesco use ICT for their company they use it for various reasons like to get the stock and it alerts them when there are low on stock. The four main functions of using ICT in Tesco: q The first main feature of using ICT is that it produces Internet web site. They use it for Tesco customers can buy online this is an good advantage for Tesco customers because if they live far away and want to shop and Tesco it will be very difficult to get there Tesco online shopping or if Tesco is too crowded online shopping will be much easier. Tesco An Applied ICT Case Study For LEBP Author J.Cowell 2 q The second main feature of using ICT is that Tesco ICT have created a PDA. Tesco staff use it so if the customers cant find a particular item they can type it in and then they can find the item they want and it will tell you the isle and this will make the company more efficient and they will be less fuss about asking where is this particular item. q The third main feature of using ICT is that is produced a location label this is used to find items. It says the isle number first then the row and then the shelf this is very useful to Tesco customers if they cant find what they want. q The fourth main feature of using ICT is Tesco have created a navigation system. Truck drivers use this if they get lost or dont know the way to the customers house or to make the journey quicker to get very groceries to your houses. This a very good item of ICT and very reliable. The advantages of using ICT in Tesco is: q The first advantages of using ICT is that Tesco customers can buy online so they dont need to go to the actual store to buy the products and you just click on the product you want and they just deliver it to your house. Tesco An Applied ICT Case Study For LEBP Author J.Cowell 3 q The second advantage of using ICT is that they can use credit card to buy your items so they dont need to bring your money you can use your credit card. q The third advantage of using ICT is a navigation system this is where the driver can find the customers house if they get lost or dont know where it is. q The fourth advantage of using ICT is location label this is a very good advantage of using ICT because it tells you where the products are and will be less people wondering about the store looking for what there product they want to buy. The disadvantages of using ICT in Tesco is: q The first disadvantage of using ICT is that if the system goes wrong the company cannot run and must close the store and they will lose a lot of money and the customer will think the supermarket is not very reliable so they might not come again. q The second disadvantage of using ICT is if they dont have stock and the truck driver navigation system goes down and Tesco dont get their stock they will lose a lot of money. q The third disadvantage of using ICT is that if the website crashes the people will not be able to buy online and will have to come to the store and will be crowded full of people and will just lose all their stock and will have none left for the afternoon or maybe tomorrow. Tesco An Applied ICT Case Study For LEBP Author J.Cowell 4 q The fourth disadvantage of using ICT is that it is very expensive and costs a lot of money. Tesco pay at least  £3,000,000 a year. The impact ICT has on Tesco The impact ICT has on Tesco is to make them very efficient and if they didnt have ICT it will be very difficult to operate as efficiently and this will waste a lot of time sorting everything out. If the company was not as reliant on ICT they would need to train staff on tills whereas the current tills require no skill level at all. Tesco ICT commitment keeps the staff morale high lack of ICT will lose a lot of staff and will be even more difficult to run the store and will eventually have to close the store. Tesco do use ICT and has made their company more efficient and more reliable to use and ICT will was save a lot of time by saving a lot of time it will save a lot of money. Other Major impacts include advancements in store security due to digital video and better cameras. They are also testing electronic shelf edge labelling to adjust prices globally as they need to be competitive. Many stores in the Tesco group now incorporate self-service checkouts. Which allow you to scan your own shopping and pay. The increase use of ICT at Tesco have created website so people dont need to leave they own house to buy their groceries and will make the company less crowded out Tesco also have been able to widen their product range due to more specialised websites being created and linked to the supermarket business. ICT have also created a navigation Tesco An Applied ICT Case Study For LEBP Author J.Cowell 5 system for truck drivers so they dont get lost and will make the company more faster to run and will make the company more efficient and will be more reliable to their customers. It is a very good impact for people who are on wheel chair and they dont need to leave the house, which will be very difficult for the people who are wheel chair. It has also created PDA to find the product people want and will be less fuss and people wondering about to look for a particular item, which is on stock. It will be more customers getting what their want and will be more customer coming to the store because they can find out want they going to get and not wasting time wondering about Data processing Data processing in the Tesco business is 100% reliant on ICT thus the ICT team needs to ensure the data processing and communication system doesnt crash and ensure regular upgrades and system checks Having all their data processing requirements tied up in ICT is not very efficient and safe for Tesco because if the computer system goes down all the data could be lost. Thus Tesco need to keep a backup system. Robustness and security Tescos systems have a good backup facility that is very safe, as it has multi redundant back-up copies this is very good for Tesco if the computer goes down, Tesco has password protected servers and terminals for all staff, even the tills have secure password and encrypted data transfer protocols. Tesco.net has spent a lot of money and time getting a secure site for their customers and staff. Staff and customers are required to have a valid username and access password to get in the company business system or the website to buy. The website is SSL (secure socket layer) protected this allows them to accept credit and debit cards on their site. The Tesco An Applied ICT Case Study For LEBP Author J.Cowell 6 specialised and enhanced robustness and security allows Tesco to stop hackers getting into their business, which is very efficient for Tesco. http://www.cbsglenroad.com/Intranet/Departments/ictda/POWERPOINTS/unit%202/tesco.pdf IMPACT: http://www.articlealley.com/article_1611691_22.html Definition: Globalised World What does it mean? Does it mean the fast movement of people which results in greater interaction? Does it mean that because of IT revolution people can be in touch with each other in any part of the world? Does it mean trade and economy of each country is open in Non-Intrusive way so that all varieties are available to consumer of his choice? Does it mean that mankind has achieved emancipation to a level of where we can say it means a social, economic and political globalisation? Though the precise definition of globalisation is still unavailable a few definitions worth viewing, Stephen Gill: defines globalisation as the reduction of transaction cost of transborder movements of capital and goods thus of factors of production and goods. Guy Brainbant: says that the process of globalisation not only includes opening up of world trade, development of advanced means of communication, internationalisation of financial markets, growing importance of MNCs, population migrations and more generally increased mobility of persons, goods, capital, data and ideas but also infections, diseases and pollution Impact on India: India opened up the economy in the early nineties following a major crisis that led by a foreign exchange crunch that dragged the economy close to defaulting on loans. The response was a slew of Domestic and external sector policy measures partly prompted by the immediate needs and partly by the demand of the multilateral organisations. The new policy regime radically pushed forward in favour of amore open and market oriented economy. Major measures initiated as a part of the liberalisation and globalisation strategy in the early nineties included scrapping of the industrial licensing regime, reduction in the number of areas reserved for the public sector, amendment of the monopolies and the restrictive trade practices act, start of the privatisation programme, reduction in tariff rates and change over to market determined exchange rates. Over the years there has been a steady liberalisation of the current account transactions, more and more sectors opened up for foreign direct investments and portfolio investments facilitating entry of foreign investors in telecom, roads, ports, airports, insurance and other major sectors. The Indian tariff rates reduced sharply over the decade from a weighted average of 72.5% in 1991-92 to 24.6 in 1996-97.Though tariff rates went up slowly in the late nineties it touched 35.1% in 2001-02. India is committed to reduced tariff rates. Peak tariff rates are to be reduced to be reduced to the minimum with a peak rate of 20%, in another 2 years most non-tariff barriers have been dismantled by march 2002, including almost all quantitative restrictions. India is Global: The liberalisation of the domestic economy and the increasing integration of India with the global economy have helped step up GDP growth rates, which picked up from 5.6% in 1990-91 to a peak level of 77.8% in 1996-97. Growth rates have slowed down since the country has still bee able to achieve 5-6% growth rate in three of the last six years. Though growth rates has slumped to the lowest level 4.3% in 2002-03 mainly because of the worst droughts in two decades the growth rates are expected to go up close to 70% in 2003-04. A Global comparison shows that India is now the fastest growing just after China. This is major improvement given that India is growth rate in the 1970s was very low at 3% and GDP growth in countries like Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, and Mexico was more than twice that of India. Though Indias average annual growth rate almost doubled in the eighties to 5.9% it was still lower than the growth rate in China, Korea and Indonesia. The pick up in GDP growth has helped improve Indias global position. Consequently Indias position in the global economy has improved from the 8th position in 1991 to 4th place in 2001. When GDP is calculated on a purchasing power parity basis http://economics.about.com/od/globalizationtrade/l/aaglobalization.htm SWOT ANALYSIS 15.1 Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat It will be rather simplistic to select features/developments and describe these as strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). The reality is too nuanced to allow such laboured descriptions. Hence, we are presenting a pertinent rather than a cut-and-dried picture in this regard. The localization of weaver-force; dyers; designers, card-cutters, loom fabricators and traders- the pool of competencies and resources- is a major strength but this is no longer handloom-dedicated and in that sense, is getting dissipated. When market conditions deteriorate, the stakeholders-particularly weaversexit; correct the supply side and thus prevent terms of trade from worsening below a minimum mark. The legal framework also can provide a bulwark against the terms for weavers deteriorating below a minimum mark. At Agra, absence of occupational alternatives and legal framework contribute to freefall. This weakness is responsible not merely for worsening of weaver wage levels but also for lack of initiative to shore up the competitive strength of the sector. There are market and product development opportunities for the cluster. There is scope for growth in overseas market. On the other hand, there are multiple threats- Carpet weaving becoming a completely unrewarding occupation. On the whole, the cluster is facing an uphill task of recovering lost ground. For understanding it better we here give the SWOT Analysis of the cluster in bullet form à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ STRENGTH à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Traditional Value à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Availability of skilled weavers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ All the back word linkages are available à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Being a famous tourist place good Connectivity with major cities à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Existence of strong Traders WEAKNESS à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Dependency on one product à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Highly unorganized cluster à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Over work force à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Products are relatively costly because of use of costly yarn à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Need of Dry Cleaning à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Inferior quality of dying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Low credit from financial institutions à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Infrastructure is bad à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Brand Equity of product is declining à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Decline in wages of weavers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ No regular work for weavers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Common Facility Center à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ No Training institute à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ 80 % import (OGL) OPPORTUNITY à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Product diversification à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Exploration of new market à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Export à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Reduction in custom duties on Yarn à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Product/Design patenting à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Tax free THREAT à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Competition from other clusters à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Decline in demand of Carpet à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Increase in demand of value added products à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Increase in demand of low cost power loom products . 15.1 STRENGTH 15.1.1 Market à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Diversified customer base. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Large Domestic Market à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Strong presence in Domestic Market with diversified customer base. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Adequate Marketing Network. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Steady increase in market demand provided impetus to the demand. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Diversified customer base. 15.1.2 Input Availability à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Ample availability of raw material and consumables à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Easy availability of Packaging Materials Technology à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Availability of Customised Manufacturing Facilities. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Availability of low cost manufacturing facilities à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Demonstration effect (cluster rapidly adopt the technological changes) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Combine conventional and automatic manufacturing method to provide a cost effective product to the cluster. 15.1.3H R D à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Industrial harmonious relation in the entire cluster. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Most of the jobs are learnt by workers while doing it. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Manpower is easily available but revaises to be trained by units. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¢ Young and Educated next generati

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Since the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, a large focus of the Western Powers, like the United States, has been on the Middle East. Out of this has come a conclusion that this area of the world is prone to be more violent than other parts and this is largely to due to the Islamic religion. This the West has concluded in large part through observation coupled with some qualitative data. However, is this an adequate assertion of the area, and of the religion of Islam? To begin various types of violence will be explored quantitatively and qualitatively to see if there is a difference in the level of violence seen in the Middle East as compared to Western States. Once it has been determined if there exists a difference in the amount of violence in the Middle East, as compared to Western States, it than shall be explored to see what role Islam may play in it. Comparing Violence It has been assumed that while the rest of the world appears to be seeing decreasing levels of violence, it appears the Middle East has yet to experience this same trend. By just watching the news or reading the paper, it has appeared that in the past couple of decades there have been either an increase in violence in the Middle East. In addition, it has also appeared that certain types of violence that the West has not experienced for some time still exist within the region. The question this raises then, is the Middle East more violent? On the other hand, is this nothing more than Islamophobia? To find the correct answer both a quantitative and qualitative approach will be taken. Through this patterns should emerge that will lead to answer whether are not the Middle East is more prone to violence than other Western States (Pinker, 20... ...s Office on Drugs and Crime. (2013). UNODC Homicide Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2013, from http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/homicide.html This publication is put out by the United Nations and its office on Drug and Crime. The purpose of this publication is straight forward. It is to the homicide rates of each State. The data is collected by various agencies, some associated with the United Nations and some not. This document is easy to read and to understand. It serves the purpose in which it was created by showing the homicide rates nearly all the States in the world. The underlying issue with it is that not all the data is complete. When it comes to Western, developed, States the data is complete. However, when it comes to less developed states, it is not. This can causes issues if someone is looking for patterns or comparing regions.

How Traditional Family Cultural Survive in the Future Essay

Traditional businesses are essential and important for a country. These reveals the lovely culture and habits of nation. These are the most attractive places where foreigners visit whenever they arrive to the land. Foreigners also buy traditional products which is difficult to be bought in their places and be placed at their home for their arrival and remembrances of the places where they visited. Not only for foreigners but also for local people, traditional products show how a person love culture and tradition of that nation. They play an important role in the standard of nation, so it is impossible for them to be disappeared although they get a little way to success. When a country becomes more developed, there is a lesser number of traditional business. The other business are favored and traditional businesses are transformed into these businesses because they are relatively more easy to succeed and can get more profit. Traditional businesses are made by humans and cannot be subs tituted by others. Therefore, they are too expensive for basic people to buy and use them. The other substituted things are processed by machines and standardized. They produce in large quantities and get economy of scale and can be sold in low price. The basic choose the cheaper one for their daily use how much they love their tradition. But the country is based on basic class, not on upper class. The demands go down and traditions have to depend on foreigners and upper class, especially. There is a little chance for every traditional culture business to survive although it cannot be disappeared from the market. All have to transform and innovate new things. Their management style, production process orientation have to be upgraded. Almost all traditional businesses are sole traders. Their finances, profession and ability to do are limited. Only the person who leads the business decide what to do, how to do and who have to do. The other member are not included in the decision, the other members of the family or the floor workers. They have to change this because one’s profession is limited, the decision may be very fast but may not be as good as one deciding by many. They do not have any accurate documents. Some only have Cash Book, Debtors’ book and Creditors’ book. They never draw any financial statement and never check their income and expenses. Some firms may not have any of these, they keep the cash to the drawers when something is sold. And at the end of the day, they keep it to the drawer. And also their pricing, they set the price above the cost of production. Prices are not set stable. Customer has to have full knowledge to get goods with right price. The production processes are made to be smooth. Not all the processes let human make. Making traditional things must be made by human but aided by machine. It can lessen time, make lower cost of production and can control the quality. Machines are more accurate than human. For example, in the process of making pots, they are fired with woods by humans. Instead of this ovens can be replaced. They can be fired with accurate temperature and woods do not need. It can lessen the cost and wages can be reduced. To do these, technology is the key point. Nowadays, we do business in production orientation. We do the best, but we do not know what the customers need, we do not find what they want from us. We have to change into marketing orientation. We must find out what customer needs, how can we fulfill their wish. We have to research on the market. People are bored when they get the only one thing. They always want newest thing, they always seek in us. We have to make innovation based on the tradition. It is important to have great care not missing tradition. foreigners are main customers for the traditional market. Although we can produce the products, we are weak in market distribution. so, we should need organization to improve traditional business. we should make internet website about traditional business. we should make knowledge distribution of tradition to the local. we should connect with travel& tourism .so ,they introduce to visit our industry. And we explain the production process step by step thoroughly .we should create the design update. In traditional job, main problem is rare raw material. If we meet this problem , we should think the another way to substitute with other.

Why We Must Speak English??

Why must we speak English 1. English is the International Language and is one of the most popular and most spoken in the technology world. 2. We need to know English language in order to study any science subject or any computer language. 3. We need to know English to communicate effectively too many developed countries. 4. English is very much important in our life, it is necessary in each and every field. 5. If we know English we never feel tongue tide in front of others. 6. It's a widely spoken language. 7.People take pride in speaking English . 8. if we don't know English, we will leg behind the other. 9. English is a need of hour. 10. Today we can't deny the importance of English in our life. 11. To anyone who lives in an English speaking country, it is of vital importance. 12. Language is always very important, because it is the means of communication. 13. If you cannot speak the language of a place, it will be very difficult to communicate with the people. 14. You can develop your knowledge for betterment of your knowledge. 5. English is awesome !! 16. Can communicate easily with the people that live in USA 17. Because I study in a English school 18. All subject in this school is english 19. 50% of the people in the world speak English 20. You can develop your knowledge for betterment of your knowledge. 21. Knowing a major language helps a person to find more opportunities. 22. Employers want employees that can really understand what they are saying and not having a hard time doing charades and wasting their time more. 23.Knowing a 2nd language always better than knowing only one 24. Easy to find job. 25. English is a universal language, it is widely acceptable in most countries. 26. English is my mother tongue 27. Learning to speak English well may be the best thing you can do to improve your life. 28. English is a interesting subject 29. If we know how to speak englisch very well , we can find a job easily . 30. English language became the most widely spoken and yes for business reasons its the universal language, that everyone needs to know. 31.

Children and Happiness Essay

What makes children happy? ‘That’s easy,’ you might say, ‘a new toy, an ice cream or a trip to the amusement park.’ While these things bring an immediate smile to many children’s faces, they are probably not the things that will keep them happy day by day, or turn them into happy adults. The basic ingredients that make children happy during childhood seem to be the same ones that help them to become happy adults: a secure relationship with parents gives the base to confidently explore the world and develop a sense of mastery and recognition, all important components in the recipe for happiness. However, in the short term, the new toy might provide a smile too! Man has to pass through many stages of life, since he is born until he dies. He passes through infancy, childhood, boyhood, youth, middle age and old age. Childhood continues from the 6th to the 12th year of age. Boyhood continues from the 12th to the 19th year of age. Youth lasts from the 20th to 35th year of age. Middle age lasts from the 36th to the 55th year of age. Old age continues from 56th year until death. Of all the stages of life childhood is the most important. Because it is the formative period of life. It is also the first conscious stage of life. Important of childhood: Childhood is the formative period of life. Human character takes its shape in childhood. Man gets deep and lasting impressions in his childhood. Because at this stage men’s mind is soft, receptive and plastic. It is just like the potter’s clay. So human character should be properly shaped in childhood. What should be done in childhood: Childhood is one of the growing stage in man’s life. The human beings grow up to 24th year of age. So, the health of the child should be properly looked after. He should be given balance diet. He should be encouraged to from healthy habits like early rising. He should be taught to be neat and clean, to do exercise regularly, to eat, sleep, read and play at habits. He should be kept happy and cheerful. All these will help him to grow healthy in body and mind. Proper and appropriate food should be provided to the child’s mind. He should be given the most carefully chosen books to read. he should be given children’s magazines. He should be given interesting and instructive pictures. At this stage, records should be kept of the child’s inclination, aptitude, knack, mood, temperament, interest, abilities and his latent qualities. On the basis of these records, the future of the child should be planned. The child should be trained on the basis of this plan. Care of parents and teachers: In the modern system of society and education in India, nobody takes the responsibility of the child’s welfare. The parents think that it is a responsibility of the teachers, because the child stays in the school for six hours a day. The teachers think that it is the responsibility of the parents, because the children belong to their parents, and in future the children will come to any use only to their parents and families. But in the interest of society, nation, country and above all mankind all have responsibility for the welfare of the children. Conclusion: It is the foremost duty of the Government to see to the welfare of the children. But in India we find that a lot of children in schools are dying by food-poisoning in the Government Mid-day meal system. The school buildings are defectively constructed. So the buildings breakdown and many children die underneath. the milk-powder that comes to Panchayats and Block offices is said to be put to black-marketing. Government should look to all these affairs. Childhood is the most important period in a men’s life. So, the Government should take utmost care of it.

EU-Belarus Relations

This paper will utilize 5 articles from around the world on the question of the relations between Belarus and the European Union. The purpose here is to unmask the propaganda, the unsubstantiated rumors and western-sponsored attacks on Belarus and specifically, its president, Alexander Lukashenko, wildly popular in Belarus itself. The Moscow Times (May 4, 2009), speaks of the possibility of Lukashenko boycotting the EU’s summit in Prague that same week. There are two reasons given for this.First, that the visit might â€Å"irritate† some EU members, and secondly, that part of the agenda of the meeting is to promote the â€Å"economic integration† of eastern Europe within a EU run framework. Both of these reasons are telling. First, the economic success of Belarus outside of the system financed by the International Monetary Fund has threatened the European Union and the United States. The endless accusations of vote rigging and oppression are belied by the fact th at Lukashenko is overseeing a huge expansion of the post-Soviet economy of Belarus, and that he holds to a solid popularity rating of 80%, this after over 10 years in office.The Los Angeles Times (September 25, 2005) has said: â€Å"even [Lukashenko’s] fiercest opponents don’t question the accuracy of independent polls that rate him the most popular politician in this country. † Yet, the major papers and agencies here do not make reference to it at all. From the Financial Times (May 2, 2009), the Belarussian foreign Minister, Sergei Martinov, fears that the Prague Summit would have turned into a competition for Belarussian support. In other words, that the EU was using this summit to lure Belarus away from Russia.Martinov said that â€Å"We are not going to make a choice between the EU and Russia. We are not going to develop relations with one at the expense of relations with the other. † It seems that the fears of Lukashenko and his government are justif ied here. The only rational reason why the EU, whose public contempt for Lukashenko is daily made clear, would want Belarus to attend the Prague summit is so that they can take Belarus away from the protection of Russia with the aim of altering her highly successful political system.What other government would tolerate this? It seems more that the EU seeks the cooperation of Belarus, at least partially because Russian oil pipelines and much refining capacity goes straight thought Belarussian territory. While the EU publically condemns Belarus for vague crimes, the Belarussian foreign trading regime has been heaving tilted towards the EU and away from a dependence on Russia. Belarus is skillfully playing both sides, making herself indispensable for both the Russian and the European sphere of influence.The fact is that, vague denunciations aside, Belarus still sports a large trade and budget surplus, high economic growth rates and an unemployment rate of around 1%. These numbers are d ifficult to argue with, and hence, the EU’s approach has now been directed more towards dialogue rather then confrontation. In April 29, 2009, the Euro-Business newspaper from Brussels came out with a scathing article attacking Belarus from a Polish point of view.It relates the president of the European parliament’s condemnation of Belarussian policies while speaking in Poland, and reminds readers that Lukashenko was under a EU imposed travel ban lifted only in October. But what are the facts here. Again, the president of the rather toothless EU parliament attacks Belarus for a lack of democracy. But Belarus has 14 independent and rather large political parties, some pro-Lukashenko, some opposed. Belarus has dozens of privately owned newspapers of diverse backgrounds, including the large anti-government Charter 97 news agency.Apparently, the issue is not over â€Å"democracy† but Belarus’ strong sense of national independence, including in terms of econom ic integration with the EU. Pro-Belarussian professor Matthew Johnson had this to say about the situation in Belarus: In Belarus, a country the size of Kansas, there are about 800 newspapers. Of this, about 600 are privately owned. There are about 450 magazines are various kinds. Of these, about 300 are owned by private investors or entrepreneurs. In television, there are 9 state owned stations, and about 40 stations owned by private investors (Johnson, 2006).On April 30, 2009, the Soros owned Radio Free Liberty newspaper wrote that â€Å"Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said he would neither shake Lukashenko's hand nor invite him to the Prague castle if he comes to the Czech capital. † No reasons for this immature overreaction are given. It does strongly suggest that the EU and the US are putting quite a bit of pressure on European leaders to freeze out the independent Lukashenko. His economic success and thriving democracy are a threat to the west where democracy is synonym ous for â€Å"integration with the west.† Lukashenko’s independent course and economic success far and above either Poland and Czech Republic in terms of incomes and unemployment (cf. World Bank Report, 2009). The Russian News and Information Agency wrote on February 18, 2009, that â€Å"The EU plans to include Belarus in its new program, Eastern Partnership, on the condition that Minsk complies with EU demands on the country's democratization. † In other words, Belarus can be a part of Europe so long as she ceases to be an independent country and permits Brussels to restructure her domestic policy.And would Great Britain like it if Belarus refused to ship any oil to Europe unless she pull out of Northern Ireland? This is about power, and the foreign policy independence of Belarus. Refusing to follow any western line, Belarus has strong economic and military ties with Iran, China and Vietnam, hence standing in the way of western foreign policy. This seems to hav e more to do with the EU’s contempt for Minsk than anything else. But often, the newspapers dealt with here refuse to deal with the major issues.First, none of the above papers ever dealt with the economic success of Belarus, even when such success is seconded by the World Bank statistics themselves. Second, they refuse to deal with Lukashenko’s popularity and, lastly, refuse to deal with the long history of the CIA in attempting to destabilize that country, hence prompting Lukashenko’s paranoia about foreign manipulation. Paul Labarique writes in the Non-Aligned Press Network: The Bush administration’s many attempts to overthrow Alexander Lukashenko and destabilize Belarus to bring it to the North Atlantic orbit (NATO) have failed.Not precisely because the extremely authoritarian president has had the support of Russia, but because it has relied on his voters. Appreciating the country’s good economic performance and the maintenance of their indepe ndence, the Belarusian distrusted an opposition too openly submitted to Washington’s interests (February 18, 2005) While this is a dated reference, it does show that many are suspicious about the so-called anti-Lukashenko opposition and the CIA’s long running interference in Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Georgian and Belarussian elections.But none of this is spoken of in the major media outlets in America or the EU. The more recent articles dealt with in this paper refuse to deal with any of the major issues involved with the west’s irrational attacks on Lukashenko. But what are the newspapers leaving out? Apparently they are under a great amount of stress to paint Lukashenko in the most dire colors possible. But this is a problem: if the major newspapers worldwide are refusing the report the truth, than what does this say?It says that, especially in more obscure parts of the world, CIA involvement can lead to distorted reporting for reasons of â€Å"national se curity. † Or it may be merely that the reporters involved do not want to be thrown out of the country club, or that, even more, the Radio Free Europe report is motivated by the fact that the Soros NGO’s were thrown out of Belarus some years ago as agents of the CIA. Either way, the fact remains that newspaper reporting is highly suspect, and yet, the issues here are tremendous: Russia is a nuclear armed country, and pushing Belarus too hard is, to some extent, pushing Russia.To re-create the Cold War is likely not the best idea in the world, and the fact that Belarus is reaching out to China and Venezuela suggests that an alternative trading and military bloc is being formed. The picture the newspapers paint of Lukashenko is an unrestrained tyrant. Yet that is not backed up by facts in any forum. Hence, in reading papers about the relations between Lukashenko and the EU, one must be wary of the bias of the authors. The issues that the authors are not bringing up either because they are too ignorant of the subtleties, or they are under pressure, are that first, Belarus is an economic and political success.Lukashenko enjoys wide popularity and has controlled the effects of both the breakup of the USSR and the current economic crisis. But Lukashenko’s policies have been driven by state independence and the desire for a multi-polar world. This has led to threats from the west that has led further to the realignment of Belarussian politics towards anti-western centers throughout the world, including the crucial area of nuclear power (Kommersant, 2006). The west’s policies in this respect have been failures.But it is also clear that the media is also a major power behind the attacks on Lukashenko, often without the facts and research necessary to make sense out of the complex political situation of small states in a hostile environment. Obviously the media is misreporting the situation in Belarus. It seems to this writer that the real reas on Belarus is a threat is that they are an economic successful nation outside of the integrative structures of the west and its banks.Luskahenko has refused to permit his country to come under the control of the west, and has pursued a strategy of international equality, seeing all states as equal and as contributing to global justice. As a result he is vilified in the press, as some of the newspaper reports mentioned here show. History is in the making indeed, and it is being made by a handful of reporters and journalists in elite newspapers. 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