The Future of the Next-Generation Internet and Possible Applications into Education and Culture Heritage

There are several initiatives such as: US Ignite, Software Defined Networking (SDN), OpenFlow, Global Environment for Network Innovation (GENI), WiMAX and Internet 2 dealing with the future of the internet. The goal of the paper is to understand the goals, intricacies, and nuances of some of these techniques and show some of the possibilities of next-generation high-speed networking and their applications into education and culture heritage.

How to increase and attract more tourists into Kenya throught experiental marketing

This marketing plan project is a culmination of extensive strategies with the use of experiential marketing to address issues confronting the Kenyan tourism industry in order to have a sustainable tourism sector. Following the terrorist attack carried out by Islamist militants’ belonging to al-Shabaab terrorist organization on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall in September 2013, tourist forecast has gone down sharply with an average of 20% fall in tourists’ arrivals which is likely to have an impact on the tourism sector in Kenya. Even before the deadly attack on Westgate, the most lethal attack by Islamist terrorists in 15 years in Kenya, the government through the Kenya tourist board had announced that in 2013 tourist arrivals were down by 12%, at 495,978, according to an October 2013 report by Bloomberg. Tourism revenues were also down by 7.4%, over FY12/13 (July-June) to reach KES96.24bn, according to a September 2013 report on the local Capital FM website. Beyond 2013, much will depend on how quickly the Kenya tourist board can regain control of the situation. The Kenyan government believes that the Westgate mall attack was a 'one-off' incident, with a low probability of a similar event happening again over the short term period. Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, France and Canada continue to be the key source market however; the Kenya tourist board can make continued growth stronger from new emerging markets in order to increase new arrivals into the country. The marketing plan outlines the objectives to be implemented and provides the implementation strategy, activity plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, financial requirements projections and proposes a new structure of experiential marketing. A number of regional forces are identified that will impact tourism into the country including global, social and economic forces, emerging trends in visitor motivations and behavior, emerging forces in experiential marketing. A major component of the strategy identifies target markets for Kenya to commensurate with the level of resources that will be available for marketing and promotion, in keeping with the forces and trends identified and the nature of the Kenya tourism environment. The agreed upon target market segments are: generic/mass travel, experiential travel, creative travel, adventure seeking travel, senior/extended/long stay travel, and business related travel. The strategy phases the development of the target markets over the years of the marketing strategies in order to yield the best opportunity for results. A core activity in developing a marketing strategy is determining the nature of experiences Kenya offers in tourism. The strategy’s experience development process will continue to develop within the context of the products identified which will be promoted regionally: culture/heritage, nature, community-based. Each county in the country has a significant number of attractions and experiences and the challenge of the country is to bring these together in a creative and innovative way in order to encourage tourists to visit more than one county in Kenya.

Um outro bairro na cidade: práticas de intervenção sócio urbanística no Bairro da Mouraria

Este trabalho aborda uma proposta de utilização do filme etnográfico no contexto do processo de reabilitação sócio urbanística do bairro da Mouraria, em Lisboa. Foca-se numa tentativa de criação de um diálogo entre as duas mais marcantes visões face à nova reconfiguração sócio espacial: a institucional e a popular. Juntamente com o filme, Explora a utilização da antropologia visual de três diferentes formas, na análise da cultura visual e na fotografia. Ainda, considera a hipótese da utilização do filme etnográfico como mediador comunicativo, capaz de criar um espaço para a consciencialização do outro, afirmando-se como um contributo à participação integrada e ao desenvolvimento de metodologias comunicativas.

O Conselho Federal de Cultura e o Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro: um estudo de caso da política de financiamento à cultura (1966-1974).

Esta dissertação analisa a política de financiamento do Conselho Federal de Cultura (CFC), órgão responsável pelas políticas públicas de cultura da ditadura civil-militar, diretamente ligado ao Ministério da Educação e Cultura. O CFC estabeleceu convênios com diversas instituições culturais, como o Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro (IHGB). No período de 1966 a 1974 atuou com exclusividade, o que permitia estabelecer regras para requisição e repasse de recursos às instituições culturais. Buscaremos aqui, entender, a partir das publicações da Revista Cultura e, posteriormente, do Boletim do Conselho Federal de Cultura, as normas que possibilitavam a liberação de recursos para instituições privadas, como os Institutos Históricos. Averiguaremos a importância da produção intelectual e cultural do IHGB. Para um aprofundamento dessas questões, selecionamos convênios do CFC estabelecidos com o IHGB que visavam dois tipos de financiamento: obras de infraestrutura e atividade cultural.

Cultura, identidad y territorio : Reflexiones para el desarrollo de una estrategia de diferenciación del servicio agroturístico en emprendimientos de un Grupo de Cambio Rural (INTA) del partido de Coronel Suárez (Buenos Aires)

A partir de los conceptos convergentes identidad, cultura, patrimonio y territorio, se plantea analizar la posibilidad de formular e implementar una estrategia de diferenciación para la actividad de agroturismo desarrollada por los establecimientos del grupo Cortaderas II (Cambio Rural, INTA), en el partido de Coronel Suárez (BA), provincia de Buenos Aires. Con este fin, se ha efectuado un diagnóstico mediante entrevistas directas y observaciones in situ de los emprendimientos participantes. Destacando aspectos propios de su ambiente rural, se procuró identificar valores culturales y productos con anclaje territorial que impongan un sello distintivo al servicio turístico que ofrecen. Complementariamente, se indagó en qué medida los integrantes están preparados para gestionar el negocio, reconociendo en ellos competencias gerenciales y características emprendedoras. Por último, se reflexiona acerca del grado de madurez alcanzado, tipificando la cultura empresarial individual y según el trabajo grupal, de modo de evaluar si la puesta en valor de sus recursos evoluciona desde un "carácter doméstico" hasta llegar a un "carácter comercial formal". Se observa la construcción de una identidad de índole socio-cultural-económica que hace viable una estrategia competitiva diferencial con anclaje en el territorio, así como condiciones para el desarrollo de una actividad turística más formalizada basada en la gestión de calidad

Cultura, identidad y territorio : Reflexiones para el desarrollo de una estrategia de diferenciación del servicio agroturístico en emprendimientos de un Grupo de Cambio Rural (INTA) del partido de Coronel Suárez (Buenos Aires)

A partir de los conceptos convergentes identidad, cultura, patrimonio y territorio, se plantea analizar la posibilidad de formular e implementar una estrategia de diferenciación para la actividad de agroturismo desarrollada por los establecimientos del grupo Cortaderas II (Cambio Rural, INTA), en el partido de Coronel Suárez (BA), provincia de Buenos Aires. Con este fin, se ha efectuado un diagnóstico mediante entrevistas directas y observaciones in situ de los emprendimientos participantes. Destacando aspectos propios de su ambiente rural, se procuró identificar valores culturales y productos con anclaje territorial que impongan un sello distintivo al servicio turístico que ofrecen. Complementariamente, se indagó en qué medida los integrantes están preparados para gestionar el negocio, reconociendo en ellos competencias gerenciales y características emprendedoras. Por último, se reflexiona acerca del grado de madurez alcanzado, tipificando la cultura empresarial individual y según el trabajo grupal, de modo de evaluar si la puesta en valor de sus recursos evoluciona desde un "carácter doméstico" hasta llegar a un "carácter comercial formal". Se observa la construcción de una identidad de índole socio-cultural-económica que hace viable una estrategia competitiva diferencial con anclaje en el territorio, así como condiciones para el desarrollo de una actividad turística más formalizada basada en la gestión de calidad

Cultura, identidad y territorio : Reflexiones para el desarrollo de una estrategia de diferenciación del servicio agroturístico en emprendimientos de un Grupo de Cambio Rural (INTA) del partido de Coronel Suárez (Buenos Aires)

A partir de los conceptos convergentes identidad, cultura, patrimonio y territorio, se plantea analizar la posibilidad de formular e implementar una estrategia de diferenciación para la actividad de agroturismo desarrollada por los establecimientos del grupo Cortaderas II (Cambio Rural, INTA), en el partido de Coronel Suárez (BA), provincia de Buenos Aires. Con este fin, se ha efectuado un diagnóstico mediante entrevistas directas y observaciones in situ de los emprendimientos participantes. Destacando aspectos propios de su ambiente rural, se procuró identificar valores culturales y productos con anclaje territorial que impongan un sello distintivo al servicio turístico que ofrecen. Complementariamente, se indagó en qué medida los integrantes están preparados para gestionar el negocio, reconociendo en ellos competencias gerenciales y características emprendedoras. Por último, se reflexiona acerca del grado de madurez alcanzado, tipificando la cultura empresarial individual y según el trabajo grupal, de modo de evaluar si la puesta en valor de sus recursos evoluciona desde un "carácter doméstico" hasta llegar a un "carácter comercial formal". Se observa la construcción de una identidad de índole socio-cultural-económica que hace viable una estrategia competitiva diferencial con anclaje en el territorio, así como condiciones para el desarrollo de una actividad turística más formalizada basada en la gestión de calidad

El paisaje, su patrimonialización y el beneficio económico

Desde hace dos décadas se viene asistiendo a un renovado interés por el paisaje en distintas disciplinas e instituciones políticas y administrativas. Algunos autores lo interpretan desde una perspectiva neorromántica, como reacción a los efectos destructores de la modernidad. El Convenio Europeo del Paisaje (CEP) estableció en Florencia en el año 2000 una definición de paisaje ampliamente aceptada y unas pautas de intervención sobre el mismo que pretenden ser el marco para las leyes nacionales y regionales de los países firmantes. El presente trabajo se propone explicar la recuperación del interés por el paisaje desde la perspectiva de la valorización económica del territorio, como externalidad que permite generar rentas. En mi opinión esa es la verdadera orientación de la CEP.

Web services based state of the environment reporting

The Environmental Sciences Division within Queensland Environmental Protection Agency works to monitor, assess and model the condition of the environment. The Division has as a legislative responsibility to produce a whole-of-government report every four years dealing environmental conditions and trends in a ”State of the Environment report” (SoE)[1][2][3]. State of Environment Web Service Reporting System is a supplementary web service based SoE reporting tool, which aims to deliver accurate, timely and accessible information on the condition of the environment through web services via Internet [4][5]. This prototype provides a scientific assessment of environmental conditions for a set of environmental indicators. It contains text descriptions and tables, charts and maps with spatiotemporal dimensions to show the impact of certain environmental indicators on our environment. This prototype is a template based indicator system, to which the administrator may add new sql queries for new indicator services without changing the architecture and codes of this template. The benefits are brought through a service-oriented architecture which provides an online query service with seamless integration. In addition, since it uses web service architecture, each individual component within the application can be implemented by using different programming languages and in different operating systems. Although the services showed in this demo are built upon two datasets of regional ecosystem and protection area of Queensland, it will be possible to report on the condition of water, air, land, coastal zones, energy resources, biodiversity, human settlements and natural culture heritage on the fly as well. Figure 1 shows the architecture of the prototype. In the next section, I will discuss the research tasks in the prototype.

A eliminação dos muxarabis, rótulas e geolosias do Brasil : um caso de dominação econômica

O objetivo dessa dissertação de mestrado é apontar para uma possível razão que explicaria a eliminação de alguns dos prováveis contributos mouriscas à Arquitetura Brasileira - os Muxarabis, Rótulas e Gelosias - durante o Brasil Joanino e Independente ao longo do XIX. O motivo apontado seria a dominação que as nações industrializadas, nomeadamente Inglaterra, exercia sobre Portugal (a antiga metrópole) e Brasil Tais contributos mouriscas foram eliminados das cidades brasileiras através editais que obrigavam a sua retirada e foram substituídos pelo seu equivalente industrializado: as vidraças e estruturas de ferro fundido importados. ABSTRACT: The objective of this master dissertation is to indicate a possible reason that would explain the elimination of some probable Moorish contributes to Brazilian Architecture - Mashrabiyya and Lattice Work - during the Joanine and Independent Brazil through the XIX century. The indicated reason would be the domination which industrialized nations, mainly England, took over Portugal (former colonizer) and Brazil. Such contributes were eliminated from Brazilian cities by official documents forcing their removal and were replaced by their industrialized equivalent: glass window and cast iron imported.

Courses in the language and culture of origin and their impact on youth development in cultural transition: A study among immigrant and dual heritage youth in Switzerland

Elena Makarova traces how the concept of intercultural education in German-speaking European countries promotes the inclusion of courses in the Language and Culture of Origin (LCO) for immigrant youth in the school curriculum of host countries. Such courses are assumed to have positive effects on the development of immigrant youth in the host country. Particularly, it has been suggested that participation in LCO courses increases the self-esteem of immigrant youth, facilitates the development of their bicultural identity and improves their integration in the host society. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the nature of the effects of LCO course attendance on the acculturation of immigrant youth and their cultural identity. Accordingly, the aim of the study detailed in the chapter is to examine the impact of immigrant youth’s attitudes towards LCO courses and of their attendance of such courses on their acculturation and cultural identity.

Ethnically-based rejection sensitivity and academic achievement: The danger of retracting into one’s heritage culture

This study examined the relation between ethnically based rejection sensitivity and academic achievement in a sample of 936 immigrant students in Germany and Switzerland. The theory of race-based rejection sensitivity that originated in North America was extended to immigrant students in Europe. The rough political climate against immigrants in Europe makes it probable that immigrant youth face particular difficulties and are affected by ethnically based rejection sensitivity, at least as much as—or even more than—minority youth in the United States. Using a standardized literacy performance test and multilevel analyses, we found that ethnically based rejection sensitivity was negatively related to academic achievement for immigrant students. This relation was partially mediated by a strong contingency of the students' self-worth on the heritage culture, as well as by a low number of native German or Swiss majority-group friends. We interpret these processes as immigrant students' efforts to cope with ethnically based rejection sensitivity by retracting into their heritage culture and avoiding majority-group contact, which unfortunately, however, at the same time also results in lower academic achievement. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.