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… ....................................................................................................... 45 4.2.5.1 Ghanaian government ................................................................................................... 46 4.2.5.2 Buying government ....................................................................................................... 46 4.3 Stakeholder collaboration … texts were considered the main source of data and are presented in appendix 5. For transcription, the non-verbatim transcription method was used. The interviews conducted in Dutch were first transcribed in Dutch and translated to English, using the online programme DeepL. One interviewee checked the transcript. Initials of the person speaking were put in bold before the spoken text. The transcripts were coded to draw conclusions from the interviews. All transcripts were read multiple times. In … be profitable. So whether it's access to finance, access to trainings, access to inputs. I mean, not in Ghana, there you have a different system with the LBCs. So it's not necessarily like farm organisations. But you still have that kind of one stop shop which provides everything that the farmers require. NZ And do you also work with the Ghanaian governments? GL Yes, very much. Cocobod, but also different ministries. So for example, when we work on Cocoa and Forest Initiative, there are different …

… [1996], p. 402). Others emphasize that ‘interaction’ or ‘participation’ not necessarily means power-sharing or taking control. Rather than being potentially subversive, participatory practices contribute to more fluid assimilation of users into the online economy and the penetration of everyday private and social life by the logic and power relations of capitalism. The critical angle of participation is compromised: precisely because of the interactivity, diversification, and flexibility of the … future. All these decisions are influenced by the norms and values we have developed in the course of our life. The importance of moral considerations is strongly growing. Nowadays, talk about ethics is everywhere, in the bar, in the boardroom, on the shop floor, on television, and in the journals and daily papers. In this course we will explore the field of philosophical ethics: a scientific reflection about morality. In the first part of this course, we will study the grand narratives in ethics, …  To introduce students to the basics of microeconomic theory.  To acquire skills in applying its analytical tools to real-life economic problems. Description of the course Economics is the study of exchange and tradeoffs. Questions about what to buy, what to produce and how to allocate time all involve tradeoffs between different alternatives, and economists develop models to better understand the process by which individuals and firms make such decisions. With these models in hand, economists …

… 24 3 Policy “Open Science @ UM” 2022-2026, Hans Ouwersloot (Academic Affairs) & Mariëlle Prevoo (University Library) 1. Introduction In 2019 UM adopted an Open Science Policy1. The timeline of this policy ended in 2022, therefore it is time to evaluate the progress made, and define an updated policy for the next period (2022-2026). Given the progress made (see paragraph 1.2), this update focuses on how Open Science at UM can be taken to the … the integration of Open Science practices and the DORA principles into career evaluation protocols is included in UM’s Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R). ● The UM Open Science webpage has been launched, intended as the one-stop shop for the UM community looking for information or support on Open Science. ● A researcher-driven Open Science Community Maastricht (OSCM) is in place now. The OSCM is part of the International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities … habitat of research. This is already recognized in the Graduate Schools project of UM, as Open Science is one of the three topics of the mandatory Graduate Schools programme for all internal and external PhD candidates at UM, since 2021. A set of online modules provides an introduction to Open Science in general, and to Open Access and Research Data Management in particular, followed by a dedicated interactive interdisciplinary session. Needless to say, it is recommendable to make Open Science …

… and Artificial Intelligence 24 Introduction to Image & Video Processing Full course description Image and video processing is everywhere around us, in smartphones, robotics, medicine, security systems, microscopy, remote sensing, video games, travel, shopping, environmental management and many other applications. Image and video processing is based on principles of signal processing, extended to multiple dimensions. In this class students will have a short introduction to basic 2D signals and … Introduction to Image and Video Processing can replace 1 of the third year electives. Prerequisites Desired prior knowledge: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Machine Learning. Recommended reading Computer Vision: a Modern Approach. D. A. Forsyth, J. Ponce (online). KEN3238 Period 5 4 Apr 2022 3 Jun 2022 Print course description ECTS credits: 4.0 Coordinator: A. Briassouli Teaching methods: Project-Centered Learning Assessment methods: Written exam Project 2-2 Full course description Students work on a … Computer programs have difficulty in interpreting the information presented on web pages. The focus on human readable information introduces restrictions on what computer programs can do to support human users in tasks such as: finding information buying goods making travel plans The Semantic Web should eliminate these restrictions by separating the content of what is presented on a web page from the way it is presented. In recent years, the focus has shifted to providing data, independent of …