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This paper examines oversight issues that underlie the potential growth and risks in mobile payments. International experience suggests that financial authorities can develop effective oversight frameworks for new payment methods to safeguard public confidence and financial stability by establishing: (i) a clear legal regime; (ii) proportionate AML/CFT measures to prevent financial integrity risks; (iii) fund safeguarding measures such as insurance, similar guarantee schemes, or "pass through" deposit insurance; (iv) contingency plans for operational disruptions; and (v) risk controls and acce

This article examines how electronic funds transfers and electronic benefit transfers have become integral components of digital government. These technologies have forwarded many of the principles of the Winter Commission, including the development of lean, responsive government. The greater efficiency and cost savings for the federal and most state governments have not been achieved without encountering and dealing with serious matters related to customer service, contracting, collaboration, management, and implementation. These issues arise in the normal daily use of electronic payment technologies, but they are magnified in crisis situations, as demonstrated by disaster relief operations during Hurricane Katrina.

This comprehensive volume offers solutions to some of the toughest issues of electronic collections management, including handling tensions over patron expectations, library budgets, and collection priorities. Electronic Collection Management also discusses taking technical issues into account in selecting electronic resources, organizing electronic resources for ease of access, and facing the challenges of distance learning. This book also offers invaluable advice for controlling costs for scientific serials.

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Editors; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Legislative Influences on Electronics Recycling; 1.2.1 Producer Responsibility Legislation; 1.2.2 The WEEE Directive; 1.2.3 The RoHS Directive; 1.2.4 Other Examples of Legislation; 1.3 Treatment Options for WEEE; 1.3.1 Background; 1.3.2 Material Composition of WEEE; 1.4 Recent and Emerging WEEE Challenges; 1.4.1 Critical Raw Materials; 1.4.2 Changes in Lighting Technology; 1.4.3 Photovoltaic Panels