The main benefit of this is that smartphones are relatively ubiquitous, even in resource-constrained areas where minefields are prevalent.

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Bringing down the cost of cutting-edge research is important, Perfetto says, because resource-constrained operations like garages, schools, and researchers in the developing world inherently think different.

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Those who have acted in their national short-term self-interest will find that their actions do not serve their long-term interests in a climate- and resource-constrained world.

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At the country level, the meeting noted that the development of African LDCs had continued to be constrained by shortcomings in physical infrastructure and human resources development, low levels of domestic resource mobilization, shortcomings in macroeconomic policy design and management, and severe socio-economic consequences of local or regional conflicts.

UN: [21 Jul 2000] DEV/2253 : LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 24 - 28 JULY