The PSP-One project is USAID’s flagship project to increase the private sector’s provision of high-quality reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) and other health products and services in developing countries. USAID looks to PSP-One to provide technical leadership in optimal private sector strategies; to synthesize and disseminate proven strategies, research findings, and tools; and to provide country-level support in development and scale-up of successful private sector approaches. PSP-One works to advance state-of-the-art knowledge and practices in private sector programming.To increase private and commercial sector participation in the sustainable provision of RH/FP and other health products and services, PSP-One works to:Advance private sector programming knowledge and practice. Task Forces and Panels are two key vehicles for identifying, building consensus around, and disseminating knowledge and practices.Facilitate commercial alliances and pharmaceutical partnerships.Build and strengthen private provider networks and social franchises.Pursue optimal market segmentation and social marketing strategies.Promote behavior change through targeted health communications.Upgrade private provider performance and ensure high-quality products and services.Develop voucher schemes and other financial mechanisms to expand access to private sector reproductive health products and services.Improve policy and regulatory environments.Conduct research, monitoring, and evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of private sector strategies.Scale up proven private sector strategies and approaches.
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Sony Patents Emotion Engine Emulation for PS3 Cell
When Sony was looking for ways to trim PlayStation 3 manufacturing costs, one feature that didn't make the cut was the built-in Emotion Engine, which allowed PS2 backwards compatibility. But, according to a Siliconera report, it may be on its way back thanks to software emulation. A new patent from Sony Computer Entertainment America suggests Sony has developed the code to emulate the Emotion Engine on the Cell processor. The patent shows "an example of a host system based on a cell processor that may be configured to emulate the [Emotion Engine]."
This could be paving the way for bringing back one feature that newer PlayStation 3 adopters have missed: the ability to play older PS2 titles. A firmware update could easily update all PS3's to include the feature, even newer models. Of course, we also wouldn't be surprised if Sony plans to start selling full PS2 games through the PlayStation Network, similar to Microsoft's (now retired) Xbox Originals.
When Sony was looking for ways to trim PlayStation 3 manufacturing costs, one feature that didn't make the cut was the built-in Emotion Engine, which allowed PS2 backwards compatibility. But, according to a Siliconera report, it may be on its way back thanks to software emulation. A new patent from Sony Computer Entertainment America suggests Sony has developed the code to emulate the Emotion Engine on the Cell processor. The patent shows "an example of a host system based on a cell processor that may be configured to emulate the [Emotion Engine]."
This could be paving the way for bringing back one feature that newer PlayStation 3 adopters have missed: the ability to play older PS2 titles. A firmware update could easily update all PS3's to include the feature, even newer models. Of course, we also wouldn't be surprised if Sony plans to start selling full PS2 games through the PlayStation Network, similar to Microsoft's (now retired) Xbox Originals.
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