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Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. Various projects can attest to the potential

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Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platforms

How can virtual platforms (VPs) better support research and civil society organizations in their research, policy development, project collaboration, capacity building, and dissemination activities?  This was the theme of a Learning Forum hosted by...

News

Citizen Lab recognized for work on cyber censorship

08/04/2013

IDRC grantee Citizen Lab has won the 2013 Canadian Library Association’s (CLA) Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada Award for its work against Internet censorship and global abuses of cyber technology. The Citizen Lab team, based at the...

Call for concept notes: Strengthening equity through applied research capacity building in eHealth

06/06/2012

IDRC's Governance for Equity in Health Systems (GEHS) program is pleased to announce a call for concept notes on strengthening and building more equitable health systems. The focus of the call is on how technologies can contribute toward...

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Highlight: Virtual platforms offer new ways to manage, share knowledge for researchers and civil society

07/02/2012

How can virtual platforms (VPs) better support researchers and civil society organizations in their research, policy development, project collaboration, capacity building, and dissemination activities? This was the theme of a Learning Forum hosted...

Former President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos - Latin America: Social media and the emerging middle class

05/06/2012

Social media is changing the nature of state-society relations in dramatic ways.  This is particularly evident in Latin America where an emerging middle class with access to social media tools are redefining how democracy is conceptualized and...

Latest Projects

Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. Various projects can attest to the potential
Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in UgandaUsing ICTs to Address Water Challenges in UgandaHarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social SciencesOpen Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and InclusionFood Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in IndiaQuality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

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HarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social Sciences

Women in Cairo are now able to report rape, harassment, and assaults through Harrassmap, a pilot project in Cairo, Egypt. The goal is to change the social acceptability of sexual harassment in Egypt.
Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda HarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social SciencesHarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social SciencesOpen Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and InclusionFood Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in IndiaQuality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

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Open Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and Inclusion

The tension between digital changes in creative industries and the need to support new business and economic inclusion in developing countries poses particular challenges for intellectual property rig
Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in UgandaHarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social Sciences Open Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and InclusionOpen Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and InclusionFood Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in IndiaQuality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

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Food Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in India

Canadian researchers analyzing the causes of food insecurity in India and the use of new technologies to address food shortages aim to improve access to food supplies in India and elsewhere. In Indi
Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in UgandaHarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social SciencesOpen Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and Inclusion Food Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in IndiaFood Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in IndiaQuality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

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Quality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

Better understanding Open Access of scholarly research will help determine how it contributes to the greater circulation of knowledge and disseminating research in Latin America. Open Access (defined
Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in UgandaHarassMap: Using Crowdsourced Data in the Social SciencesOpen Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and InclusionFood Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in India Quality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin AmericaQuality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America

Latest Results

Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platforms

How can virtual platforms (VPs) better support research and civil society organizations in their research, policy development, project collaboration, capacity building, and dissemination activities?  This was the theme of a Learning Forum hosted by...
Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platformsInnovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries

Latest Results

Innovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers

Canadian and Latin American researchers are jointly pursuing knowledge in a variety of disciplines, generating ideas and building international networks. For example, in Colombia, researchers from Simon Fraser University and the Centro Internacional...
Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platforms Innovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries

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Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin America

A research network on telecommunications policy is playing a significant role in influencing pro-poor ICT policies in Latin America. Research conducted by DIRSI (Regional Dialogue on the Information Society) has been critical in building knowledge...
Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platformsInnovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries

Latest Results

Protecting youth's privacy in Latin America

Mexico and Uruguay have adopted a memorandum of agreement to protect youth's privacy and personal data on social networks. The document – the result of IDRC-supported research – has also become a key reference document for many Latin American...
Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platformsInnovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin America Protecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries

Latest Results

Media piracy rampant in developing countries

In a landmark report, Media piracy in emerging economies, authors and researchers argue that media piracy in emerging economies results from a combination of high prices for media goods, low incomes, and cheap digital technologies. CDs, DVDs...
Promoting knowledge sharing, management, and collaboration through virtual platformsInnovative grants program teams up Canadian and Latin American researchers Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries
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