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New innovation case on THINK!: Aboriginal eMentoring

Aboriginal BC (eMentoring) aims to develop and implement an online mentorship program for Aboriginal youth to support their successful transition into post-secondary health sciences programs Continue reading

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15 Education Technologies To Check Out in 2013

The following list showcases some of the emerging new technologies, software, and platforms available Continue reading

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Measuring the Information Society 2012

This report presents two authoritative benchmarking tools to monitor information society developments worldwide. Continue reading

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Silvia Masiero presents her first book: “The Palestinian Dilemma: A View on UNRWA’s Work in the West Bank”

A social worker in Palestine since 2008, Silvia has carried out extensive research on institutional accountability to Palestinian refugees, and on the impact of accountability mechanisms on refugees’ lives. Continue reading

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Rice Mafia: diversion of PDS foodgrains

This is a research by Silvia Masiero, PhD Candidate in Information Systems at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Continue reading

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Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center hits first milestone

InfoDev’s Climate Technology Program has launched the first phase of its Climate Innovation Center (CIC) in Ethiopia Continue reading

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ICTs for Development: Empowerment or Exploitation?

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower people. They unlock a world of super-fast, globalised communications and decentralised information networks. Continue reading

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The world in 2050: Quantifying the shift in the global economy

By 2050, the collective size of the economies we currently deem ‘emerging’ will have increased five-fold and will be larger than the developed world Continue reading

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Assessing the effects of ICT in education: indicators, criteria and benchmarks for international comparisons

This paper aims to is to provide a basis for the design of frameworks, the identification of indicators and existing data sources as well as gaps in areas where further research is to be initiated… Continue reading

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ICTs, KM and Indigenous Knowledge: Implications to Livelihood of Communities in Ethiopia

The paper discusses the link between indigenous knowledge and global knowledge systems and some of the lessons from knowledge for development initiatives Continue reading

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