Experience has shown us that development efforts that ignore local technologies, local systems of knowledge, and the local environment generally fail to achieve their desired objectives. Examples abound of western-lead teams of researchers failing to consult properly with indigenous populations,with the resulting “advancements” quickly proving to be unsustainable or, tragically, […]
1998 • development • IDRC • indigenous / traditional knowledge • researchiREACH: Lessons from a Community Owned ICT Network in Cambodia
Abstract Cambodia is for various reasons a challenging environment for ICT development. This did not deter IDRC (Canada) from funding an ambitious and ground-breaking project designed ultimately to influence ICT policy in Cambodia but initially to establish two pilot community-owned networks in poor rural areas. Each comprises both a cluster […]
2011 • Cambodia • IDRC • network • policy • ruralInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. We work with researchers and innovators in those countries to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems their societies face. Our goal is to bring choice and change to the people who need it most. […]
development • IDRC • research • social changeA Dialogue on ICTs and Poverty: The Documentary
In September 2003, thirty experts from around the world gathered at Harvard University to discuss how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help reduce poverty. At this “Harvard Forum,” academics, development specialists, and Nobel Prize-winning economists exchanged experiences and ideas on the present and future of ICTs in development. This […]
2003 • development • documentary • ICT4D • ICTs • IDRC • poverty reductionTelecentre.org
Telecentre.org is a global community of people and organizations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres. Working together, we provide the resources that telecentres need to succeed: locally relevant content and services, support and learning opportunities, and networks that help telecentre activists connect to each other. […]
education • ICT4D • ICTs • IDRC • telecenterITID Special Issue on Open Development
ITID Special Issue on Open Development (Vol 7, Issue 1 – Spring 2011) “Open development refers to an emerging set of possibilities to catalyze positive change through “open” information-networked activities in international development. While there is evidence to support the observation that these changes could be coming, we are only […]
2011 • development • ICT4D • IDRC • ITID • open access • researchIDRC free online books collection
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Books publishes – both online and in print – the results of IDRC-supported research on global and regional issues related to sustainable and equitable development. As a specialist in development literature, IDRC Books contributes to the body of knowledge on these issues to further the […]
database • development • IDRC • researchBridging the Digital Divide in Uganda
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2007 • digital divide • ICTs • IDRC • telecenter • UgandaThe Asháninka and the Internet
The other day, I found an IDRC report about the Asháninka and their use of the Internet dating back to 2000. Coincidentally, the Atlantic just ran a post about the Asháninka based on some photos and text released by Survival International. I have cobbled various bits together below with the […]
2000 • 2011 • appropriate technology • Asháninka • Brazil • development • IDRC • impact of | ICTs • Internet use • Peru • South America