Promoting inclusive development in a networked world
 
The spread of networked technologies, such as mobile phones and the Internet, is transforming developing-country societies at all levels. While these new technologies can foster progress, they can also increase social exclusion and restrict individual rights and freedoms.
 
The Information and Networks (I&N) program explores the positive and negative impacts of widespread access to mobile telephones and the Internet in developing countries. I&N works to promote positive social and economic change, particularly in the areas of creative industries, governance, learning, and science.
 

News

IDRC grantee receives Partners in Research National Award

06/05/2013

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert is the 2013 recipient of the Partners in Research (PIR) Technology Ambassador Award. This award recognizes Deibert’s contributions to enhancing public understanding of the benefits of communications research and...

Joint Initiative
International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS)

01/10/2012

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are pleased to announce the International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) joint initiative. This joint...

Featured Publication

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DISTANCE EDUCATION AND eLEARNING<br>Challenges and Solutions from Asia

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DISTANCE EDUCATION AND eLEARNING
Challenges and Solutions from Asia

This book documents the regulatory framework covering quality assurance in distance education in several Asian countries. It draws on the experience of 16 distance education and e-learning institutions to reveal their main challenges in developing...

Events

IDRC activities during
International Development Week 2013

28/01/2013

IDRC is participating in this year's International Development Week (IDW) at various universities across Canada. IDW is held yearly during the first full week of February. IDRC's activities during IDW will take place between January 28 and February...

Highlight: Measuring mobile phones’ value to the poor

12/03/2012

Poor people in developing countries value mobile phones, above all, for making emergency calls. “This is not for 9-1-1, but for calling someone in the family to help you in a crisis situation,” said Rohan Samarajiva, CEO of Sri Lanka-based think...

Latest Project

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.


Latest Results

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...
Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries Negotiating Openness: Lessons from AfricaAdapt

Latest Results

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...
Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin America Protecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries Negotiating Openness: Lessons from AfricaAdapt

Latest Results

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...
Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries Negotiating Openness: Lessons from AfricaAdapt

Latest Results

Climate change adaptation must be informed by different types of knowledge, both scientific and "traditional," from various fields and disciplines. But what happens when such diverse perspectives coalesce? How can researchers create...
Influencing pro-poor telecommunications policy in Latin AmericaProtecting youth's privacy in Latin America Media piracy rampant in developing countries Negotiating Openness: Lessons from AfricaAdapt
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