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IDRC welcomes a new vice-President, Program and Partnership Branch on April 2, 2012. In announcing the appointment of Jean Lebel, IDRC President David Malone cited his “many years of outstanding service within IDRC and his enviable reputation both...
Former IDRC governor Pratap Bhanu Mehta has received the prestigious 2011 Infosys Prize for Social Sciences – Political Science in recognition of his contributions to Indian public policy and international relations. Dr Mehta served on IDRC’s Board...
Global drug flows, human rights, and security policy are some of the issues explored by the Drugs, Security and Democracy (DSD) program of the Social Science Research Council in its efforts to create a stronger, more evidence-rich knowledge base on...
John Okidi, Senior Program Officer with the Think Tank Initiative, was interviewed by the BBC World Service in July 2011. Listen to him discuss the importance of supporting think tanks in Africa.
The Information Society Innovation (ISIF) Fund has named the winners of its 2011 ISIF Awards. The awards acknowledge local organizations committed to the socio-economic development of their communities by deploying innovative ICT solutions in the...
As part of the project undertaken by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) based in New Delhi, India, and supported by ITS entitled, "Capability, Governance and Nanotechnology Developments: a focus on India", TERI has launched the...
Repairing Iraq’s “torn social tissue” will require a national reconciliation process that includes every element of Iraqi society, says Mokhtar Lamani, former ambassador to Iraq for the League of Arab States. Lamani’s remarks came during a public...
Transnational threats require “a much more expansive approach to international cooperation and multilateral institutions than has characterized US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War,” says Bruce Jones, Director and Senior Fellow of the New...
The International Crisis Group (ICG) has launched a fellowship program to strengthen research for policy capacity in the Middle East, North Africa, and West AfricaLaunched in April 2010, the Crisis Group Fellowship Program offers an exceptional...
Through the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested billions of dollars to transform Africa’s agriculture sector in a bid to alleviate hunger. An article in Kenya’s The Nation on September 2...
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