Publications for Information and Communication
Program
Region
Access to information is widely recognized as a cornerstone of good governance and an important anti-corruption tool. Almost 100 countries, including 10 in Africa, have national laws or decrees that recognize the public’s right to access information...
The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within health systems is often referred to as electronic health – or simply eHealth. IDRC’s dual focus on strengthening capacity and influencing policy has shaped the variety of eHealth...
A daily battle for rights and freedoms in cyberspace is being waged in Asia. At the epicenter of this contest is China – home to the world’s largest Internet population and what is perhaps the world’s most advanced Internet censorship and...
To mitigate, develop, and improve the lives of those vulnerable to intense natural disasters, climate change, and food insecurity, many agencies are funding and implementing diverse activities from reconstruction to rehabilitation. In particular...
Decades of guerrilla campaigns, military counterstrikes, and the relentless war on the drug trade have taken a devastating toll on Colombian culture and society. In response to this attack on the country’s social and cultural environment, a group of...
Collecting data in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya can be a dangerous job. Household enumerators who work with the African Population and Health Research Center’s (APHRC) demographic surveillance system (DSS) regularly risk being mugged and robbed by...
Connecting to the Internet using a simple aluminum antenna and a wireless network card could be the best way to narrow Indonesia’s digital divide and bolster economic development, says Dr Onno Purbo. The Jakarta-based expert on information and...
Ask anyone in the town of Manhiça where the telecentre is and they can easily point the way: along the main street, past the general store, down the alleyway next to the evangelical church. The telecentre is also a well-known landmark among rural...
The Knowledge Translation Toolkit provides a thorough overview of what knowledge translation (KT) is and how to use it most effectively to bridge the “know–do” gap between research, policy, practice, and people. It presents the theories, tools, and...
Strengthening Rural Livelihoods provides a useful and balanced review of the influence that mobile phones and the Internet can have on supporting the livelihoods of rural people, and particularly farmers in Asia.— Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D...
|
|