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AAAS Workshop: Teaching at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

10/02/2012

Representatives of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – The Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) will host a workshop during the 2012 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to be held February...

AAAS symposium: The Atlas of Islamic World Science and Innovation

10/02/2012

Three researchers supported through the Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation project will present their findings at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to be held February 16-20 in...

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Latin American Security, Drugs and Democracy (LASDD) Fellowship Program

This grant will support a program of fellowships and workshops on the link between security, organized crime, drugs and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program is expected to h

Using ICTs to Address Water Challenges in Uganda

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. Various projects can attest to the potential

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IDRC at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

16/02/2012

IDRC at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meetingFebruary 16 – 20, 2012Vancouver, British Columbia Canada is hosting the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting in Vancouver, BC. This...

ICTD2012: IDRC supports Southern scholars

12/03/2012

IDRC is helping to ensure a wide diversity of voices, particularly from developing countries, at the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2012). Through a peer mentorship program...

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Governments and civil society seek ways to develop social and solidarity economy

Governments and civil society seek ways to develop social and solidarity economy

In mid-October, entrepreneurs, social activists, government ministers, and academics from 67 countries came together in Montreal to find ways to promote the social and solidarity economy. Millions of Canadians already participate in this economy...

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