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Open Data for Public Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Understanding an increasingly complex knowledge economy demands economic, social and environmental data from a wide range of sources.
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Mobile Money and Local Development
Financial services are typically delivered by large banks through physical buildings with dedicated tellers.
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Quality, Reach, and Impact of Open Scholarly Publishing in Latin America
Better understanding Open Access of scholarly research will help determine how it contributes to the greater circulation of knowledge and disseminating research in Latin America.
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Adding A2K Principles to the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection
The United Nations (UN) Guidelines for Consumer Protection, passed in 1985, were intended as a set of standards for good practices in consumer protection, particularly for developing countries.
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Research on Innovation Systems and Social Inclusion in Emerging Economies and Beyond: RISSI at BRICS+
How can science, technology, and innovation contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive development, especially in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, otherwise known as the BRICS countries?
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Open Business Models: New Compensation Mechanisms for Creativity and Inclusion
The tension between digital changes in creative industries and the need to support new business and economic inclusion in developing countries poses particular challenges for intellectual property rights and incentive systems.
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From Data to Development: Exploring the Emerging Impact of Open Government Data in Developing Countries
Releasing freely accessible, standardized, and easily readable government data can increase transparency and accountability. This open government data movement can foster greater civic participation and promote new business opportunities.
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Protecting Privacy in an Increasingly Digital Developing World
The rocketing growth in the number of people online and improvements in computer capacity are making it possible for governments and the private sector to collect and share information on every facet of people's lives.
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Open Empowerment: Digital Natives, Democracy, and Security in Latin America
Increasingly, "digital natives" -people raised with digital technology-leverage cyberspace to organize and change their worlds. The change they are driving is not always positive, however.
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Peer-to-Peer Mentoring of Science Journalists in Asia and Latin America-SjCOOP III
Some 150 journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean and Southeast Asia are upgrading their skills as science reporters through IDRC support.