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  • Research in Action
    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Information and Communication

    Artificial intelligence for development

    IDRC-supported research is ensuring that the benefits of AI are used to advance development, reduce social inequality, and foster greater gender parity.
    Published date
    Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 13:30
  • Research in Action
    MAPPING WOMEN Gender

    Mapping sexual harassment in Egypt

    More than 95 per cent of women in Egypt have experienced sexual harassment at least once, but many citizens there turn a blind eye when it happens. The HarassMap project is aiming to change that attitude at home and abroad, empowering women and changing the attitudes of men in the process.
    Published date
    Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 17:00
  • Research in Action
    CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Innovative applications

    Adapting to a new environmental reality in Morocco

    How an IDRC-funded project is helping a part of the North African country innovate to weather the effects of a changing climate.
    Published date
    Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 16:00
  • Research in Action
    GIS/Mapping Digital commons Access to ICT Localization

    Middle East and North Africa contribute less to Wikipedia

    Increasingly, popular sites such as Wikipedia, the world's largest free source of information, shape our understanding of the world.
    Published date
    Monday, July 14, 2014 - 15:00
  • Research in Action
    Digital commons

    Highlight: Canadian and Caribbean parliamentarians discuss open data

    On April 27 and 28, the International Development Research Centre co-hosted a two-day meeting on open data and open parliaments with the Canada Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
    Published date
    Monday, April 27, 2015 - 20:00