World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives.
Produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives worldwide.
In spite of a few studies on reusability of open educational content in different contexts, there is insufficient information and understanding about the processes involved in Open Educational Resources (OER) integration and contextualisation.
As part of Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) strategy, development of research communications becomes intrinsic to the research process itself and may contribute to answering key research questions.
This paper examines three tools for analysing lecturers’ adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher educational settings: an analytical framework (OER Adoption Pyramid); a comparative heuristic (OER Readiness Tables); a differentiating
It is argued that ICT-for-development interventions should be seen as a dynamic and hybrid network of actors, artefacts, communities, and institutions embedded within the context.
Understanding how structure, culture, and agency interact at an institution offers insights into how Open Educational Resources (OER) policy development could proceed.
During recent years, we have witnessed revolutionary developments of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their impact on people’s lives.
Produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives around the world.
This case study of one urban sub-district in Cape Town was developed as part of a wider action learning project partnership – the District Innovation and Action Learning for Health System Development (DIALHS) project – which aims to understand and