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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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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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Democratizing Information in Agricultural Produce Markets
Most countries in Latin America increased their agricultural production by 20%-50% between 1995 and 2005 (Food and Agriculture Organization - FAO 2009).
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Enhancing Nurses Access for Care Quality and Knowledge through Technology (ENACQKT)
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly available in the Caribbean, the health care culture tends toward traditional, paper-based, labour-intensive mechanisms.
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Partnership in Opportunities for Employment through Technologies in the Americas (POETA) : Eastern Caribbean Initiative
The small island states of the Eastern Caribbean suffer from high youth unemployment.
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Caribbean Knowledge Economy : Coordinating Network
IDRC is currently supporting two projects associated with the Caribbean Knowledge Economy (CKE) initiative.
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Networks for Development : Caribbean Information and Communication Technologies Research Programme
Despite a high level of voice telephony (mainly, mobile phones), Internet access and connectivity are still inadequate in the Caribbean.
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Toward Détente in Media Piracy
Negotiations around intellectual property rights (IPR) are increasingly a key factor in international trade and an important item on the international development agenda.
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Competitive Grants for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean - Phase II
In its first phase (102237), the Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean (FRIDA) held two calls for proposals, received 479 submissions and funded 26 research projects developed by institutions in 13 countries.
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Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICT Applications and Tools for Disaster Management in the Caribbean
Between August and November 2005, nine hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean, killing at least 2 000 people and incurring an estimated US $60 billion in damages. Haiti was the worst affected.