Developing countries in general suffer from a shortage of policy intellectuals capable of shaping the policy agenda and regulations that have an impact on economic growth and poverty reduction.
The Regional Dialogue on the Information Society Network (DIRSI) is a network of practitioners and institutions that supports effective participation in the information society by poor and marginalized communities in Latin America and the Caribbea
Significant strides have been made in closing the digital divide in Asia, mainly due to the proliferation of mobile telephones. Close to a billion people, some among the poorest segments of society, have joined the mobile information society.
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly available in the Caribbean, the health care culture tends toward traditional, paper-based, labour-intensive mechanisms.
This project will support digital innovations that solve development challenges. It will establish a seed funding program, develop approaches for scaling up innovations, and nurture entrepreneurial leaders.
This project provides continued support to the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) to engage the developing world in important Internet governance discussions.
This project seeks to answer the following question.
The Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) is an electronic public health information system introduced by the Pasay City Health Office in 2004.
IDRC's telecentre.org has developed a global program in support of building the capacity of the anticipated one million telecentre operators that will emerge by 2010.
As the presence and influence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) continues to widen and deepen, so too does its impact on economic development.