Ten [10] years for tomorrow : special report; IDRC’s first 10 years
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1980
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
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Ten years ago, only a few people in the know were awaiting impatiently the establishment of the International Development Research Centre. But they had great expectations. Their fondest hope was that the new organization would harness more of the world's scientific and technological endeavours for the benefit of the disadvantaged of the earth. In short, they wanted to translate into a formal structure the famous saying: "Give me a fish and I will eat for one day; teach me how to fish and I will eat forever." Today the founders' hopes are embodied in an increasing number of scientists, most of them born and working in the Third World. Despite the speed of technological advance, however, one decade is not enough to assess whether the young organization has lived up to the task. At least it has succeeded in providing hundreds of young people – some of the most brilliant minds in the developing countries - with the means of devoting their skills to the solution of problems affecting the lives of millions of people. The following pages, published on the occasion of IDRC's 10th anniversary, present a few achievements of these researchers who are striving to develop - or more often to re-establish - an indigenous scientific and technological momentum in their communities. No one is better placed than they to bring the benefits of science and technology to bear on the solution of international development problems.
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RESEARCH RESULTS, RESEARCH NETWORKS, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH CAPACITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS, SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION, INSTITUTION BUILDING, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT