• Making open development inclusive : lessons from IDRC research 

  Smith, Matthew L.; Seward, Ruhiya Kristine (MIT PressIDRC, 2020-08-25)

  A decade ago, a significant trend in using and supporting open practices emerged in international development. “Open development” describes initiatives as wide-ranging as open government and data, open science, open ...
• Emerging economies artificial intelligence ecosystem in the Global South 

  Orlic, Davor (2018-09-07)

  This poster/brochure provides visual representation of private sector start-ups and accelerators; University labs and public sector NGOs; CSOs, think tanks, and development projects focussing on Latin America and Caribbean, ...
• Learning, planning and adapting UFE and ResCom according to emergent need : case study of the open and collaborative science for development network (OCSDNet) 

  Nyangaga, Jules; Brodhead, Dal; Ramirez, Ricardo (2018-01)

  The Open and Collaborative Science for Development (OCSDNet) project is a network of research institutions with limited staff time and resources. The DECI-2 team (Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information ...
• Final technical report : strengthening information society research capacity alliance III (SIRCA III) 

  Chib, Arul I.; Bentley, Caitlin; Pek, Sandy (2018-01-26)

  Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA III) is a theory and capacity building research programme which has funded six theory-building research projects led by teams of inter-disciplinary senior researchers across the ...
• Digital literacies learning in contexts of development : a critical review 

  Schira Hagerman, Michelle (2019-01-09)

  This critical review of the designs, impacts and markers of quality of six literacy interventions offers insights into the strengths and weaknesses of fixed and open approaches to literacies-learning. The detailed study ...
• Digital literacies learning in contexts of development : a critical review of six IDRC-funded interventions 2016–2018 

  Hagerman, Michelle Schira (Cogitatio, 2019-01-09)

  As global development agencies and governments seek to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 for Universal Education, evidence of the real impacts of digital literacies interventions in local contexts ...
• U-FE as strategic framework for scaling-up the adoption of ICTs by schools in Colombia. 

  Navas, Joaquin (2018-05)

  This DECI-2 (Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research) case study reviews mentorship provided to the research team at EAFIT University, focusing on strategies for better communication ...
• DECI-2 final technical report 

  Ramirez, Ricardo; Brodhead, Dal (2018-05)

  The Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research project (DECI-2) aims to build capacity in evaluation and communication among global Networked Economies (NE) flagship projects. Key ...
• Intelligence artificielle et développement humain : vers un programme de recherche 

  Smith, Matthew; Neupane, Sujaya (2018-04)

  Les applications de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) exerceront une incidence profonde sur les sociétés des pays à faible revenu et pays à revenu intermédiaire (PFR-PRI), tant positivement que négativement. L’intelligence ...
• Un marco decisional en evaluación y comunicación : resumen de investigación-acción 

  Ramirez, Ricardo (2018-05)
• Confirming readiness for collaborative evaluation 

  Zaveri, Sonal; Ramirez, Ricardo; Brodhead, Dal (2018-05)

  This report contributes workshop findings on readiness for building an evaluation culture: At the heart of evaluation work is learning-by-doing, or experiential learning; when evaluation users are engaged in deciding what ...
• Artificial intelligence and human development : toward a research agenda 

  Smith, Matthew; Neupane, Sujaya (2018-04)

  Like most new technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to exacerbate existing problems, reinforce structural inequalities, and superimpose biases. This paper proposes a proactive research agenda for the ...
• Analysis of accountability concepts for open development 

  Bentley, Caitlin (2018-01)

  The distinct and innovative characteristics of open processes render some concepts of accountability inadequate. This article compares three purposes and perspectives on accountability for their relevance to open development ...
• SIRCA III Annual Report 2017 : Ten years of excellence 

  Chib, Arul; Bentley, Caitlin; Pek, Sandy (2018-01)

  Driven by a passion for social change through the application of ICT in developing countries, with a focus on digitally-enabled openness, SIRCA scholars have demonstrated outstanding influence, shifting ICT4D discourses, ...
• Building research capacity for systematic reviews in the Asian and African communication policy research communities 

  LIRNEasia (LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka, 2017-01)

  The project consisted of three components; research, capacity building and dissemination. The research component consisted of conducting systematic reviews (SRs) on topics related to development. The capacity-building ...
• Mentoring three ISIF-funded projects in evaluation and research communication 

  Zaveri, Sonal; Ramelan, Vira; Ramirez, Ricardo; Brodhead, Dal (New Economy Development Group, Ottawa, Ontario, 2016-08)

  This series of case studies emerged from an action-research project entitled Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2). The predecessor DECI-1 project focused only on evaluation ...
• Evaluating CONDATOS: A web-based U-FE experience that beat the odds 

  Navas, Joaquin (New Economy Development Group, Ottawa, Ontario, 2016-07)

  This series of case studies emerged from an action-research project entitled Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2). The predecessor Developing Evaluation Capacity in ICTD ...
• Workshop Report DECI-2 Team Meeting Cape Town May 2016 

  Ramirez, Ricardo (New Economy Development Group, Ottawa, Ontario, 2016-06)

  Teams from the Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2) met in a one-off event to present findings in relation to DECI-2 project objectives: capacity development outcomes, ...
• Can participatory communication be taught? Finding your inner phronēsis 

  Ramirez, Ricardo; Quarry, Wendy; Guerin, Fred (Foundation for the Support of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal, Bennekom, Netherlands, 2015-12)

  Applied to the fields of participatory research, communication for development, and evaluation, this paper is a reflection on teaching communication thinking and how it can be done. Known as ‘practical wisdom’ or phronēsis ...
• Emerging benefits from utilization focused evaluation and research communication 

  Zaveri, Sonal; Ramelan, Vira (New Economy Development Group, Ottawa, Ontario, 2015-05)

  This poster introduces the Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) process, which invites users to consider a wide learning agenda, not just accountability or impacts. Engaging stakeholders early for "audience research" can ...

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