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NovedadesDesarrollo Género Política socialEl Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), su laboratorio de innovación BID Lab y el IDRC han lanzado una asociación para generar conocimiento sobre cuidados basados en tecnología, también conocido como "caretech", para ayudar a transformar la economía del cuidado en América Latina y el Caribe.Date
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NovedadesDesarrollo Economía Medio ambienteClimate-related loss and damage: IDRC launches new project in vulnerable countriesAs the world welcomes the creation of a global fund for loss and damage associated with climate change in the most vulnerable countries, new IDRC-supported research will help develop and operationalize strategies to address loss and damage.Date
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NovedadesDesarrolloLa Iniciativa de Investigación sobre Género en STEM: anuncio de proyectosEl IDRC se complace en anunciar los proyectos y equipos de investigación seleccionados para la Iniciativa de Investigación sobre Género en STEM (GIST, por sus siglas en inglés), cuyo objetivo es aumentar la contribución de la ciencia a la igualdad de género y promover a las mujeres en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM).Date
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NovedadesNo relevant topicsNueva investigación apoya una recuperación con igualdad de género a través de la innovación con bajas emisiones de carbonoDurante los próximos tres años, 12 nuevos proyectos de investigación apoyados por el IDRC abordarán las barreras de género que obstaculizan el acceso de las mujeres a las oportunidades económicas, al tiempo que respaldan la recuperación sostenible resistente al clima.Date
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LibrosNo relevant topicsCritical Perspectives on Open Development: Empirical Interrogation of Theory ConstructionPublication Date
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NovedadesNo relevant topicsUsando la inteligencia artificial y los datos contra la pandemia: nuevos proyectos en el Sur Global¿Puede la inteligencia artificial (IA) ayudar a predecir los brotes de COVID-19 y aliviar las restricciones de bloqueo? ¿Pueden las nuevas innovaciones mantener abiertos los campus y respaldar el rastreo de contactos? ¿Puede la IA apoyar a las víctimas de violencia de género relacionada con los bloqueos por el COVID-19? Estas son solo algunas de las preguntas que busca responder el Programa de Respuesta AI4COVID del Sur Global de CAD 12.65 millones.Date
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LibrosNo relevant topicsMaking Open Development Inclusive: Lessons from IDRC ResearchPublication Date
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LibrosDesarrollo Política social Medio ambienteContextualizing Openness: Situating Open SciencePublication Date
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Investigación en acciónNo relevant topicsLineamientos para mejorar la respuesta de los trabajadores de la salud a la pandemia del COVID-19Muchos países de ingresos bajos y medios poseen una capacidad limitada para responder a la pandemia del COVID-19.
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LibrosEconomía Política social Información y communicación Ciencia y tecnologíaen_foco - Los pobres en la era de la información : combatiendo la pobreza con tecnología
Este libro analiza los impactos de estos cambios tecnológicos sin precedentes.
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LibrosAdministración Política social Economía GéneroReducing Urban Violence in the Global South: Towards Safe and Inclusive CitiesPublication Date
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Investigación en acciónNo relevant topicsMejorando la conservación de la fruta con la nanotecnología
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Testimonio de adjudicado IDRCNo relevant topics
A first e-library in remote Nepali schools
A first e-library in remote Nepali schools
For 2017 IDRC Research Award Recipient Sujaya Neupane, carrying out fieldwork in Nepal was literally coming home. Neupane spent time in the remote western villages of Thapagaun and Jhimpa — his childhood home — to find ways of improving science education by using digital learning tools.
The quality of education is vastly different in Nepal’s rural and urban areas, he explains, leading to poor educational outcomes in rural schools. But with the advent of inexpensive technology and free multimedia resources, science teaching materials can be accessed at low cost, he says. His goal was to determine how sustainable digital libraries could be set up in rural schools.
“One can’t hope to educate young people today without computers,” says Neupane. “I used a Raspberry-pi computer board as a server with embedded open-source learning tools, including those provided by Khan Academy and Wikipedia. Tablets were used to access these materials wirelessly from the server,” he explains. The Raspberry Pi is a low-cost credit card-sized single board computer designed specifically to promote education.
A team of teachers-cum-researchers in two secondary schools worked with Neupane to establish a protocol for using the digital learning materials.
Establishing an e-library in Jhimpa has opened up sources of knowledge to students who never had access to a library before, says Neupane. He and the on-site research team are now exploring how to evaluate the impact on students’ learning when the project ends in mid-2018.
Of his IDRC experience, Neupane says “being able to go back and live in my village and conduct research in schools there jointly with the teachers was the most memorable,” says Neupane. “Through this experience I am determined to work to develop an education system in rural Nepal as a volunteer and independent researcher.”
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Testimonio de adjudicado IDRCNo relevant topics
Building trust to improve healthcare in Nepal
Building trust to improve healthcare in Nepal
“I left Ottawa aspiring to identify the needs of mothers in Nepal and to find ways of delivering better healthcare,” says 2015 Research Award recipient Sunisha Neupane. “Two months after being there I realized how much I don’t know.”
Neupane’s eye-opening experience started with a 22-hour bus ride and 4.5-hour walk to Bohoragaun in western Nepal. It continued when she discovered her research subjects — new and expectant mothers — “were younger than me” and as curious about her as she was about them. “The more I opened up about who I am and what my lifestyle is like, the more they told me about theirs. I had heard and read about building trust and there I was experiencing it,” she says.
“I learned how important it is to live there and to become part of a community, to connect with people and build friendships to be able to conduct participatory research,” says Neupane.
“The IDRC Research Award has encouraged me to keep working for healthcare access, to be open, and to listen to people I’m advocating for,” she says. “Understanding people is crucial and should influence policies for people-centred healthcare.”
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Testimonio de adjudicado IDRCNo relevant topics
Making a business case for commercializing research
Making a business case for commercializing research
How can new technologies that prevent the loss of fruit after harvest make it from the lab to the market? Do researchers and marketing companies agree on what is needed?
These are the questions Laura Husak, a 2015 Research Award recipient, sought to answer while working with an IDRC team to ensure the research the Centre funds leads to “large-scale positive change” for smallholder farmers.
Using a business lens — “an approach not commonly used in the development sector” — she focused on a project to develop innovative technologies to prolong the shelf life of soft fruit in Sri Lanka.
While she found that the business approach could help streamline the process of scaling-up, “other important factors shape how research results are deployed,” says Husak. This research “really opened my eyes to the need for interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development.”
It also spurred an interest in how development institutions interact with funding partners and grantees. “The Research Award program offered the perfect balance between research and program management activities. It was a fantastic way for me to transition from being a graduate student to being a young professional,” says Husak.
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