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Research to Action

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Research to Action (R2A) is an initiative catering for the strategic and practical needs of people trying to improve the way social, economic and environmental development research is communicated and utilised. Its stated mission is "to guide and support effective research engagement and communication. The result of which can 'help give research a chance' to inform decision-making processes, bring about social change and have ‘impact’. We believe that if research is made more interesting, more...

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John Daly on May 20, 2013

GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report: New thinking on technical assistance to resolve knowledge and capacity gaps

There is a wide and diverse literature on technical assistance, much of which refers to addressing knowledge and capacity gaps in lower- and middle-income countries. This report identifies some novel or emerging approaches which appear to move away from the traditional approaches that commonly centre on short-term filling of capacity gaps and being primarily donor-driven. Emerging approaches tend to emphasise empowerment and leadership by the beneficiary country, use of their country systems, more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on May 16, 2013

GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report: The effectiveness of measuring influence

The methods for evaluating influencing programmes are not well developed, and carrying out such evaluations is considered challenging. Projects often use multiple approaches to influencing, which demand different approaches to evaluation, and strong evaluations often use multiple methodologies to triangulate their findings. While there are many publicly available evaluations, the methodologies are often not clearly stated and are rarely critiqued. As a result, there is little evidence about the more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on May 1, 2013

Containing Technology-Driven Conflict in a Hyper-Polar World

Containing Technology-Driven Conflict in a Hyper-Polar World

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In this Security Governance Group Blog post, SGG President Mark Sedra explores changing technology-driven conflict dynamics and threats that place new pressure on security sectors in the developed and developing world. In his review, he discusses cyber warfare, drones/robotics, economic warfare and transitional crime.

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Vanessa Humphries on April 26, 2013

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them

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As a broad new immigration proposal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has taken shape before the U.S. Congress — with some of the most sweeping changes in a quarter-century — one statistic has been at center stage: the estimate that there are currently 11.1 million immigrants living illegally in the USA.. This is the group for whom proposed legislation would provide a path to citizenship for most. How Pew Research calculates this number is the product of decades of work by Jeffrey S. more...

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John Daly on April 23, 2013

GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report: Methodologies for measuring influence

Rigorous methodologies for evaluating influence in “hard to measure” activities such as advocacy, lobbying, negotiation and knowledge uptake are still not well developed. There is a body of literature focusing on measuring influence, but evaluation efforts have been characterized as merely attempts, or even missteps (Reisman et al, 2007). While there are examples of practical evaluations, and tools for carrying them out, there are problems with robustness, reliability and replicability. Most more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on April 22, 2013

Communicating Research for Evidence-Based Policy Making: A Practical Guide for Researchers In Socio-Economic Sciences And Humanities

Communicating Research for Evidence-Based Policy Making: A Practical Guide for Researchers In Socio-Economic Sciences And Humanities

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Research in the socio-economic sciences and humanities in particular provides us with important insights to support evidence-based policymaking in Europe. This guide is the most recent stage of this process of identifying needs and developing appropriate support. It builds on the work undertaken in our earlier publication “Scientific evidence for policymaking” which identified the key priorities for deepening communication and strengthening the transfer of knowledge and experience between more...

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D C on April 19, 2013

A summary of Open Development: Exploring the Future of the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Professor Robin Mansell presented a summary of the conclusions of the event Open Development: Exploring the future of the information society in Latin America and the Caribbean (Montevideo, 2-3 April 2013) in her intervention at the IV Ministerial Conference on the Information Society for Latin America and the Caribbean. Robin Mansell is a Professor of New Media and the Internet at the Department of Media and Communications of the London School of Economics, and she was the keynote speaker more...

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bruce girard on April 15, 2013

Experts gathered at UNESCO to help strengthen the evaluation methods of social inclusion policies

Experts gathered at UNESCO to help strengthen the evaluation methods of social inclusion policies

Organized within the framework of UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, an expert workshop on the measurement and evaluation of social inclusion policies will be held from 25 to 26 March 2013, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, with the aim to assist the work of the Secretariat of the Organization in the study and mapping of indexes and methodologies available to measure social inclusion and assess the level of inclusion of public policies.

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John Daly on April 9, 2013

How does innovation take hold in a community? Math modeling can provide clues

How does innovation take hold in a community? Math modeling can provide clues

Mathematical models can be used to study the spread of technological innovations among individuals connected to each other by a network of peer-to-peer influences, such as in a physical community or neighborhood. One such model was introduced in a paper published yesterday in the SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems. Phys Org, March 27, 2013

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John Daly on March 28, 2013

DataKind DC DataDive with the World Bank

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Friday, March 15, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM (EDT)Washington, DC The World Bank has announced a huge new DataKind DataDive coming to DC from 3/15 - 3/17! This is part of the Big Data Exploration, an initiative jointly organized by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the UN Development Business, UN Global Pulse, and the Qatar Computing Research Institute to put a dent in some of the most serious problems in poverty and corruption through more...

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John Daly on March 7, 2013

Who Counts? The Power of Participatory Statistics

Who Counts? The Power of Participatory Statistics

Local people can generate their own numbers – and the statistics that result are powerful for themselves and can influence policy. Since the early 1990s there has been a quiet tide of innovation in generating statistics using participatory methods. Development practitioners are supporting and facilitating participatory statistics from community-level planning right up to sector and national-level policy processes. Statistics are being generated in the design, monitoring and evaluation, and more...

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Giacomo Rambaldi on February 14, 2013

VACANCY ANNOUCEMENT: PEP seeking Executive Director

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Executive Director Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) PEP is seeking a dynamic and visionary Executive Director to spur its continued development and increase the visibility of PEP and the researchers it supports in national and international research and policy circles. Closing date for submitting candidacies: March 10, 2013 Final selection: more...

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Sonia Moreau on January 28, 2013

Science, technology and innovation policy for Lebanon

Science, technology and innovation policy for Lebanon

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This comprehensive report from 2006 addresses risk assessment and management capabilities of a policy that seeks to link socio-economic societal needs and qualified human resources available in Lebanon on identified priorities (chapter one). The environment and agricultural sectors chapter aims to improve the management of energy, water, coastal regions and other natural resources by adopting an integrated, sustainable approach. The other chapters address the medical and public health more...

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John Daly on January 15, 2013

A match made in cyberspace: how networks nurture science

A match made in cyberspace: how networks nurture science

"Just as matchmaking sites connect romance-seekers based on their relationship compatibility, new academic socialnetworks are connecting scientists based on their professional research interests. "These sites obviously lack the general appeal of Facebook, which topped one billion users last month. "But in the last five years ResearchGate, Mendeley and Academia.edu have each generated a user base of almost two million users. Mendeley has seen an increase of 1.5 million more...

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John Daly on November 14, 2012

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