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Opportunities and Challenges for Community Development
Ottawa; Dakar: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Social Science Research in Africa (2003), xviii, 117 pp.
"Volume 1 looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts – geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional – the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Af
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DPA Report: Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Final Draft
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2003), 22 pp.
"The Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Program Area is one of the three (3) principal program lines at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The programming includes elements all of which are at or near their mid-point of current tenure. Within the Co
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Evaluating Capacity Development: Experiences from Research and Development Organizations Around the World
The Hague; Wageningen; Ottawa: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR); Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2003), xviii, 170 pp.
"The perspective that informs this important book is that every evaluation of a capacity development effort should itself contribute to the capacity development effort and ultimately to the organization’s performance. This is a revolutionary idea in evaluation. With the idea have come the question
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La cartographie des incidences: Intégrer l'apperentissage et la réflexion dans les programmes de développement
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2002), 143 pp.
"De plus en plus, on attend des organismes de développement qu’ils démontrent que leurs programmes résultent en des modifications significatives et durables du bien-être des bénéficiaires auxquels ces programmes s’adressent. Cependant, ces « impacts » sont souvent l’effet conjugué d
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Internet y sociedad en América Latina y el Caribe: Investigaciones para sustentar el diálogo
Quito: FLACSO; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2001), 615 pp.
"La presente obra recoge trabajos pioneros de investigación que reflexionan, a partir de una perspectiva cualitativa y etnográfica, cómo las nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación en su aplicación al sistema escolar y a iniciativas de gestión local reproducen las pedagogías tradic
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Outcome Mapping: Building Learning and Reflection into Development Programms
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2001), 139 pp.
"This manual is intended as an introduction to the theory and concepts of Outcome Mapping and as a guide to conducting an Outcome Mapping workshop. Although Outcome Mapping may be appropriate in various contexts, it has primarily been tested by development research organizations and programs working
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Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2000), 247 pp.
"The essays in this book examine the current and potential impact of the ICT explosion in Africa. They focus specifically on gender issues and analyze the extent to which women's needs and preferences are being served. The authors underscore the need for information to be made directly relevant to t
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Enhancing Organizational Performance: A Toolbox for Self-Assessment
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1999), xiv, 128 pp.
"The tools and tips of this handbook go beyond measuring the impact of programmes, products and services by integrating techniques of formative assessment, in which the assessment team helps the organization become more effective in meeting its goals. The model is flexible and adaptable to any type
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Telecentre Evaluation: A Global Perspective. Report of an International Meeting on Telecentre Evaluation
Far Hills Inn. Quebec, Canada: Pan Global Network; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1999), 310 pp.
Marketing Information Products and Services: A Primer for Librarians and Information Professionals
Ottawa; New Delhi: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Tata McGraw-Hill (1999), 462 pp.
"This marketing guide, therefore, introduces librarians and information professionals to marketing concepts and approaches, helps them to adopt a marketing orientation, and provides them with a step-by-step approach to developing marketing strategies and plans for their libraries or information cent
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From Workplace to Workspace: Using Email Lists to Work Together
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1998), viii, 58 pp.
"The information in this guide is organized according to the stages a facilitator goes through in preparing to use a mailing list to work productively with a group of people. We've divided it into three parts: Getting Set Up (Provides an overview of mailing lists and how to prepare your group to use
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Améliorer la performance organisationnelle: Manuel d'auto-évaluation
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1998), 147 pp.
"Ce guide presente un modele d'auto-evaluation organisationnelle innovateur et opportunement eprouve. Les instruments et les conseils proposés dans Ameliorer la performance organisationnelle depassent amplement la mesure de l'incidence des programmes et de la production des biens et services. Ils i
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Use of Information and Communication Technologies in IDRC Projects: Lessons Learned
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1997), 78 pp.
"This evaluation examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development by extracting lessons from previous IDRC project experiences, in order to provide input for the design and implementation of the Acacia program. Acacia explores the investment in, and application o
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