"These are simple recommendations on the inclusion of data on disability for researchers conducting evidence syntheses and primary studies." (Page 1)
"Middle-level theory (MLT) has several uses in development planning and evaluation. It helps predict whether a programme can be expected to work in a new setting. It offers insights into what design features are needed for success. IIt provides invaluable information for monitoring to see if the pro
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gramme is on track and to fix problems that arise. It reveals the causal processes and related assumptions to be tested in an evaluation and helps identify evaluation questions. It helps in interpreting evaluation findings, assessing their relevance and locating a description of them that is useful for programme design and evaluation in other settings. This CEDIL methods brief outlines ten steps for building and using a middle-level ‘causal-processtracing’ theory of change to serve these purposes." (Page 1)
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"With many workplaces in semi or total lockdown in response to COVID-19, many journalists are adjusting to the new reality of working from home. This affects the way we report on our communities, the type of observations we can include in our stories and shifts our focus online. But how do we ensure
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that our community voices are still at the center of our reporting? And as we hunker down in front of our laptops in our makeshift home offices, what tools are available to stay connected with our newsrooms, sources and our communities? Mobile Journalists (MOJOs) and freelancers have the upper hand in this context. They’re used to working from home, cafe’s or wherever they can find a powerpoint. We’ve tapped their experience to bring together this guide designed to make remote work newbies look like #WFH veterans. And, because we know not everyone has reliable access to the internet, we have included high and low tech alternatives." (Page 1)
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"We have prepared this report as experts in spheres ranging from computer science, philosophy, and technology impact assessment via physics and engineering to social sciences, and we work together as the AI Ethics Impact Group (AIEI Group). Our paper offers concrete guidance to decision-makers in or
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ganisations developing and using AI on how to incorporate values into algorithmic decision-making, and how to measure the fulfilment of values using criteria, observables and indicators combined with a context-dependent risk assessment. It thus presents practical ways of monitoring ethically relevant system characteristics as a basis for policymakers, regulators, oversight bodies, watchdog organisations and standards development organisations. So this framework is for working towards better control, oversight and comparability of different AI systems, and also forms a basis for informed choices by citizens and consumers." (Executive summary)
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"This guide can be used to prepare a process or a workshop aimed at formulating a Theory of Change (ToC) and also enables staff and partners to critically assess an existing ToC. This is not a traditional step-by-step guide: the document mainly aims to clarify the underlying ideas of the ToC." (Page
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"This document provides a synthesis of guidance specifically aimed at Theory of Change (ToC) processes in a Global Environment Facility (GEF) context, as part of a growing suite of Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) documents that support the design of interventions in meeting the GEF’
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s goal to apply leading practices to deliver transformational change. ToC interacts with many other elements of project and program design. In this primer, these interactions are only discussed briefly in terms of their implications for ToC and cross-references to other STAP, GEF or external sources are often provided for more detail." (Foreword)
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"This document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interac
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tions), which provides an alternative source of social research materials if researchers decide to go down that path." (Page 1)
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"Producing a Theory of Change and Evaluation Plan are requirements for achieving the Financial Education Quality Mark. Although they are not assessed as part of the Quality Mark assessment process, they will help the assessors understand the financial education resources you are offering. But they a
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re much more than this. In practice, they are really useful tools for you to get the most out of your financial education resources and be able to recognise success when it happens." (Page 1)
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"Ce guide présente d’abord le concept de fausse nouvelle dans toutes ses dimensions et la façon dont celles-ci peuvent contaminer l’information aussi bien en Tunisie que dans le reste du monde. Un journaliste a besoin de comprendre les différentes formes que peut revêtir la désinformation a
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insi que ses nuances, ses rouages, et ses acteurs s’il veut pouvoir la combattre efficacement ou ne pas se laisser lui-même piéger. La seconde partie du manuel est consacrée aux méthodes et aux outils qui doivent être utilisés pour la vérification des faits, aussi bien dans son approche traditionnelle (traitement des sources humaines et documentaires hors-ligne) que dans son approche renouvelée par l’usage des nouvelles technologies numériques. Enfin, le manuel présente dans une troisième partie une technique de vérification des faits appelée fact-checking. Elle est apparue dans les médias au milieu des années 1990 pour mettre le discours des politiciens à l’épreuve des faits avant d’être utilisée, dans un second temps, comme un instrument de riposte contre la circulation massive des fausses nouvelles." (Introduction, page 11)
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"Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are a form of legal harassment. Pursued by law firms on behalf of powerful individuals and organisations who seek to avoid public scrutiny, their aim is to drain the target’s financial and psychological resources and chill critical voices t
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o the detriment of public participation. Currently, no EU country has enacted targeted rules that specifically shield against SLAPP suits. EU-wide rules providing for strong and consistent protection against SLAPP suits would mark a crucial step forward towards ending this abusive practice in EU Member States and serve as a benchmark for countries in the rest of Europe and beyond. Together with other legislative and non-legislative measures, it would contribute to secure a safer environment for public watchdogs and public participation in the EU." (Page 3)
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"The aim of this document is to provide an introduction for companies to consider the relevance of the following issues for their operations, as well as inspiration and resources to begin to formalise their management of human rights. It is recognised that many of these issues cannot be solved by on
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e company alone and require collaboration across the mobile sector and working with other stakeholders. For each of the human rights issues covered here, the guidance: explains and defines what the human rights issue is and why it is salient for the mobile industry; outlines steps mobile operators can consider taking to operate responsibly and manage related risks; suggests examples of potential indicators that could be used to measure and report progress; briefly introduces supporting initiatives and resources in the sector that address these issues; and provides some case studies from GSMA members on addressing the topic." (Page 3)
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"This collections of case-studies, best practices and learnings provided by cross-border practitioners of Europe wants to help everyone who is interested in the cross-border method, who wants to start cross-border projects or wants to gain more cross-border skills." (Publisher description)