IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. IDRC on Information and Communication Technologies for Development IDRC was one of the earliest development agencies to embrace information and communication technologies (ICTs) as powerful tools for reducing poverty, for combating HIV/AIDS, and for fostering good governance. This brochure describes a small sample of the many ground-breaking ICT projects that IDRC has supported in recent years. *Net Protectors Defend the Global Commons 2007-11 As states encroach on Internet governance around the world, IDRC is supporting a major new initiative that will investigate the impacts of Internet censorship in Asia. From Green to Evergreen: Updating the Food Revolution 2007-10 Hunger can be eradicated “in my lifetime,” says the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in India. M.S. Swaminathan speaks about his values, his achievements, and his ambitions. IDRC Climate Change Experts Contribute to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Report 2007-10 IDRC congratulates the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on being awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and is proud to be associated with some of its contributors. |
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