The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. El IDRC en tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para el desarrollo 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. |