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Focus on Gender: Small-scale tech can transform women's lives

Thursday, February 28 2013 / SciDev.Net | Climate Change & Energy

Small-scale technology can help women to raise their status and increase their income and education, says Henrietta Miers.

Land ceilings: reining in land grabbers or dumbing down the debate?

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

Governments in a number of countries are trying to address concerns about land grabbing by closing their borders to foreign investors. Are these restrictions effective? Not really, says GRAIN. They give

Role of ICT in Social Development: A Critique

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

The usage of information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly being seen as a major tool for development. In a huge country like India, this has deeper significances as the

Transformative Impact of ICT - Change stories from rural India

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This publication contains 12 case studies, which illustrate the transformational role of ICT in villages. I hope the men and women who have mastered the technologies and are applying them

Report of Working Group on Health Information Network

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This study contains recommendations on use of ICT in Healthcare and Knowledge management for the National Knowledge Commission. To address the problems, the government has launched major national initiatives such as

Current e-Governance Scenario in Healthcare sector of India

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

Current e-Governance scenario in healthcare sector in India is disappointing. Public health service run by Government is overburdened and collapsing. Large geographical size, increase population density, lack of transport, inaccessibility,

Promoting democracy and increasing political participation: the role of civil society in Chad

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This 54-page report shares findings of a study by Counterpart International to better understand the situation of civil society in Chad, including the strengths, weaknesses, and future potential of the

Parliamentary power to the people: analysing online and offline strategies in Latin America

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This 37-page report, published by the Open Society Foundation's Latin America and Information Programmes, discusses how newly formed parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) are strategically using internet technologies to forge spaces

Strengthening work at the nexus of arts, culture and peacebuilding

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This 20-page report shares insights from a meeting to explore how work at the nexus of arts, culture, and peacebuilding could be strengthened. According to the report, arts-based approaches to

Making elections count: a guide to setting up a civil society election situation room

Thursday, February 28 2013 / Eldis

This guide, published by Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), shares lessons from efforts to create a new model for civil society engagement with elections in the West Africa

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