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| News | IDRC Announces Support for Uganda's Lacor Hospital
As part of its activities at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada, IDRC hosted a reception for its partners and associates. The Centre announced that it is providing CA $250 000 to the Lacor Hospital in northern Uganda over five years as part of its contribution to the Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership Program. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102065-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC and Microsoft Launch Rural Innovation Fund in India
IDRC and Microsoft India have jointly launched a US $200 000 Rural Innovation Fund. It will help the software industry in smaller cities throughout India to develop low-cost applications and solutions customized to the needs of their communities. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-103038-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC-Supported e-Government Project Wins Moroccan National Award
A project funded by IDRC's Acacia program has been awarded Morocco's e-Mtiaz 2006 prize (Prix national de l'administration publique numérique), the national award for the best electronic administration services. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102648-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC at the World Congress on Public Health
IDRC participated in the 11th World Congress on Public Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21-25 August 2006. The Centre sponsored eight panels that included the participation of some 40 researchers from 17 countries from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-103168-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Features | Partner in Profile: Envisioning a Wired Nation — M.S. Swaminathan
A close advisor to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the 1960s, M.S. Swaminathan was a key architect of the "Green Revolution" that drastically increased India’s food supply. Today, Professor Swaminathan has his eye on the challenges of the future, not on the accomplishments of the past. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102929-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Seeds and Science: Profile of IDRC Awardee Christina Holmes
Christina Holmes' professional interests and motivations are complex, but it all comes down to the inescapable fact that, as she puts it, "everyone has to eat." Today she is focused on answering the simple question: Where does our food come from? | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102652-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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A New International Book Fair in Africa
This summer, South Africa played host to the inaugural international Cape Town Book Fair, a welcome opportunity for African and international publishers to promote forthcoming books, introduce authors, and celebrate African publishing. Read the report filed by IDRC's Bill Carman. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102650-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Research and Resources | IDRC Annual Report 2005-2006
Read about the Centre's activities during the first year of programming under its Corporate Strategy and Program Framework 2005-2010. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102797-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Making Waves
A small IDRC-supported project has helped spawn a mass movement to bring the benefits of information and communication technologies to rural villages in India. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-102848-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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