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  Find out about IDRC-supported appropriate technologies for development. (Last updated in 2000)

Atlantic Canada Tour -- Wired for a World in Transition: How ICTs Are Changing the Development Equation 2005-09
Richard Fuchs, IDRC’s Director of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) program, toured Atlantic Canada 11-14 October 2005 prior to the second World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). He spoke on the role of ICTs in shaping more prosperous and open societies.

Bridging Research and Policy in International Development 2005-09
This special issue of the Journal of International Development presents papers and conclusions from the 2004 Development Studies Association conference on Bridging Research and Policy in International Development.  Included is the paper « What Determines the Influence That Research Has on Policy-Making? » by IDRC President, Maureen O’Neil.

En Route to the G8 Summit, July 6-8, 2005 2005-07-06
65793The G8 world leaders are meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland July 6-8, to tackle two priorities: the challenges facing Africa and climate change.

IDRC has been investing in progress in Africa for more than 30 years. IDRC works with African partners to find innovative approaches to reducing poverty, improving health, resolving conflicts, addressing trade issues, and conserving natural resources.

IDRC'S FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA 2005-04-23
BACKGROUNDER: Since 1976, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has contributed more than CA$15 million to close to 50 projects to combat malaria, one of the leading causes of illness and death in the developing world. These funds have helped researchers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America find solutions to pressing local problems.