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| Features | A Nation Evolves
From the empowerment of women to managing their health — information and communication technologies have changed the lives of thousands of Indian villagers. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-113909-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Managing Opium: Policy choices for Afghanistan
Income from illegal opium poppy cultivation helps sustain the livelihoods of millions of rural Afghans, but also provides significant revenues to criminals. IDRC recently joined with Aga Khan Foundation Canada to host a presentation by two counternarcotics experts on the political and economic implications of opium production in Afghanistan. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114918-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| News | We Have Moved!
IDRC’s head office is now located at 150 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 0B2. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114992-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Indian Entrepreneurs Selected for Rural Innovation Funding
IDRC and Microsoft India have selected five companies to receive funding through the Rural Innovation Fund, launched last September to help rural communities in India reap the benefits of technology. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114909-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Civic Engagement Raised During State Visit
IDRC’s President, Maureen O’Neil was part of a delegation of Canadians who accompanied Canada’s Governor General Michaëlle Jean on her State visit to Brazil from July 6–15. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114904-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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In Memoriam: Luis Alberto Navarro
It is with great sadness that IDRC shares the news of the passing of our colleague and friend Luis Alberto Navarro on July 12, in Chile. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-114514-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Competitions |
Global Health Leadership Awards
CLOSED / Registration due: October 22, 2007 CLOSED / Full application due: January 14, 2008
Click below to access the Registration Form (see pages 15 to 18) and the Application Form (see pages 19 to 23). | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-115521-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
Deadline: NEXT COMPETITION: November 1, 2010. The results of the April 1st 2010 competition will be announced in September 2010. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-23374-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Call for Proposals — Accessing Patented Knowledge for Innovation
The ITS program is issuing a Call for Proposals on the subject "Accessing Patented Knowledge for Innovation." Proposals should address how developing countries can access technologies and information contained in existing patents to enhance innovative research at the national level.
Deadline: November 30, 2007. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-112535-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Call for Letters of Intent: The Economic Globalization, Growth and HIV/AIDS Initiative
The Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and IDRC invite letters of intent from teams led or co-led by researchers from low- and middle-income countries interested in conducting innovative projects exploring the linkages among economic globalization, growth and HIV/AIDS. The deadline of submission for letters of intent is November 1, 2007. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-115001-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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