Achieving Research Impact in ICT4D
The presentations here formed a one-day workshop held in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak in February 2012. Although the theme of the topic is approached from the perspective of Information and Communication Technologies for Development, (ICT4D) particularly within the Malaysian context, many of the principles are equally applicable to other disciplines. There are also some other important resource materials here, and they will be added to from time to time in order to keep the page up to date. The target audience is early-career researchers/PhDs who wish to advance their careers with the professional skills they will need in order to have their research noticed and acknowledged and put to good use.
Presentations
1. Why do research?
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2. What is the impact of research?
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3. How to choose a research topic
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4. Sources of international funds for ICT4D
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5. Preparing proposals forfunding
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6. Publishing research
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7. Reviewing the research of others
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8. Pathways to impact: Influencing policy and practice
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9. Communication strategies
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10. Current issues in ICT4D
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Documents
ODI.
Developing capacities for better research uptake: the experience of ODI’s Research and Policy in Development programme
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UNESCO.
Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access
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London School of Economics:
Maximizing the Impacts of Your Research: A Handbook for Social Scientists
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IDRC: Outcome Mapping. Building learning and reflection into development programs
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ODI: Helping researchers become policy entrepreneurs
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RAND Europe: Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
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Smart Chart 3.0.
Tool for developing a communication strategy
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World Bank: Open Access Policy for Formal Publications
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Wellcome Trust: Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications
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Research Councils of the UK: Excellence with Impact and Pathways to Impact
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Videos
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Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust, provides the big picture on how open access publishing benefits scientists and people all over the world.
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Three inspiring stories from fellows of AWARD (African Women in Agricultural Research and Development) that showcase agricultural innovations based on research that are serving rural women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Web site links
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Research to Action (R2A) provides guidance and inspiration on how to bring development research into focus and into use.
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A useful presentation on Slideshare
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Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices
Exasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers, Harvard University has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls. A memo from Harvard Library to the university's 2,100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year
