Now more than ever, we need to take advantage of collaborative methodologies when creating solutions for social and economic development. The Know How Now guide provides practical examples for shaping collaborative activities that can inform and take part in development projects. Today, most of the challenges we face are not for a person, or an entity, to create the solution … [Read more...] about Collaboration and knowledge sharing is key to creating inclusive and robust solutions
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Opening up climate agendas: three international good practices based on access to information
Climate change constitutes a threat to sustainable development, prosperity of all countries, and presents a significant challenge to ending extreme poverty. Recently, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) issued a report called Global Resources Outlook 2019, noting that historical and current patterns of natural resource use are generating increasingly negative impacts … [Read more...] about Opening up climate agendas: three international good practices based on access to information
IDB endorses Principles for Digital Development
In 2018, the IDB endorsed the Principles for Digital Development. With our endorsement, we joined many organizations around the world who share a commitment for using good practices in technology-related development projects. Nine living guidelines The Principles for Digital Development are a collaborative initiative to guide practitioners whose projects relate to technology, … [Read more...] about IDB endorses Principles for Digital Development
Open Headlines: January 2019
Just a few weeks into 2019 and already the headlines are pointing to new developments which will impact open knowledge and open source going forward. Here are the stories which stand out to us so far this new year, along with some reflections about what we can take away from them for the 2019 outlook on open knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean: 1) Public domain got … [Read more...] about Open Headlines: January 2019
Open Knowledge on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This December 10th marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its signing in 1948 marked a historic moment for the international community to recognize a set of standards that defined explicitly the idea that all people are entitled to live a life of dignity regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, age, ability, as a “foundation for … [Read more...] about Open Knowledge on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights