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Redesigning Agricultural Hand Tools in Western Kenya: Considering Human-Centered Design in ICTDHuman-centered design (HCD) is a creative approach to technology design that prioritizes users’ needs in the designprocess. It is characterized by three phases: understanding, ideation, and evaluation. Enthusiasm for using HCD persists among ICTD (information and communication technologies for development) researchers; funding agenciescontinue to support efforts to use the approach in development projects. Read more about this topic in the link below. https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603">https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603By: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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Metrics-based profiling of university research engagement with AfricaCo-authorship data provides evidence of greater collaboration of MSU with non-African countries on African-focused research but a growing number of partner institutions from African countries. This growing collaboration provides significant benefits on strategic research conducted and its impact, as well as increasing the recognition of African researchers as contributors to impactful international research collaborations and improving the ability of MSU and its global and African partners to co-generate knowledge and innovation that can help solve global problems more effectively. Learn more below. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y" rel="nofollow">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-yBy: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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Technology transfer for development in Nigeria: patterns, problems and prospectsTechnology is critical to industrialization and economic development of every country. The disparity in income gap between countries is largely explained by the differences in technological generation, application and diffusion. Learn more by clicking on the link below. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150By: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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Challenges of creating alliances across borders: midterm reflections from the AAPAAP reviews its two-year experience stressing lessons learned and shows how it has benefitted philosophically on the subject from recent linkage with the International Development Ethics Association, along with sharing the cross-border challenges faced. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543By: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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ICABR 2020 Conference African Scholar Travel Grant SubmissionCALL FOR ABSTRACTS 2020 Prospective participants are encouraged to propose papers, symposia, or posters in any area of applied bioeconomy research. Economists and other social scientists, biologists, policy makers, companies and students are encouraged to apply. The organizers are interested in proposals from Africa, China, India, the rest of Asia and Europe as well as the Americas. Proposals shall be submitted in any topic related to Bioeconomy. https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/" rel="nofollow">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/ See eligibility criteria and learn about the application process in the link below! https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en" rel="nofollow">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=enBy: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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Call for the UASP Fellowships: Mid- to Senior-Level University LeadersThe UASP Fellowships in Research Management support the development of university research management and knowledge transfer capacity through a six-week fellowship in the United States for mid- to senior-level university leaders. Two weeks of training in Washington, DC, a virtual learning environment, and a four-week placement at a respected U.S. university support participants to build their universities into leading research institutions that impact their communities. Following the placement, fellows are supported to implement reforms in their home institution. Click the link to learn more! https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uaspBy: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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ASA 2020 Annual Meeting: Presentation Proposal Submissions are Open!Submissions are open for all presentation proposal types for the 2020 ASA Annual Meeting The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies in Washington D.C. November 19-21 2020! Click the link to read more! https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/By: Elaina LawrenceMonday, Aug 16, 2021EDUCATION
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