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  1. Expert workshop ‘ICT4D & the CA’ a success

    …Those of you who were at the recent 2011 HDCA conference will probably know that there was a pre-conference workshop on ICT4D and the CA. It was hosted by IICD, a Dutch NGO specializing in ICT4D. The workshop provided great interaction between academics and practitioners. To see a description of the topic on which discussions were convened, plus a photo impression of the workshop, please visit the workshop’s webpage….

  2. In Memoriam – Professor Kenneth Joseph Arrow, Founding HDCA Fellow

    …hem the John-Bates-Clark-Medal of the American Economic Association (1957), the National Medal of Science given to him in 2006 by President George W. Bush, and numerous honorary doctorates. He also served as president of various national and international economic associations. Professor Arrow died on February 21, 2017, at his home in Palo Alto, California. He will be sorely missed. Wulf Gaertner University of Osnabrück and CPNSS, London School of…

  3. New Book: “The Creation of the Human Development Approach”

    By Tadashi Hirai, Project Researcher in the University of Tokyo, Japan, and a supervisor specializing in the human development approach and the human development index at the University of Cambridge, UK. Summary This book examines the main reasons and challenges for the success of the human development approach both in theory and practice as an alternative to the economic growth model. Unlike the preceding research which has typically been either…

  4. Webinar: Children’s Feeling of Security – A View from the Capability Approach

    July 6th, 2018 10-11am New York, 11-12am Buenos Aires 3-4pm London, 7.30-8.30pm New Delhi Featuring Graciela Tonon, Denise Benatuil, Damián Molgaray and María Juliana Laurito CICS-UP, Master Program in Social Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Palermo, Argentina This webinar shares the results of a research project conducted by the Social Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UP) of Palermo University (Argentina) dedicated to understand

  5. TERI University – BLISS School 2016 on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

    …ards Resource Efficient Urban Habitats: Planning and Management for Infrastructure, Energy, and Waste Innovation and Technology for SCP: Cleaner and Safer Production, Sustainable Food Systems, Tourism, Lifestyles and Education Mainstreaming SCP through Stakeholder Engagement and Policy–making The sessions will also present case studies on leading SCP practices as well as showcase innovative policies promoting SCP both at the regional and national

  6. Seminar at Centre for Public Policy Research, King’s College London

    …ns Matter?” Paper presented by Dr. Caroline Sarojini Hart The seminar will run from 1-2pm and will be held in room G/8, Waterloo Bridge Wing, Franklin Wilkins Building (SE1 9NH). Please see the abstract below. Refreshments will be served, please feel free to forward this invitation to any interested parties. Abstract Drawing on the capability approach, this presentation aims, first of all, to situate education in relation to the global post-2015 a…

  7. March 4th, 2015 – Special Issue on “Indigenous Education”

    The Creative Education (CE, Google-based Impact Factor: 0.98), a peer-reviewed open-access journal, is seeking papers for the upcoming special issue on “Indigenous Education”. We would like to invite you to submit or recommend original research papers to this issue through our Paper Submission System. Aims & Scope (not limited to the following fields) Indigenous education and its role in individual transformation Indigenous higher education units…

  8. Invitation to Webinar: Social innovation and climate emergency

    …emergency. These include technology and social innovation in green economy markets, domestic/communal provision in fields such as housing, energy and water provision, and professional provision and the emergency of new work profiles dedicated to active engagement in response to climate emergency. This webinar brings together research on this emerging relation from establish and emerging scholars in the field. Key questions are: What are the centra…

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