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What information challenges do societies in transition face? How can information literacy be used to support fair elections and peacebuilding?

Information Strategies for Societies in Transition

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What influences the success of regional libraries intended to spearhead national improvements in reading, learning, and information access?

Regional Study & Resource Center Evaluation

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What research and data exists about public libraries? How can it best be organized, accessed, and used to inform future work in the library field?

Research Roadmap for Strengthening the Library Field

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How can online education, like MOOCs, best help young adults across the developing world grow successful careers?

Advancing MOOCs for Development

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How did the use of ICTs impact the evolution of the April 6th Youth Movement and the trajectory of the Egyptian revolution?

Youth, ICTs, and Democracy in Egypt

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How can we understand the impact of ICT training when the contexts are so diverse? How can case studies and storytelling help?

Employability Evidence Narratives

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What are the features of effective innovation spaces? What policies and practices support their establishment and growth?

Innovation Spaces

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How does public access to computers and the Internet — through venues like libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés— change people's lives?

Global Impact Study

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Where do people in developing countries access computers and the internet? How is the landscape of public access venues comprised?

Public Access Landscape Study

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What is the role of library-like institutions in providing public access to information and technologies? How do they compare to libraries?

Public Internet Access & Use in Vietnam

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How can governments, public libraries, and community organizations adopt an inclusive policy posture to promote access to digital resources?

Digital Inclusion Framework

MappingActors

Mapping eInclusion actors in the EU 27 countries

Mapping eInclusion Actors in the European Union

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How important are libraries and telecenters in emergency management?

Libraries, Telecenters, and the 2010 Chile Earthquake

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What is the impact of public libraries in the European Union on library users' lives? How are libraries in the EU perceived and used?

Measuring perceptions of the benefits of ICT in public libraries in the EU

Labor

What is the role of migrant populations in local labor markets? This project builds human migration models based on mobile phone records.

Exploring migrants & labor markets through mobile phone data

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How are Georgian civil society organizations using social media to engage citizens, spark change, and shift public policy?

Georgia Civil Society 2.0

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How does free access to computers in public libraries in the United States benefit individuals, their families, and their communities?

US IMPACT Public Library Study

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How do ICT training and digital literacy promote employability and social inclusion among immigrant women in Europe?

Immigrant Women and e-Skills in Europe

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How does the international development community perceive public libraries as partners in development?

Perceptions of Libraries as Development Partners

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How do e-inclusion actors operate? What is the impact among marginalized populations? What theories and frameworks have been applied?

e-Inclusion actors in the European Union: Theories and frameworks

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Does ICT training help Washington state residents find jobs? Do trainees earn higher wages? How does training effect their employability?

Technology for employability in Washington State

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How can computers and technology programs in clubs advance 21st-century skills, employability, and social development?

Technology Utilization in Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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What happens when you gather technologists, human rights activists, and international experts to collaborate around openness and good governance?

Open Cambodia 2011

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How can technology access and training empower and promote employability among marginalized groups, such youth and people with disabilities?

Youth, Accessibility, and Employability in Latin America

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