Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 — News item
This call for proposals may be of interest to iConnect Environment group members. You may have relevant case studies to submit to this research initiative!
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Recognising both the growing impact of climate change in developing countries and the growing role of ICTs, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a two-year project on ICTs, climate change and development. The project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics (project web site:www.niccd.org).
As part of the project, a series of short case studies will be commissioned and written during 2011 on various aspects of this topic. Case studies should be original and evidence-based analyses of already-implemented (i.e. not proposed) initiatives related to ICTs and climate change in developing countries. They could be related to use of ICTs in climate changemitigation, monitoring, adaptation or strategy in developing countries.
The case studies should be 1,500 – 2,000 words in length, and aimed at a "reflective practitioner" audience. They should provide a brief description of the initiative, but focus mainly on analysis (of impacts, enablers/constraints, and lessons learned/recommendations including – where applicable – reflections on scaling up).
Selected authors will be commissioned to write the case study using the following template format:
- Title & Author(s)
- Initiative Overview (including classification according to project ICCD Overview Model*)
- Application Description (hardware / software / telecommunications)
- Formal Drivers (e.g. climate change issue faced) and Objectives/Purpose for ICT usage
- Stakeholders involved
- Impact: Costs and Benefits
- Evaluation: Failure or Success
- Enablers / Critical Success Factors
- Constraints / Challenges
- Recommendations / Lessons Learned
- Further Information
For more information on this call for proposals and how to submit your case study, go to http://www.niccd.org/casecall.htm
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This is a call for proposals for the writing of commissioned case studies on the topic of ICTs, climate change and development. Proposals should be submitted by 11th February 2011.
BackgroundRecognising both the growing impact of climate change in developing countries and the growing role of ICTs, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a two-year project on ICTs, climate change and development. The project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics (project web site:www.niccd.org).
As part of the project, a series of short case studies will be commissioned and written during 2011 on various aspects of this topic. Case studies should be original and evidence-based analyses of already-implemented (i.e. not proposed) initiatives related to ICTs and climate change in developing countries. They could be related to use of ICTs in climate changemitigation, monitoring, adaptation or strategy in developing countries.
The case studies should be 1,500 – 2,000 words in length, and aimed at a "reflective practitioner" audience. They should provide a brief description of the initiative, but focus mainly on analysis (of impacts, enablers/constraints, and lessons learned/recommendations including – where applicable – reflections on scaling up).
Selected authors will be commissioned to write the case study using the following template format:
- Title & Author(s)
- Initiative Overview (including classification according to project ICCD Overview Model*)
- Application Description (hardware / software / telecommunications)
- Formal Drivers (e.g. climate change issue faced) and Objectives/Purpose for ICT usage
- Stakeholders involved
- Impact: Costs and Benefits
- Evaluation: Failure or Success
- Enablers / Critical Success Factors
- Constraints / Challenges
- Recommendations / Lessons Learned
- Further Information
For more information on this call for proposals and how to submit your case study, go to http://www.niccd.org/casecall.htm
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