RESEARCH ON KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (RoKS)

RoKS, according to its website, “is an exploratory effort launched by IDRC…to explore, from a developing-country standpoint, the ways in which knowledge is produced, communicated, and applied to development problems, and to investigate the policy and institutional frameworks that govern this process. RoKS focuses on policy issues in the field of science, research, and knowledge, helping to cast light on cross-cutting issues in the areas of environment and natural resource management, information and communication technologies for development, and social and economic equity.” A RoKS research grants competition on the theme “Strengthening Knowledge Policy for Small States: How can small states participate more effectively in local, regional and global knowledge partnerships?” was announced 1/13/2003.
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