This project promotes access to collective knowledge and North-South and South-South participative learning. Initiated in 2007, it has a growing number of partner institutions in Latin America and Canada. Its objectives are knowledge partnerships, and professional development and updating. Its tools include: a model of collaboration that has directories and data bases, an on-line education platform for demonstrative short-term courses for professional updating, and newsletters of wide covertures.
The project is open to participation of graduate programs, research centers, development projects, networks, specialists, and journals and newsletters. This initiative offers the possibility of free registration in its databases, access and use:
Register in the in the database of specialists as academic, professional or businessperson with interest in development of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Inform about your graduate or professional development or updating program. Programs in Latin American, the Caribbean and Canada are being registered initially on the focus themes of the project.
Inform about your research center. The project seeks Canadian and Latin American programs to be known in the region.
Register your network. This section provides information about networks of institutions and specialists working in the region.
Register the newsletter of your research center, network, NGO or professional organization.
Themes
Intercultural Relations
Professionals working in the fields of intercultural relations, conflict resolution and social adaptation need necessary updating of skills and training when dealing with processes of decentralization and social problems facing indigenous populations in urban, agricultural, mining and fishing immigration areas.
Local, Regional and Territorial Development
These concepts are used to define the set of social, cultural and economic processes that promote the economic dynamism and improvement of life quality of the population in a territory (metropolitan area, urban center, region, province, municipality, etc.). To do so, it is necessary to train its institutional and human resources with relevant information and knowledge. This way, the population will be able to define its priorities, to exploit its comparative advantages, and to participate in globalization.
Virtual Education
In the new context of economic competitiveness and rapid changes in knowledge, open learning communities are needed as means for adding value to the knowledge base of diverse regions and countries.
Human and Social Development
A theme developed in collaboration with the International Secretariat for Human Development of York University. It examines relevant themes about human and social development and poverty reduction. Emphasis is placed on local communities, policies and globalization, concertation between public administrators and social actors, participation of the most marginalized, and the process of mutual learning among policy makers, professionals and academics.
Taking into account proposals and interest of research networks, professional associations, training institutions, government agencies and NGOs, this portal is open to consider additional themes. Currently, new topics are under consideration and access to them will be provided soon.
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Global Alliance on Community-Engaged Research (GACER)
Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a network of people and organizations engaged in Community-Based Research to meet the needs of people and communities. CBRC came into being through the Community University Expo Conference held in Victoria, BC in May of 2008. At the international level this effort is mirrored by the declaration of the Global Alliance on Community-Engaged Research which is influencing international discussions on the future role of higher education in meeting global needs for sustainable development. A brief has been presentated at UNESCO\'s World Conference on Higher Education, July 2009, and an in person meeting is being held in conjunction with the Living Knowledge Conference in Belfast, August 26 2009. more...
Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a network of people and organizations engaged in Community-Based Research to meet the needs of people and communities. It will share among individuals, organizations, and communities a diversity of perspectives from civil society, higher education institutions, businesses and governments, promote public accessibility to knowledge, and work in solidarity with others engaged in community based research in all parts of the world. more...
Plataforma Democrática is an initiative devoted to strengthening Latin American democratic institutions and culture by fostering pluralistic debate on the social and political transformations of the region and the world. The Democratic Platform provides a virtual infra-structure which permits access to a data bank on research institutions and their intellectual production. Through associated institutions we organize research networks and forums to increase communication between knowledge producers and social and political actors. We are engaged in the creation in each country of groups of young people and young politicians training networks, interested in debating the issues on how to consolidate and deepening democracy in Latin America.
The Habitat Exchange is a venue for the dissemination and discussion of best practices, appropriate technologies, action plans and other tools relevant to the pursuit of ecologically sound and socially equitable urbanization.
The College of the Americas (COLAM) is an Inter-American Organization for Higher Education program whose main objective is to promote cooperation between universities in the Americas by creating inter-American training and research networks. This cooperation will in turn foster integration and development in the societies of each country founded on the principles of equality, quality, relevance, and efficiency. To date, COLAM has given priority to the creation of Inter-American Training Networks, the implementation of a strategy for the use of Distance Education/Information, technologies in higher education, the organization of Interamerica Seminars on regional or hemispheric challenges directed at students from different countries and disciplines, and establishing an Inter-American Research Chair on Continental Integration.
Le CIRIEC-Canada, Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche et d\'information sur les entreprises collectives, est une association scientifique qui s’intéresse à toutes les formes collectives d’entreprises et d’activités économiques orientées vers l’intérêt général ou collectif. Ses membres se réunissent autour de préoccupations communes à l’égard de la démocratie, la participation, l’équité, la solidarité, la promotion des personnes et la préservation des ressources collectives.
The Ibero American Observatory on Employment and Social and Cooperative Economy, is created in the heart of Instituto Universitario de Economía Social y Cooperativa IUDESCOOP of Universitat de València (España), with collaboration from Fundación Iberoamericana de la Economía Social (FUNDIBES), CIRIEC-España and Universidad de Chile. OIBESCOOP has the purpose to identify and quantify Social Economy, establish discussion forums, contribute to formation of enterprise leaders, collaborate with public agencies and representative organizations of social Economy, evaluate Social Economy, and disseminate relevant information on Ibero American and International Social Economy.
The Institute On Governance (IOG) is an independent, Canadian, non-profit think tank founded in 1990 to promote better governance for public benefit. Both in Canada and internationally, IOG explores, shares and promotes good governance principles, standards and practices. The Institute runs professional development programs, and provides advice in a range of areas. It is currently focussed on Aboriginal Governance, Accountability & Performance Measurement, Board Governance, Building Policy Capacity, Health Governance, and Values Ethics and Risk.
INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE NETWORK (IDG-NET)
Around the world the link between democratic development and social and economic development is clear. Eager to promote democracy, many countries are establishing new institutions designed to support their move towards more effective and sustainable democracy. These entities can benefit from sharing knowledge, experience and resources. This is the mission of the newly created Institutions of Democratic Governance Network (IDG-Net). Founding members include the Institute of Governance Studies (Bangladesh), the Centre for Good Governance (India) and the Institute On Governance (Canada).
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The second phase of the project has been initiated thanks to support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC-Canada). This new phase will consolidate on the base of an expanded number of partners in Canada and Latin America obtained achievements. The project's team will be strengthened by graduate students and associated specialists. Networks of academics and practitioners that work on the project's themes will be integrated. The project will continue to be open to collaboration of institutions devoted to professional and academic training, research, and policy making interested to participate.
