Out To Sea on the Internet

Posted on 07/03/2012 by bgirard

Out To Sea: The Decline of the Sea Egg Fishery is the title of a documentary film directed by Lyn Marie Davis of the MarGov Project.Lyn Marie was one of the participants at last year’s workshop “Caribbean Impact 2.0: New mechanisms for linking research and policy” and the video is the product of one of the small grants awarded after the workshop. It tells the story of how a multi-stakeholder approach to policy design is helping to sustain the sea urchin fishery in Barbados. The approach grew out of a research project undertaken by the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and financed by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). 

Documentary | Out To Sea: The Decline of the Sea Egg Fishery FULL from Caribbean Webcast on Vimeo.

This documentary reports on a research project undertaken by the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and financed by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). www.idrc.ca

Directed by Lyn-Marie Deane
Director of Photography Richard Lynch
Produced by Caribbean Webcast Inc.
Project Management by Stronghold Entertainment

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Video: Linking research and policy

Posted on 23/03/2011 by bgirard

Based on interviews and participant comments recorded during the workshop “Caribbean Impact 2.0: New mechanisms for linking research and policy” held in Kingston, Jamaica in February 2011, this video looks at why and how researchers communicate with policymakers, the media and the public.

The video includes comments from IDRC president, David Malone; Monte Solberg and Elizabeth Parr-Johnston, both members of IDRC’s Board of Governors; and Professors Hopeton Dunn and Kim Mallalieu of the University of West Indies in Jamaica and Barbados.

The workshop was organised by Fundación Comunica and Panos Caribbean in collaboration with the Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme of the Mona School of Business,UWI and with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

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Social media: A guide for researchers

Posted on 17/03/2011 by bgirard

Social media: A guide for researchersWe just came across this publication – it would have been useful for last month’s workshop on new mechanisms for linking research and policy…

Social media is an important technological trend that has big implications for how researchers (and people in general) communicate and collaborate. Researchers have a huge amount to gain from engaging with social media in various aspects of their work.
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Comunica launches Impact 2.0 iGuide

Posted on 14/03/2011 by bgirard

Comunica logoFundación Comunica, together with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), has launched the Impact 2.0 iGuide: New mechanisms for linking research and policy, a guide designed to help researchers identify the right Web 2.0 tools for establishing links with policy makers, for building their online presence and credibility and for effectively communicating their research.

Written by Cheekay Cinco, Karel Novotný (both APC) and Bruce Girard (Fundación Comunica), the guide is designed for use by researchers and research organisations who want their work to support and influence public policies.

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Caribbean Impact 2.0

Posted on 04/03/2011 by sofia
Impact 2.0 workshop participants

Caribbean Impact 2.0

Thirty-five people, including participants, resource people and expert trainers, participated in Caribbean Impact 2.0: New mechanisms for linking research and policy, a two-day workshop in Kingston, Jamaica 22-23 February 2011.

The workshop was the initial activity of an expert programme on new mechanisms for linking research and policy. It covered fundamentals in data visualisation techniques, Web 2.0 strategies for network building, research dissemination and impact, communication planning, and strategic use of video. Workshop followup includes the opportunity for participants to submit proposals to a competitive fund for the development of specific communication outputs that arise from the workshop.

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Impact 2.0 Kingston workshop draft agenda

Posted on 31/01/2011 by bgirard

The draft agenda for the workshop Impact 2.0 – New mechanisms for linking research & policy is now available. The workshop, an initial activity of the Expert Programme on New Mechanisms for Linking Research & Policy will be held 22-23 February in Kingston, Jamaica.

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New mechanisms for linking research & policy – Initial workshop 22-23 Feb ’11

Posted on 21/12/2010 by bgirard

The expert programme on new mechanisms for linking research & policy will hold an initial workshop on 22-23 February 2011 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica.

Summary
Thirty people, including participants, resource people and expert trainers, will participate in a two-day workshop in Kingston, Jamaica 22-23 February 2011. The workshop is the initial activity of an expert programme on new mechanisms for linking research and policy and will cover fundamentals in communication planning, audio visual production, data visualisation techniques and Web 2.0 strategies for network building, research dissemination and impact. The programme also includes professional certification and a competitive fund for the development of specific communication outputs arising from the workshop.

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Tools on Datavisualization.ch

Posted on 08/12/2010 by bgirard

Datavisualization.chDatavisualization.ch claims to be “the premier news and knowledge resource for data visualization and infographics”and I have no reason to doubt them. Their “tools”section is one of the most interesting on their site.

To successfully visualize your ideas you need adequate tools. Pencil and paper for basic ideas. Pixel or Vector graphics for more precision. Scripting languages for interactive visualizations. Serverside data processing for dynamic or real-time visualizations. To give you an overview over the best tools available we introduce libraries, applications, web services and so on.

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Follow up to the workshop “Towards a Caribbean Open Institute: Data, Communications and Impact”

Posted on 06/12/2010 by bgirard

Before the year ends I want to let you know what we have been doing and thinking about as follow-up to the discussions we had on Communicating Research for Policy Influence during last July’s workshop “Towards a Caribbean Open Institute: Data, Communications and Impact”.

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Welcome to Impact 2 point 0!

Posted on 06/12/2010 by bgirard

This website will be used to plan and discuss capacity building activities on new mechanisms for communicating research for policy influence.

Policy development is a complex process and there are many reasons why even the best arguments backed by solid research can fail to be heard or to be acted on. Decision makers are barraged with conflicting demands, often supported by contradictory evidence, making it difficult for independent researchers to even be heard. Low levels of public understanding of and interest in policy issues, lack of political will, bureaucratic inertia, and counter arguments promoted by interests with their own agendas in mind further complicate the scenario.

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