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Richard Reeves uses Lego to illustrate in a video how inequality affects the American Dream, an example of Brookings' communications creativity (Image: Brookings Institution)
(Should) All systems go?
… Institution in Washington, United States. He was talking about digital communications in a post-truth age, but it was as much an insight into what Brookings is doing on the digital front. Brookings has a strong international reputation for its … was innovative and fun. A researcher illustrating equality and social mobility in the US using Lego , for example, communicated a lot …
Insight, 17 November 2017
Thousands of workers assemble and test fiber optic systems in a Chinese factory (Photo: Steve Jurvetson, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Governments in developing countries need to act now to avoid technology's threat to jobs
… automated agribusiness as distribution systems are changed. Digital technology will mostly benefit skilled workers at the expense of … changing technology to strengthen their incomes is also important. Social policies have an important role to play in helping people adapt to changing job markets. Social protection schemes, such as public works programmes or social …
News, 07 August 2017
Women delivering a package to another woman, all wearing face masks.
Climate justice needs vaccine justice
Insight, 01 February 2021
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IIED launches podcast
… an ocean-based economy that successfully balances economic gain with social and environmental concerns.  Reaching new audiences  The Make … episodes online or download them to their mobile phone (or other digital audio device) and choose when they want to listen. Listeners can …
News, 23 August 2019
A man buying fresh fruit at a market stall.
How COVID-19 is impacting and changing East Africa’s agri-food systems
… dramatic income losses; some have also reported being excluded from social protection schemes and subjected to police violence . In the long … are trialling e-commerce platforms . Farmers in Kenya are using social media to sell produce to local customers , buy inputs and … mills to pay farmers using mobile payments .  But uneven access to digital services in East Africa (and elsewhere in the global South) …
Article, 07 August 2020
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IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2021
Event, 28 June 2021
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Protecting our ocean: Make Change Happen podcast episode 1
… communications, Liz Carlile , is the first episode in a new series of digital audio recordings that will offer the opportunity to hear IIED … – people who want to use their investments to support positive social and environmental outcomes – to set up new marine protected areas …
Article, 23 August 2019
A snapshot of ICCCAD's Twitter page. Research organisations increasingly use social media platforms to communicate with their stakeholders (Image: ICCCAD)
Sharing best practices on communicating research
… shared these best practices on writing more effectively. Digital communications is an almost mandatory component of any modern … learning week had a strong emphasis on video production, websites and social media. Using short videos helps distill key messages and deliver … a paid-for editing programme – which was a handy tip. The world of social media is a very crowded space, but essential for communicating to …
Insight, 27 May 2015
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Village voice: towards inclusive information technologies
… A decade ago it was dubbed the ‘digital divide’. Now, the gap in information and communications … livelihoods. But to be sustainable, technologies need to factor in social realities. These include how people already share knowledge, and …
Publication, 01 April 2009
The publicity for our Twitter chat on 27 March 2017 (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)
Creating a conversation online
… The social media platform Twitter has become the go-to place for anyone … dialogue Our Twitter chat experiment followed our second #shareASM digital day in February. This event was focused on sharing views and … and delivering a safer, more secure working environment. This digital day was therefore different in that it was designed to profile …
Insight, 20 April 2017