Opportunities
UNDP 2013 Internship Programme
The IPC-IG Internship Programme offers a selected group of outstanding graduate-level or recently graduated students (Masters/PhD) the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to IPC-IG's work as a global forum for research, policy dialogue and South-South learning on development innovations.
Deadline: ASAP before start of internship
Request A Coach
YEN is looking for young entrepreneurs interested and motivated to learn from e-coaches with significant education and experience.
Deadline: 7th January 2013
UNDP Jobs: Programme Specialist – Strategic Agricultural Initiatives
UNDP Ethiopia CO is providing financial and technical support to the Government of Ethiopia in key demand areas related to the agricultural growth and transformation. The portfolio includes advisory and technical support to meet the ambitious targets of the GTP in terms of food security, modern technologies and practices as well as modern instruments to market agricultural products.
Deadline: 11th January 2013
ILRI Vacancy: Research technician/data analyst – ReSAKSS
ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Assistant to join a small team of professionals working on the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) initiative. The objective of ReSAKSS is to provide data, information and knowledge to stakeholders in order to improve the formulation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of agricultural and rural development strategies in Africa.
Deadline: 15th January 2013
Call for Papers: eLearning Africa 2013: TRADITION, CHANGE AND INNOVATION
We call for an open examination of experiences, projects, investments, policies, partnerships and research that focus on African traditions, change and innovation in learning, teaching and skills development.
Deadline: 16th January 2013
Apply for the Model NATO Youth Summit
The course is designed to reinforce knowledge and skills in the strategic and practical use of media for development.
Deadline: 31st January 2013
Course: Using Media for Development
Model NATO Youth Summit is the only simulation of NATO’s decision-making process held in Europe and the largest one in the world. MoNYS aims to promote NATO’s structures and mechanisms, while creating a platform for the young generation to debate on current social and political international issues.
Deadline: 1st August 2013
News
Our Inspirational Young Innovators – And the importance of Digital Natives (ITU Telecom World)
Blog: Mobile ICT & small-scale farmers? (A Voice of the Web)
Farmers switch on to apps, social media to make a deal (The Canberra Times)
Blog: How can the mobile revolution lift up Tanzania’s poor? (World Bank Blog)
Infographic: Maximizing Mobile for Development (World Bank)
‘Youth in Peril’ or ‘Agriculture in Peril’ (Modern Ghana)
New campaign to get more people into farming (Cambridge News)
Government Launch Food and Farming Youth Scheme (The Cattle Site)
Resources
Research paper: Determinants of ICT use by rice farmers in Benin: from the perception of ICT characteristics to the adoption of the technology (Journal of Research in International Business and Management)
The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa (Belfer Center)
eTransform Africa: Agriculture Sector Study - Sector Assessment and Opportunities for ICT (Deloitte)
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