Friday, April 12, 2013

PSC White Paper Highlights Use of Science & Technology In International Development


The Professional Services Council published a white paper today highlighting the use of science and technology by international development companies supporting USAID-funded development projects.

Development companies, like the members of PSC’s Council of International Development Companies (CIDC), have successfully employed the latest science and technology innovations to meet intractable development problems. PSC’s white paper identifies 35 examples of innovation by CIDC companies in the areas of integrating mobile information and communication technologies; collaborating with new and non-traditional partners and actors; expanding research and outreach; and identifying project impacts.

The white paper also identifies barriers to the use of innovative science and technologies in development and offers recommendations for overcoming those barriers.

The white paper is available here