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Feb 2014
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The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Implic...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Richard Heeks explores new post-2015 development agenda and its implications for ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) research priorities. With the Millennium Development Goals about to reach their sell-by date, the new post-2015 development agenda is currently being formulated. This talk explores that agenda and its implication ... Show More
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