Call for proposals: Understanding the social and public policy dimensions of transformative technologies in the South

The Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) initiative of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation (www.rockfound.org) is launching a competition to support research on the social equity and public policy challenges of transformative technologies faced by developing countries. The focus is on how social equity and the human condition is being affected by emerging technologies, as well as on what mechanisms and learning processes are in place - or have been developed - to assist governments and public stakeholder groups engaged in the decision-making processes associated with these new technologies.