“What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world’s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF,…
Dear Think Tanks, No One is Reading Your PDFs
27 February 2015
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Data Visualisation for Engagement: TTF Presentation Slides
20 February 2015
On day two, session 2.a dived into the world of Data Visualisation. With talks from leaders in this field, the parallel session looked at data…
Another Postcard from Istanbul
20 February 2015
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This post was originally published on the Think Tank Review Richard Darlington from WonkComms has been busy penning postcards to the Think Tank Review this week. In the second instalment, Richard…
Maximising digital outreach in Bangladesh
24 October 2014
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The recent merger between BRAC University and the Institute of Governance Studies (IGS), prompted the BIGD team to design and launch a new institutional website.
TTI PEC virtual write shop: Writing news releases that make an impact
14 August 2014
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The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on “Writing News Releases that Make an Impact.”
Why low tech is sometimes better for virtual learning among African think tanks
10 June 2014
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David Olson discusses lessons learned from organizing the second peer virtual learning session for African think tanks in the Think Tank Policy Engagement and Communications Program.
Introduction to data visualization
19 March 2014
Guides & Tutorials
This guide, developed by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), offers guidance on the use of data visualization, the different stages of visualization development and how it is relevant to communicating your research.
Sparkwise: Ten reasons why you should set one up!
4 December 2013
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Sparkwise is an online tool that allows you to create interactive and dynamic dashboards to display all of your website and social media statistics and metrics…in one place and for free!
Key indicators for Google Analytics
26 November 2013
Guides & Tutorials
The main purpose of Google Analytics is for tracking the traffic activity to and from your website, but how do you know which features you should be looking at and which ones are important to you?
A brief introduction to altmetrics for researchers
11 September 2013
Blog Posts
Alternative metrics tools are a new way to track and measure the social impact of research in real time. Altmetrics tracks research via social media uptake, ciatation counts, mentions or bookmarks, attention in blogs and even Wikipedia posts.
Integrating ICT during the research design phase
20 March 2013
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Kennedy Oulu shares his experiences of trying to integrate ICT during the design phase of a research project, and reflects on some of the benefits in terms of expanding buy-in and increasing the transparency of the research process.
Academics’ online presence guidelines: A four step guide to taking control of your visibility
5 March 2013
Guides & Tutorials
These guidelines, developed through the University of Cape Town’s OpenUCT Initiative take academics through a four step process to improving their online presence, and taking charge of their online visibility.
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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