Espace Francophone pour la Recherche, le Développement et l'Innovation
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L’Espace Francophone pour la Recherche, le Développement et l'Innovation , or the Francophone Area for Research, Development and Innovation is an international consortium research of strengthening collaboration between North-South
researchers and experts. This organization was created in 2008. Its hand
is cooperation, research and sustainable development, social progress "). This innovative initiative integrates the social and cultural dimensions of scientific collaboration. Both researchers in the southern and in the northern countries have the opportunity to work collectively through this consortium. It has also the advantage of allowing scientists that are geographically, socially and culturally distant from each other to work together on projects and programs.
Started as a small association, EFRARD has since evolved into a globalization of knowledge that is constructed by the cultural diversity and discipline.
North-South divide
The north–south divide is a socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries, known collectively as "the north", and the poorer developing countries , or "the south." Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere ,...
researchers and experts. This organization was created in 2008. Its hand
Hand
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is cooperation, research and sustainable development, social progress "). This innovative initiative integrates the social and cultural dimensions of scientific collaboration. Both researchers in the southern and in the northern countries have the opportunity to work collectively through this consortium. It has also the advantage of allowing scientists that are geographically, socially and culturally distant from each other to work together on projects and programs.
Started as a small association, EFRARD has since evolved into a globalization of knowledge that is constructed by the cultural diversity and discipline.
Missions
The primary mission of EFRARD is the strengthening collaboration between North-South researchers and experts.- Provide a new model of collaboration and socialization, facilitating interactions with exterior organizations and individuals.
- Break down geographical barriers as well as the institutional and economic impediments to the free flow of knowledge, know-how and technology within communities.
- Reduce the north-south gap through a digital apparatus promoting sharing and cooperation in research and development areas among Francophone Countries.
Members
The official list of members is available at the website.See also
- Agence de coopération culturelle et techniqueAgence de Coopération Culturelle et TechniqueThe Agence de coopération culturelle et technique was founded in 1970 and was the precursor to what is now the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie....
- Conseil international de la langue françaiseConseil international de la langue françaiseThe Conseil international de la langue française is an association formed in 1968 in Paris whose mission it to enrich the French language and to encourage its influence....
- French immersionFrench immersionFrench immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
- Journée internationale de la Francophonie