CIMRC stands for 'Communication & Information Management Resource Centre'. It is a CABI-led consortium which developed and continues to manage the Research4Development portal for DIFD.
'Research4Development' is a free access on-line database containing information about the research programmes supported by DFID. The portal provides users with news, case studies and details of current and past research.
The CIMRC consortium members are CABI, EUFORIC and ComsConsult. Jointly the team offers a wide range of skills and expertise including:
Knowledge management
At CIMRC we are experts in developing and managing technology that helps people access and use the infomation they need. By developing classification systems and other information management tools we organise data and information. We also have expertise in developing multimedia tools and creating and maintaining websites and databases.
Building partnerships
We bring organisations together from accross the world. From international development programmes to organisations based in developing countries we develop consortia and manage projects - identifying needs, providing advice and helping build capacity.
CIMRC also develops communication and research networks, managing information services for clients worldwide.
Knowledge managementAt CIMRC we are experts in developing and managing technology that helps people access and use the infomation they need. By developing classification systems and other information management tools we organise data and information. We also have expertise in developing multimedia tools and creating and maintaining websites and databases. |
Building partnershipsWe bring organisations together from accross the world. From international development programmes to organisations based in developing countries we develop consortia and manage projects - identifying needs, providing advice and helping build capacity. CIMRC also develops communication and research networks, managing information services for clients worldwide. |
Communications and dissemination
At CIMRC we have unique experience in designing and implementing communication strategies. These include activities like participatory workshops and the development of information and learning materials.
As our focus is on developing countries, we are skilled in re-purposing detailed reseach findings. This means tailoring them to the visual and written literacy of the people who will use them.
Our writing skills are also used to develop marketing materials, web-marketing and press articles for our clients.
We also employ monitoring and evaluation techniques, advocay training and strategy building - always ensuring that all our communication processes are directly related to information users in developing countries.
Research
We put the results from research projects into practice to help developing nations. Our speciality is in applied biological sciences.
We also have experience in using training in both information and the biological sciences to help build capacity in developing nations.
Communications and disseminationAt CIMRC we have unique experience in designing and implementing communication strategies. These include activities like participatory workshops and the development of information and learning materials. As our focus is on developing countries, we are skilled in re-purposing detailed reseach findings. This means tailoring them to the visual and written literacy of the people who will use them. Our writing skills are also used to develop marketing materials, web-marketing and press articles for our clients. We also employ monitoring and evaluation techniques, advocay training and strategy building - always ensuring that all our communication processes are directly related to information users in developing countries. |
ResearchWe put the results from research projects into practice to help developing nations. Our speciality is in applied biological sciences. We also have experience in using training in both information and the biological sciences to help build capacity in developing nations. |
The CIMRC Consortium are:
CABI
CABI have a pre-eminent name in information science and knowledge sharing based on the development of their specialization in information provision over the past 80 years. CABI provides state-of-the art expertise in knowledge generation, management and communication and in procedures to re-purpose information so that it can be effectively utilized by the target beneficiaries.
EUFORIC
Euforic supports international cooperation and development by providing a platform for information exchange, communication and capacity-sharing. Its staff and associates have worked in different aspects of international development for over 20 years – in research organizations, universities, policy think tanks, and NGOs. Euforic provides enhanced networking capability through its members in Europe, and through them to hundreds of organizations in developing countries. Euforic brings together multi-stakeholder perspectives and a European flavour on cooperation and development issues; its members (and their partners) contribute to poverty alleviation and sustainable human development by generating information and knowledge.
CommsConsult
CommsConsult provides advice and training in communications strategy design and implementation. It specializes in helping clients to identify their communications and advocacy goals, and to build capacity and forge partnerships in order to achieve them.
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For further information please contact:
| Martin Parr - CIMRC Manager CAB International Nosworthy Way Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE UK Tel +44 (0)1491 829442 Fax +44 (0)1491 829465 http://www.cabi.org/ cimrc@cabi.org |
Chris Addison |
Megan Lloyd-Laney |