January 26, 2021

By Nigel Gibbs, RTAC Communications Manager Education is one of the world’s most precious and essential tools to creating a strong, well-informed, and prosperous society.  The Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) recognizes the value of this cherished right with the passing of International Day of Education on January 24. “Education…

November 3, 2020

RTAC can support USAID Missions, Bureaus, and Independent Offices in a variety of ways, including: Conducting research on cutting-edge development topics. Packaging evidence generated by USAID-funded researchers in compelling, user-friendly communications products for a range of audiences. Developing R2A plans to promote the use of evidence. Designing and delivering specialized…

September 14, 2020

From Sutherland Miller III, RTAC Project Director   On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/U.S. Global Development Lab’s Center for Digital Development (CDD), under the auspices of the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), hosted a live public webinar on “Digital Strategies in Education: Evidence from the Field…

September 14, 2020

This page features webinar materials from two public webinars that focus on Digital Strategies in development as part of USAID’s “Digi-Know” series. Led by the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) partner Arizona State University, the first webinar, “Digital Strategies in Education: Evidence from the Field” occurred on April 8, 2020…

June 4, 2020

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This page features a review of the USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship Program conducted by John Duffy from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in collaboration with RTAC. The report provides an overview of…

May 21, 2020

Smita Gaith, Senior Communications and Engagement Lead, RTAC Kay McGowan, USAID In April 2020, USAID and Arizona State University (ASU), under the auspices of the Research Technical Assistance Center, hosted a webinar about recent developments in the use of digital strategies in education. It included presentations by Dr. Mary Jane…

May 20, 2020

From Sutherland Miller III, RTAC Project Director   On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/U.S. Global Development Lab’s Center for Digital Development (CDD), under the auspices of the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), hosted a live public webinar on “Digital Strategies in Education: Evidence from the Field.” …

March 31, 2020

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This page features resources developed by researchers at NORC under the framework of the 2nd UKRI/USAID Annual Workshop on Research Impact: Research Translation. Research translation is a process by which evidence generated by…

December 4, 2019

Stephanie Perlson, Senior Policy Advisor, Population Reference Bureau   The world’s development challenges require that the most accurate evidence available is applied to finding solutions. But whose responsibility is it to make sure this evidence is properly understood, gets into the right hands, and will be turned into potential solutions?…