Funding agencies in low- and middle-income countries: support for knowledge translation
Cynthia Cordero, Rachel Delino, L Jeyaseelan, Mary Ann Lansang, Juan M Lozano, Shuba Kumar, Socorro Moreno, Merle Pietersen, Jose Quirino, Visanu Thamlikitkul, Vivian A Welch, Jacqueline Tetroe, Aleida ter Kuile, Ian D Graham, Jeremy Grimshaw, Vic Neufeld, George Wells, Peter Tugwell
Volume 86, Number 7, July 2008, 524-534
Table 3. Funding agencies and knowledge translation definition
| Country | Abbreviation | Mandate | Selected quotes defining knowledge translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| International | IDRC | yes | “Do you want to be a broker, or do you want to be an advocate?” |
| CIDA | no | “Knowledge is demand driven, based on political will” | |
| USAID | yes | “Whole series of advocacy, engagement” | |
| DFID | yes | “Research communication” | |
| WHO/TDR | yes | “Making that leap between the science and its application” | |
| Brazil | FAPESP | no | “Research to be placed on a production scale” |
| CNPq | no | “Transformation of more basic knowledge to an application in society” | |
| CIDAb | no | “Translation of knowledge into action” | |
| Colombia | Colciencias | yes | “Social appropriation of knowledge” |
| PAHO | yes | “If there is access to information about health, the gap between haves and have-nots will be closed” | |
| MSP | no | “Intent to make the findings public” | |
| India | ICSSR | yes | “Building greater awareness about research and other activities with a view to promoting the social sciences” |
| DFIDi | yes | “Knowledge exchange wherein the research findings are discussed and shared among partners” | |
| ICMR | yes | “Applied and operational research … translation of research findings into policy and action” | |
| Philippines | WBp | yes | “Creating, sharing, and applying knowledge and managing that knowledge” |
| PCHRD | yes | “[It] is really evidence-based policy making … It suggests that whenever you do research, you’ll have to involve the stakeholders, the users (potential users) even in the conception and in every step of the research process” | |
| DOH | yes | “Ensure access to knowledge for evidence-based decision making” | |
| South Africa | MRC | yes | “Knowledge translation is also taking possession of (transferred) knowledge” |
| HST | yes | “Implementation on the ground, as well as the communication on advocacy component” | |
| Thailand | TRF | yes | “Use of research findings for national development” |
| HSRI | yes | “Implement the essential knowledge and information obtained from research for the formulation of a national health policy” | |
| NRCT | yes | “Dissemination of research findings” | |
| NSTDA | yes | “Transfer the research findings to the public and commercial sectors” | |
CIDA, Canadian International Development Agency; CIDAb, CIDA – Brazil Office; Colciencias, Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; DFID, Department for International Development (the United Kingdom); DFIDi, DFID – India office; DOH, Department of Health; FAPESP, State of São Paulo Research Foundation; HSRI, Health Systems Research Institute; HST, Health Systems Trust; ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research; ICSSR, Indian Council for Social Science Research; IDRC, International Development Research Centre; MRC, Medical Research Council of South Africa; MSP, Ministry for Social Protection (equivalent to Ministry of Health); NRCT, National Research Council of Thailand; NSTDA, National Science and Technology Development Agency; PCHRD, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development; PAHO, Pan American Health Organization; TRF, Thailand Research Fund; USAID, United States Agency for International Development; WBp, World Bank – Philippines office; WHO/TDR, WHO – Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.