In August 2003, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) joined together in a collaborative research project to look at bringing together livelihoods thinking with concepts from information and communication for development, in order to improve understanding of the role and importance of information and communication in support of rural livelihoods.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | California Institute of Technology | Art Institute of Chicago | Institute for Advanced Study | American Institute of Architects | Georgia Institute of Technology | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | International Development Association | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | International Fund for Agricultural Development | Rochester Institute of Technology | Franklin Institute | Royal Institute of Technology | Pasteur Institute | Institute of Contemporary Arts | African Development Bank | California Institute of the Arts | USL Premier Development League | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | British Film Institute | United States Agency for International Development | Pratt Institute | National Cancer Institute | Integrated development environment | Virginia Military Institute | Cato Institute | Australian Institute of Sport | Asian Development Bank |
Michael sits on the Council of the Overseas Development Institute in the UK and previously on the Partners Council of the Center for Global Development in the USA.