{"id":107601,"date":"2025-09-24T08:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=107601"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:54:30","slug":"harnessing-digital","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Harnessing \u201cdigital\u201d for science in lower-resource settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The paper highlights <strong>why digital capacity is critical for science organizations <\/strong>and how it can help close gaps in participation and impact. It positions digital transformation as a strategic priority that enables organizations to respond to global change and deliver value to their stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It introduces the <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/digital-maturity-compass\">ISC Digital Maturity Framework<\/a>, a tool designed specifically for science organizations to assess their current state and identify opportunities for improvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper calls for leadership commitment and investment in digital skills, data, and systems. It offers practical next steps and a <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/digital-toolkit\">companion toolkit<\/a> to help organizations move from assessment to action and to ensure that no one is left behind in the digital age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Report_final.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png 452w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-71x100.png 71w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-141x200.png 141w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-256x362.png 256w, https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-383x542.png 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p><strong>Harnessing \u2018digital\u2019 for science in lower-resource settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOI: 10.24948\/2025.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Report_final.pdf\" data-content=\"Download\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accompanying resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toolkit<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/digital-toolkit\/\">Strengthening digital maturity for science organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/digital-maturity-compass\">Digital Maturity Test<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #2<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/user-journey-mapping\">User journey mapping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool #3<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/blog\/conference-planner\">Planning your conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding acknowledgement<\/strong>: The toolkit was created following the experiences of eleven ISC Members who took part in the project, supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing on lessons from the ISC project<a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/our-work\/science-organizations-in-the-digital-age\/\"> Science organizations in the digital age<\/a>, the report examines how science organizations can strengthen their digital capacity to achieve their missions, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":107666,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[193],"publication-committee":[],"region":[],"publication-type":[55],"tag":[],"class_list":["post-107601","publications","type-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-digitalization","publication-type-reports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Harnessing \u201cdigital\u201d for science in lower-resource settings - International Science Council<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drawing on lessons from the ISC project Science organizations in the digital age, the report examines how science organizations can strengthen their digital capacity to achieve their missions, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Harnessing \u201cdigital\u201d for science in lower-resource settings - International Science Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Drawing on lessons from the ISC project Science organizations in the digital age, the report examines how science organizations can strengthen their digital capacity to achieve their missions, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"International Science Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T08:54:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iStock-1460853321_compressed.jpg?_t=1758704070\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"843\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/\",\"name\":\"Harnessing \u201cdigital\u201d for science in lower-resource settings - International Science Council\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iStock-1460853321_compressed.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T08:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-24T08:54:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Drawing on lessons from the ISC project Science organizations in the digital age, the report examines how science organizations can strengthen their digital capacity to achieve their missions, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/harnessing-digital\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iStock-1460853321_compressed.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/iStock-1460853321_compressed.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":843,\"caption\":\"Abstract connected dots and lines. 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