Adrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.

SciDev.Net reporters across the developing world describe exciting initiatives aimed at supporting innovation in local communities and remote areas.

Yuan Tseh Lee, president of the International Council for Science, tells SciDev.Net what scientists must achieve at Rio+20.

The state of Lagos has set up an advisory council to guide it towards becoming an innovation hub for West Africa. Emeka Johnkingsley reports.

Yojana Sharma describes various proposals for a new panel to monitor progress towards sustainable development after Rio+20.

Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists.

Bernie Fanaroff, director of South Africa's Square Kilometre Array project, tells SciDev.Net how hosting the world's most powerful radio telescope would benefit Africa.

Romain Murenzi, the new executive director of TWAS, the developing world's science academy, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans for the organisation.

The Royal Society's new foreign secretary, Martyn Poliakoff, talks to SciDev.Net about his plans to develop links with African scientists.

Developing countries need more women scientists. Jeanne Therese H. Andres charts the obstacles and how to overcome them.

Harvard globalisation professor Calestous Juma talks to SciDev.Net about how to get Africa's wealth of innovation making an impact.

From Cambodia to Singapore, Shiow Chin Tan finds the situation for scientists varies enormously across South-East Asia.

Money is no object at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology — but will sumptuous surroundings promote research?

Sian Lewis charts the ups and downs in donor funding for higher education in developing countries over the last half century.

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Qatar is investing billions in becoming the Gulf's top knowledge economy – but will research excellence follow the money? Lone Frank investigates.

Anuja Adhar Utz reviews how Brazil, China and India are using technological advances and the growing global stock of knowledge to drive their development.