Putting science
at the heart of development
New technologies have the potential to accelerate a country's development, but a global technology gap remains.
Opinions and Analysis
Asia-Pacific Analysis: Easing megacity congestion
Science may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog.
29 April 2013
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Open access is the future for Africa's science media
Brains Network editor Marc Mcilhone backs open sharing in the second article on how to support online science journalism in Africa.
Focus on Disability: Transfer technology to all
17 April 2013
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Policy Briefs
Measuring progress on technology for development
The Rio+20 Secretariat's analysis of S&T trends and achievements since the 1992 Earth Summit points to ways of accelerating progress.
16 March 2012
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Source: UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Building resilience to disasters
Technology and scientific research can help communities in the developing world build resilience to disasters.
29 February 2012
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Source: UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
News and Features
Latin America up in arms over US firms' domain name grab
Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.
20 May 2013
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Is Asian space science drive harming development?
Space programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.
16 May 2013
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Kenya goes digital to report drug-safety issues
10 May 2013
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New tech needs local buy-in to deliver health benefits
7 May 2013
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Practical Guides
Using digital tools for journalism
Science journalist Lynne Smit is your guide to the digital research and publishing tools that are changing the working lives of journalists.
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