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Nanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.

Engineering a useable product is the key to making nanotechnology work for water treatment, says Ashok Raichur.

Developing world businesses must invest in nanotech research and development for clean water to stay ahead, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.

Developing countries are making good progress on nanotech for clean water, say Paulo Sergio de Paula Herrmann Jr. and José Antônio Brum.

Emerging nanotech for purifying water at this stage should be regulated with existing laws, say Malini Balakrishnan and Nidhi Srivastava.

Strengthening astronomy in poor nations can help promote socio-economic development, says South African astronomer, Kevindran Govender.

Nanotechnology should be used to develop Cuban pharmaceutical products to prevent them being pushed out of the market, warns an expert.

Africa must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.

Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.

Technology transfer is central to translating nanotechnology research into benefits for society, says Bai Chunli.

Physics is important for sustainable economic growth, says physicist Reza Mansouri.

Kenya should establish a nanotechnology curriculum to get ahead of the game, say Macharia Waruingi and Jean Njoroge.

Calestous Juma argues that G8 countries should support provision of cheap, fast Internet access in Africa — particularly to universities.

Greg W. Fegan and Trudie A. Lang urge the use of open-source database systems to increase the scope and variety of clinical trials.

Nanotechnology could help make drinking water safe, but the risks have to be weighed, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.

An initiative to bring biomedical research journals free to the developing world is faltering, protest a group of academics in Lima.

Health information must be disseminated using appropriate technologies, say Clifford C. Missen and Thomas M. Cook.

Nuclear development in the Middle East could prove disastrous if intentions move away from peaceful programmes, says Jalil Roshandel.

New web applications can benefit the world's poor, argue Waleed al-Shobakky and Jack Imsdahl.

John P. Holdren says that North or South, achieving a sustainable standard of living means shifting to efficient alternatives.