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Science & innovation policy: Capacity building

Policy Briefs

Here is a list of the latest articles

John Bennet and Wei Zhou IRRI

Opportunities and challenges in South–South collaboration

South–South research collaboration can be a powerful strategy for boosting scientific capacity and achieving common goals. But it should not be embraced uncritically, says Athar Osama.

14 May 2008 | EN | 中文

Efforts to build capacity in research ethics: an overview

Sue Eckstein reviews existing schemes to build capacity in research ethics in developing countries, which range from sponsored academic degree programmes to tailored courses and one-off meetings.

1 June 2004 | EN

Building capacity for ethical review in developing countries

Ethical review committees are the main way of ensuring that clinical research conforms to ethical standards. But, as Zulfiqar A. Bhutta explains, the work of such committees is severely constrained in many developing countries.

1 June 2004 | EN | 中文