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Islam Analysis: Specialist R&D funds need rethink

R&D funds levied on business must build organisations that offer short-term benefits through a clear strategy, says Athar Osama.

10 February 2012 | EN

Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa partners in the field

Green economies need a new mechanism to harness science

Rio+20 should set up a scientific cooperation mechanism drawing on capabilities in both North and South, say Gisbert Glaser and Alice Abreu.

11 January 2012 | EN | ES | 中文

Men setting up solar panels in rural village

Affordable solar power for the poor is within reach

Business models that pair up cheap solar technologies with cell-phone services can provide the poor with renewable energy, says Carl Pope.

Source: Yale Environment 360

10 January 2012 | EN | ES

Africa Analysis: Assessing Angola's science ambition

Angola has the money, connections and political will to be a force in African science. But will it tackle inequality, asks Linda Nordling.

30 November 2011 | EN | FR

Mobile phones capture price information for agricultural produce

Local needs are the future for IT innovations

India's IT sector offers solutions for local problems — but entrepreneurs need help getting innovations to market, says Vineeta Dixit.

17 November 2011 | EN

Africa Analysis: Go green for pragmatism, not profit

Pragmatism must trump profit when African leaders commit to a green development agenda, argues Linda Nordling.

4 November 2011 | EN | FR

Salmonelle enterica Typhi, the microorganism that causes typhoid fever

Build on genomic advances to benefit the poor

Much progress has been made in genomics research, says Stephen Baker, but the impact on public health is limited in the developing world.

Source: Nature

25 October 2011 | EN

IAEA team examines emergency equipment at Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear electricity: a fallen dream?

Nuclear power is no magic solution, argues Pervez Hoodbhoy — it's not safe, or cheap, and it leads to weapons programmes.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Nuclear experts at Fukushima

Developing manpower is essential for a nuclear future

Nuclear power can benefit developing countries but requires long-term planning and an educated workforce, says Michael J. Mangala.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Taking notes at meeting in Nairobi, Kenya

Support local governance to get research into policy

To see the research they fund in action, donors should work with good local governance, not informal networks, writes Justin O. Parkhurst.

22 September 2011 | EN | 中文

Islam Analysis: Give science a social contract

Ambitious plans for a 'desert development corridor' in Egypt could provide a concrete example of the social value of science, says Athar Osama.

11 August 2011 | EN | FR

Africa Analysis: Don't reject R&D measures too quickly

Critics looking for more from the first African Innovation Outlook should realise it is a solid base on which to work, says Linda Nordling.

4 August 2011 | EN

Nobel Prize winners Ahmed Zewail and Nicolaas Bloembergen

Egypt needs science powered by people, not big projects

Egypt's 'science city' will not build a science culture without its people empowered by academic experience abroad, argues Austin Dacey.

21 July 2011 | EN

Beans at CIAT gene bank, Colombia

Latin America needs a 'big push' in S&T investment

The success of Latin American countries is held back by underinvestment in science, says development policy expert Francisco Sagasti.

13 July 2011 | EN | ES

Africa Analysis: Regional climate plan deserves support

A new southern African climate plan is impressive, but needs more funding if it is to plug the continent's data gap, writes Linda Nordling.

7 July 2011 | EN

University graduates, Malaysia

Support young science graduates

Young researchers in the developing world must get the support they need to help their countries alleviate poverty, argues Romain Murenzi.

Source: Nature

5 July 2011 | EN | 中文

Islam Analysis: Share knowledge with informal networks

The Islamic world needs new mechanisms that enable leaders to interact informally and share scientific knowledge, argues Athar Osama.

16 June 2011 | EN

Biomed Analysis: Wanted — cash injection for vaccines

Few causes are more worthy of funding than vaccines, says Priya Shetty, and the developing world relies on GAVI getting the billions it needs.

26 May 2011 | EN | ES

Haiti Mobile Money Initiative award

Careful design is key to success of development prizes

Prizes for innovation must be used carefully to ensure that poor people in developing countries are the real winners, says Matthew Harsh.

12 May 2011 | EN | ES

Biomed Analysis: Public–private health R&D can't stall

The funding stream for partnerships between the pharmaceutical and public sectors cannot be allowed to dry up, says Priya Shetty.

16 February 2011 | EN