Sri Lanka has launched an Office of Science, Technology and Innovation to promote partnerships for innovation.

Developing nations should fight piracy and improve ICT infrastructure to ensure strong local software sectors reach their potential, says report.

Inclusive, affordable innovation — as exemplified in India — can help meet development goals, an OECD conference hears.

Despite criticisms from some developing countries about the idea of a green economy, the OECD will hold talks on green growth at Rio+20.

The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to change.

Renewable energy production in the developing world is threatened by climate change, a Latin American study has found.

Social scientists meeting in Rio are campaigning for greater integration of social science into research on global environmental change.

Materials scientists are proposing to forecast bottlenecks in the development of technologies for sustainable development using a roadmap.

The International Council for Science plans to launch a ten-year initiative next year to study urban health across the developing world.

The Philippines has adapted a US online agriculture portal — potentially paving the way for e-extension services in the developing world.

A forum launched this week is aiming to consolidate existing research on sustainable consumption and production.

Developing world regions should push forward their ST&I issues — even if these don't make the final Rio+20 text, a conference has heard.

A pre-Rio+20 science meeting has called for a more integrated understanding of the impact of demographics on development.