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Definitions have been adapted from three main sources: Cordis (ECC), the Frascati Manual (FM) and the Oslo Manual (OM), with thanks to the providers.

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Framework conditions

Institutional and structural factors (e.g. legal, economic, financial, and educational) that set the rules and range of opportunities for innovation (OM).

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Rethink R&D funds

Funds levied from business could transform Islamic science — but they need strategic planning
Men with a solar panel in Tanzania - Flickr/PRI's The World

Electrifying Africa

An African solar research network is aiming high
Brown seaweed by Bio Architecture Lab Inc

Brown biofuel bonanza

Brown seaweed can produce more biofuel than sugarcane or maize, thanks to a breakthrough
Protests in Tahir Square, Cairo by Flickr/Kodak Agfa

Revolution turnaround

It's been a tumultuous year for science in Egypt
King Saud University by Wikipedia/abrnkak

Saudi rankings row

Saudi Arabia's two leading universities have received a total US$3 billion, reigniting a debate about university rankings
Biogas facility in Meru, Kenya by Flickr/Sustainable_Sanitation

Rio+20: Is science getting a say?

There's quite a bit about science in the first draft of the Rio+20 negotiations
Engineers - Flickr/Engineering at Cambridge

Forgotten engineers

The role of engineering in shaping sustainable development is being forgotten, say engineers