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International Development Research Centre
IDRC is a Canadian public corporation that provides technical support and funding to applied research in developing countries. IDRC was established by an act of the Canadian Parliament, the IDRC Act in (1970). Its mission is to build local capacity in developing countries to undertake research and create innovations for development and also to support policy research on knowledge and innovation systems which lead to improved science, technology and innovation policies in developing countries.
UNDP’s Special Unit for South–South Cooperation (SU/SSC)
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1978 and hosted by the UN Development Programme, the unit’s primary mandate is to promote, coordinate and support South–South cooperation and cooperation with the UN. It focuses on policy dialogue and development, public–private partnership and southern development exchange.
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Clean cooperation
Countries must cooperate to develop clean technologies. Joint technology innovation centres can help
