Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Regional partnerships and inter-sectoral agreements are improving skills, increasing scientific collaboration between developing countries and strengthening their collective political clout.
(Photo credit: USDA/Scott Bauer)
Opinions and Analysis
Scientists can play a key role in wetland diplomacy
Conflicts over shared water resources could be mitigated through science-based environmental cooperation, argue Saleem Ali and Pamela Griffin.
23 May 2012
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Source: OurWorld 2.0
How to protect the inventions of the poor
New models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect — and promote — local knowledge and innovations, says Anil Gupta.
Islam Analysis: Reviving a culture of entrepreneurship
15 March 2012
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Policy Briefs
Measuring progress on technology for development
The Rio+20 Secretariat's analysis of S&T trends and achievements since the 1992 Earth Summit points to ways of accelerating progress.
16 March 2012
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Source: UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Developing solutions for sustainable water management
Rio+20 is an opportunity to focus on harnessing scientific evidence and good governance to improve the management of water resources.
22 November 2011
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Source: UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
News and Features
Southern Africa and Australasia to share SKA
South Africa and Australia will both host components of the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.
25 May 2012
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Egypt activates high speed data link for researchers
High speed Internet has been introduced in Egyptian universities, but many researchers are still unaware of how to best make use of it.
24 May 2012
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Tunisia deal with India opens developing country links
21 May 2012
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Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say
15 May 2012
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