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Academic partnerships bring knowledge and drive economic growth, but success depends on good communications that build trust, says Tim Gore.

Technology transfer is central to translating nanotechnology research into benefits for society, says Bai Chunli.

Nanotechnology could help make drinking water safe, but the risks have to be weighed, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.

It's time that developing country researchers took ownership of their research, argue Frances Gotch and Jill Gilmour.

Two centuries ago the Ottoman rulers of Turkey adopted technology, management and methods of learning from Europe. That experience has lessons for today's developing countries, says Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Peter Singer and colleagues provide a model for implementing novel biotechnologies such as vaccines and diagnostics in developing countries.

Science and technology are the keys to bringing Africa closer together, says Mohamed H. A. Hassan.

Exploiting biopesticides in East Africa could help control malaria and stimulate economic development, argues Bob W. Bell Jr.

New web applications can benefit the world's poor, argue Waleed al-Shobakky and Jack Imsdahl.

The Clean Development Mechanism has not yet stimulated a significant low-carbon energy market in the developing world — crucial if it is to help limit climate change, says Michael Wara.

Technology transfer’s promise for eradicating poverty will only be fulfilled when technologies are chosen according to the priorities of the poor, argues Maria Arce Moreira.

Developing countries must build world-class universities to be serious players in the knowledge-based global economy, says Mohamed H. A. Hassan.

African centres of excellence will concentrate development in just a few countries, condemning the rest of the continent to the status quo, says Mwananyanda Mbikusita Lewanika.

R&D is not a magic wand to boost economic growth, argues Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, and focusing on it can crowd out other key activities.

Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones argue that enhanced citizen engagement is essential in making technology work for the poor.

Athar Osama says that while attempts to transplant US-style venture capitalism to the developing world may still be doomed to failure, carefully designed programs stand a fair chance of success.

Caribbean researchers need to take their cultural context into account if imported science and technology are to be effective, says Angela Ramsay.

Sunita Narain argues that India should not enter into climate change partnerships with world's 'renegade emitters'.

Developing countries need to think in terms of technology development, not technology transfer if they are serious about eradicating poverty, says Ashok Khosla.

Courtland Robinson, Myung-Ken Lee, and Gilbert Burnham say international scientific collaborations with North Korea should focus on agriculture and health sciences.