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Science & Innovation Policy: Technology transfer

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Cross-cultural partnerships must talk to build trust

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

4 December 2008 | EN

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Technology transfer is key to reaping nanotech benefits

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

Source: Nature

13 November 2008 | EN | 中文

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Risk research needed for water nanotechnology

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

Source: Nature Nanotechnology

25 October 2007 | EN

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Developing country scientists must 'own' research

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

Source: Nature Immunology

25 October 2007 | EN

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Lessons from the Ottoman Empire

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.

3 October 2007 | EN

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Bringing biotechnologies from bench to bedside

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

Source: Nature

21 September 2007 | EN | 中文

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Homegrown science creates sense of community

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

Source: Science

29 June 2007 | EN | 中文

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Combating malaria and poverty with biopesticides

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

Source: Business Daily Africa

17 May 2007 | EN

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Web 2.0 can benefit the world's poor

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

14 February 2007 | EN

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Can the CDM promote a low-carbon energy market?

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.

Source: Nature

8 February 2007 | EN | 中文

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Technology transfer must be relevant to the poor

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.

16 January 2007 | EN

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Reforming universities is key to technology transfer

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

16 January 2007 | EN

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Centres of excellence: not ideal for African science

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.

13 December 2006 | EN

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Don't make a fetish out of R&D spending

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.

29 November 2006 | EN

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We need a 'slow race' for science-based development

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

19 July 2006 | EN

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Time for a venture capital comeback

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.

7 July 2006 | EN

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Think locally: making science work in the Caribbean

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

Source: The Jamaica Observer

7 July 2006 | EN

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Dangerous liaisons: India's climate change pact with US

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

Source: Down To Earth

7 September 2005 | EN

Exporting problems: arguments against technology transfer

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

7 March 2005 | EN

Priorities for research collaborations with North Korea

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

Source: Science

14 January 2005 | EN