Putting science
at the heart of development
Intellectual property rights form a cornerstone of the global knowledge economy. But as the economic importance of these rights has grown, so too has controversy over their impacts on developing countries.
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Opinions and Analysis
Countries need better science to win trade disputes
With disputes about the quality of exports on the rise, developing countries need to boost scientific capacity to win claims, says Joel D. Adriano.
Our model shows how physics can boost development
A successful model for making more out of physics for development is ready to roll out to others, writes Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan.
12 December 2012
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Gaps in India’s implementation of biodiversity law
7 October 2012
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Source: Economic and Political Weekly
Policy Briefs
Overcoming obstacles to GM crop adoption
Careful assessment and policies on genetically modified crops could contribute to agricultural development and food security.
21 June 2012
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Source: Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Bioprospecting: legitimate research or 'biopiracy'?
A growing number of critics of 'bioprospecting' complain that companies often fail to adequately compensate holders of traditional knowledge, and that patents on products developed in this way are actually a form of intellectual piracy.
News and Features
Rich and poorest nations face off over TRIPS extension
A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.
21 May 2013
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India develops cheap rotavirus vaccine
A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.
16 May 2013
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Paving the way for tech transfer
2 May 2013
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Indian court's Novartis ruling keeps door to cheap drugs open
2 April 2013
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