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Spotlight on satellites for disaster management
Satellites can save lives from natural disasters but developing countries risk missing the opportunity through poor political support.
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
How nanotech can meet the poor's water needs
Nanotechnology holds huge potential for supplying clean water to the world's poor, but many challenges must be overcome to realise it.
How to build a Web we can trust
The World Wide Web's inventor wants to make websites more trustworthy. This should be done by encouraging good practice, not imposing strict rules.
EDITORIAL | 26 September 2008 | EN
Technology transfer for the poor
Developing countries must adopt effective policies on technology transfer that meet the needs of all social classes, including the poorest.
EDITORIAL | 16 January 2007 | EN
Deserved recognition for a technology democrat
Muhammad Yunus's Nobel Peace Prize should inspire those trying to link technological innovation with grass roots democracy.
Should developing nations embrace nuclear energy?
A combination of factors appears to be pushing the risk-benefit balance back into nuclear's favour as an energy option for developing countries. SciDev.Net readers are invited to comment.
UN-GAID: just another acronym?
There is a need to link up the thousands of communications technology initiatives littered across the developing world, but is another UN technocracy the right answer?
EDITORIAL | 29 June 2006 | EN
Iran's nuclear standoff: we need a peaceful solution
Any effort to eliminate Iran's nuclear research facilities by force would be both a catastrophe for the region and a major setback for the 'science for development' debate.
EDITORIAL | 19 April 2006 | EN
Access to ICTs: an issue of global equity
Political deadlock over Internet governance must not overshadow the practicalities of bringing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the people who need them.
EDITORIAL | 14 November 2005 | EN
Nuclear rights and responsibilities
The developed world has no right to tell developing nations how to use nuclear technology. But the latter must build their own capacity to handle the technology responsibly, both individually and collectively.
EDITORIAL | 8 August 2005 | EN
Helping the poor: the real challenge of nanotech
Those concerned about the potential side effects of nanotechnology should spend more time worrying about ways of ensuring that it meets the needs of the poor.
EDITORIAL | 21 February 2005 | EN
When small is not always beautiful
Britain's main scientific body has confirmed that there are reasons to be cautious about the potential dangers of 'nanotechnology' — the use of ultra-small devices. The main threat, however, is a lack of understanding.
EDITORIAL | 2 August 2004 | EN
Information technology needs fertile ground
Much is said about the need to bridge the 'digital divide' between the North and the South. Equally important is creating conditions in the South that let individuals exploit information technology's potential.
EDITORIAL | 6 October 2003 | EN
Thumbs up for electronic publication
Much has been said about the potential offered by information and communication technologies to communicate scientific research results, for both developing and developed countries. But is often a substantial gap between theory and practice.
EDITORIAL | 4 February 2002 | EN
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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
