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Rhetoric and instability stunt Latin American science
A majority of Latin American countries suffer from worthy talk but little stable R&D funding. Long-term strategies should be a priority.
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
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
China must address the roots of scientific fraud
A new commission set up by China to monitor scientific malpractice should look beyond the acts of individuals to the way that the country's science is run.
Scientific output: the real 'knowledge divide'
A new international study of scientific publications shows that the gap in scientific output between developed and developing countries is even greater than the gap in inputs (i.e. research spending). The implications need careful consideration.
EDITORIAL | 19 July 2004 | EN
Communicating science in an electronic era
The sharp fall in the costs of communication produced by the Internet has provoked a fierce debate over access to scientific information. Developing-country scientists stand to benefit from the dispute.
EDITORIAL | 3 November 2003 | EN
When hype undermines hope
Realistic interpretation of recent claims by researchers about the prevention of HIV/AIDS requires 'informed scepticism' about the public statements of scientists.
EDITORIAL | 10 March 2003 | 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
