13/06/13

Supporting grassroots innovation

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Innovators in developing countries are finding ingenious solutions to local problems. How can they be helped to realise their potential, make an impact on a large scale and put countries on a path to sustainability?

Editorials

Technical creativity needs nurturing at the grassroots

Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.

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Feature

Supporting grassroots innovation: Facts and Figures

Adrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.

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Feature

How innovation is flourishing at the grassroots

SciDev.Net reporters across the developing world describe exciting initiatives aimed at supporting innovation in local communities and remote areas.

30/04/12

Opinion

Put grassroots innovation on the agenda

Current models of innovation ignore small-scale technology — institutions must ensure it's a key part of the agenda, says ...

30/04/12

Opinion

How to protect the inventions of the poor

New models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect — and promote — local knowledge and innovations, says ...

30/04/12

Opinion

Successful innovation depends on engaging the grassroots

Technological innovation can't be imposed on poor people — they must be engaged to select ideas that suit their ...

30/04/12