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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.30/04/12
Feature
Supporting grassroots innovation: Facts and Figures
Adrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.30/04/12
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