How to build research partnerships that benefit farmers
Jul 9, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
True partnerships are vital for linking ‘upstream’ innovation to ‘downstream’ uses, says…Poor conditions blamed for Venezuelan scientist exodus
Jul 9, 2014, 4:40 am By SciDev
Universities are struggling to fill posts and are unsure who will replace the current generation of…‘Frustration’ over old or missing data in MDGs report
Jul 8, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Some statistics are up to four years old, and much of baseline data is still missing, says report…Free software to assist indigenous access to computers
Jul 8, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
The Heliox project is developing an operating system that users can control with local Mexican…Q&A: Science policy lessons from Latin America
Jul 8, 2014, 2:20 am By SciDev
Latin American countries are famous for football, but can offer science policy tips too, says…UN urges bold action to turn around off-track MDGs
Jul 7, 2014, 10:40 am By SciDev
Global efforts are needed to meet the Millennium Development Goals on child and maternal deaths by…View on Disability: How to make a cheap Braille e-reader
Jul 7, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Affordable Braille displays could connect to the web, unlocking resources for blind people, says…Q&A: Giving a Southern voice to research partnerships
Jul 7, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDevIn this podcast, think-tank advisor Henning Melber attacks developing nations’ limited role in…Focus on Private Sector: Demand a say in web trade rules
Jul 4, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDev
Developing nations need to get involved in internet governance to deliver business success, says…Q&A: Jeffrey Sachs on why the SDGs are big on science
Jul 4, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDevThe UN advisor says criticism that the draft Sustainable Development Goals contain little science is…View on Poverty: GPS training key to disaster response
Jul 3, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
Training humanitarian workers to geotag their post-disaster reports helps create reliable maps, says…Top development journals dominated by Northern scholars
Jul 3, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
Fewer than 15 per cent of papers in ten elite journals had authors from the developing world, a…Producing drinking water on the cheap in Myanmar
Jul 3, 2014, 2:20 am By SciDevThis audio slideshow shows how a firm in Myanmar makes filters that eliminate parasites and bacteria…Hope for regional science initiatives in Pacific Forum
Jul 2, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Stakeholders in the Pacific have proposed regional science initiatives to boost development through…Q&A: Mozambique’s education minister on PhDs for growth
Jul 2, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDevAugusto Jone Luís says building higher education is vital to developing the country’s energy and…SciDev.Net Podcast: Tech innovators make a difference and more
Jul 1, 2014, 1:20 pm By SciDevIn this show, we also hear about global health challenges and the rising burden of obesity in…The science that was left out of the Pacific Plan review
Jul 1, 2014, 12:20 pm By SciDev
SciDev.Net reveals the research community’s concerns that they say were ignored in a review of the…Power imbalances ‘still harming North-South alliances’
Jul 1, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
Developing nation partners are often on the fringes when joint research is planned and executed,…Focus on Disability: Delivering mobile phones’ promise
Jul 1, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
Africa’s embrace of mobile phones won’t be inclusive without accessible design, says Sue Coe.Science and technology ‘ignored’ in Pacific Plan review
Jun 30, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
A major review of a plan for regional union to be debated at the 45th Pacific forum has ignored…
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