Refugee tech innovators in Uganda
Jun 20, 2014, 4:40 am By SciDev
This image gallery shows refugees in Uganda running businesses, many based on technological…Q&A: Rethinking approaches to refugee assistance
Jun 20, 2014, 4:00 am By SciDevRefugee enterprise in Uganda holds valuable lessons for global migration policy, says researcher…Linking research and local people through organic agriculture
Jun 19, 2014, 7:00 am By SciDev
Egypt’s organic-farming project has grown into a global enterprise reaping rewards. Rehab Abd…Palestine’s female physicists offer lessons for the West
Jun 18, 2014, 11:40 am By SciDevIn this podcast, researcher Kate Shaw uncovers why physics in Palestine is not just for menWIPO’s patent pool yet to deliver new drug candidates
Jun 18, 2014, 6:00 am By SciDev
Despite the patent-sharing links forged through WIPO Re:Search, no new drugs have entered the…Project that mails antimalarial boxes to start spin-off
Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Researchers use free Malaria Boxes to hunt for possible drugs, and now Pathogen Boxes are promised…Early end of network to aid Southern research revealed
Jun 17, 2014, 3:40 am By SciDev
The UK Learned Societies for Development network has collapsed. But was it needed in the first…Pakistan imperils Afghanistan’s polio eradication push
Jun 16, 2014, 9:20 am By SciDevIn this audio slideshow, hear how Afghanistan is managing the threat of polio arriving from its…Test could ease diagnosis of tuberculosis in children
Jun 16, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
Research offers hope of much more accurate detection, but it may take time to create a simple test.Technology’s part in the tale of Rwanda’s child soldiers
Jun 16, 2014, 3:20 am By SciDev
Reflections on a first-hand account of children used in war shows how humanity and technology shape…US$35 Raspberry Pi could round up computer viruses
Jun 13, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
The low-cost computer can run a simple firewall to safeguard developing nations, says the…Focus on Poverty: Take the gender factor seriously
Jun 13, 2014, 9:40 am By SciDev
Preventing women from reaching their potential undermines poverty-reduction efforts, says Roger…UN’s zero draft of SDGs 'is vague on boosting science'
Jun 13, 2014, 3:40 am By SciDev
The zero draft of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for more R&D workers and spending, but…Hackers aim to reboot development with DIY mentality
Jun 12, 2014, 11:00 am By SciDev
Hardware hackers are trying to spread a do-it-yourself approach to solving problems in the…The hunt for maize to resist a fatal East African virus
Jun 12, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDevAn audio slideshow on efforts in Kenya to create hybrid crops that are impervious to maize lethal…Donors should put evidence before politics and diplomacy
Jun 12, 2014, 12:20 am By SciDev
Evidence-based policy is a resource just as valuable as the billions spent on foreign aid, argues…Small island developing state event aims for alliances
Jun 11, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
The upcoming SIDS meeting will focus on critical areas for global cooperation, such as climate…View on Private Sector: Heading off election hackers
Jun 11, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
Help from a private sector expert was crucial to expose security flaws in e-voting machines, says…Small island developing states target ‘data revolution’
Jun 10, 2014, 10:40 am By SciDev
SIDS need to boost their data systems to succeed in sustainable development, says draft conference…Engaging deaf people in science
Jun 10, 2014, 10:40 am By SciDev
This audio slideshow reports on a project to fill the gaps in scientific terminology in Brazilian…
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