Cuba starts making money from its support for medical R&D
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The communist state’s long-term investment is now creating valuable products, says health expert.View on Poverty: The blunt tool of eco-land management
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Schemes rewarding responsible ecosystem management mustn’t miss out more vulnerable landowners,…Big data for development
Apr 15, 2014, 6:40 am By SciDevThis Spotlight explores big data, its risks and benefits and what stands in the way of its potential…Big data: excitement tempered by a dose of reality
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The world's digital leftovers will keep growing, tempting our ingenuity. Will they do more good than…Big data for development: Facts and figures
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What is big data, and could it transform development policy? Emmanuel Letouzé takes a close look at…Bats can help protect rice farms against pests
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Scientists find bats preying on planthoppers could save enough rice crop to feed thousands of people…Rescue robots ‘can aid safety, but faster use is key’
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Robots can reduce risks in rescue operations, but their deployment time must be cut to minutes, a…Q&A: Science adviser to the president of Macedonia
Apr 14, 2014, 8:00 am By SciDevAs Macedonians vote in presidential elections, SciDev.Net speaks to the president’s science adviser.Rejected ideas ‘could have aided developing countries’
Apr 11, 2014, 11:15 am By SciDevAn African scholar says developing nations should adopt rejected economic ideas of the 1950s to…Q&A: How data will revolutionise global governance
Apr 11, 2014, 8:00 am By SciDevIn this podcast, UN information expert Martin Hilbert explains how big and open data will reshape…Drones help World Bank projects by mapping land
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Drones made from off-the-shelf components offer cheaper land mapping and may help development.Quick start and challenges for UN’s tech transfer body
Apr 11, 2014, 3:20 am By SciDev
The Climate Technology Centre and Network is in action, but there are concerns over its efforts to…Focus on Poverty: Cash for sound climate plans
Apr 10, 2014, 12:00 pm By SciDev
Nations that have robust mitigation proposals but little funding should get support, says Roger…Review faults DFID’s approach to research evidence
Apr 10, 2014, 7:40 am By SciDev
The UK Department for International Development must do more to learn from evidence and put research…Unlocking DNA technology in Nigeria
Apr 10, 2014, 6:40 am By SciDevIn this video, discover how a new molecular biology laboratory could boost the nation’s genetic…Tropical islands poised to benefit from ocean power
Apr 10, 2014, 2:40 am By SciDev
Many poorer, island nations are surrounded by the warm surface waters needed for ocean thermal…Oil royalties mostly failing to fill research coffers
Apr 9, 2014, 4:20 am By SciDev
Several nations have pledged to use income from natural resources to fund science, but few are…Reviving Nepal with hybrid tomatoes
Apr 8, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
This audio slideshow shows how the creation of a hybrid species revived traditional farming in the…Italy appoints its first science attaché for Sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 8, 2014, 10:00 am By SciDev
Pierguido Sarti will take up the new post in September to boost Italy’s cooperation with southern…Healthcare: A human right for Burmese migrants
Apr 7, 2014, 9:00 am By SciDev
This audio slideshow explains how a Thai clinic helps Burmese refugees and trains ethnic minority…
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