SciDev.Net

Commodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.

Governments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities in developing nations.

More efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.

African ministers have committed themselves to a set of actions to boost health research in their countries. Now they must implement them.

The Myanmar cyclone and Chinese earthquake highlight the need for effective dissemination of information, both before and after a disaster.

Successful efforts to implement effective South–South research collaboration require a better understanding of what works best and why.

The simple communication of key scientific information to the public needs to be improved if sustainable development is to be a realistic goal.

A recent report is a welcome analysis of modern agriculture's future, but it fails to adequately recognise the role of science and technology.

With the death of Arthur C. Clarke, science and rational thought have lost one of their leading promoters.

International surveillance systems are needed to curb the rise of antibiotic resistance.

SciDev.Net’s new website incorporates a range of features to improve usability, enhance access to its content, and encourage greater feedback from users.

An evaluation of Dutch-funded research programmes in developing countries raises questions about the concept of local "ownership".

Washington should use the new wave of optimism for science to drive policy-making rather than to boost political agendas.

Bill and Melinda Gates' forays into aid are to be welcomed, but they can only succeed alongside government involvement.

As this year's president of the G8, Japan has an opportunity to boost international support for science and technology in development.

Developing countries need economic stability and social inclusion to develop — both of which are in jeopardy in Kenya and Pakistan as 2008 dawns.

A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.

Delay in the implementation of Africa's plan of action for science and technology suggests commitment to act does not yet go deep enough.

The world must not miss its second chance to take a radically different approach to energy consumption.

Europe's recent bid to attract more skilled workers underlines developing countries' need for greater – not less – investment in their intellectual capital.