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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Developing scientific skills and infrastructure is the first step towards improving a country's ability to use science and technology to promote sustainable development.
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Opinions and Analysis
Africa Analysis: skills needed to draw on climate cash
Africa has woken up to the promise of 'climate cash' — but the skills needed to secure it remain thin on the ground, writes Linda Nordling.
28 July 2010
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Vietnamese biotech has a healthy future
Vietnam is making rapid progress in developing biotechnology for a healthier society, says biotech expert Thai Nguyen.
Policy Briefs
Improving early childhood nutrition
Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.
20 January 2010
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Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
Working with foreign universities to build capacity
Sending students abroad and inviting in foreign institutions are both effective methods for boosting developing world higher education.
11 March 2009
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Source: OECD
News and Features
Indonesia, US team up for biodiversity research centre
A centre for Indonesian biodiversity has been set up with funding from the US, as part of a science partnership between the two nations.
Science education in Haiti 'must be reinvented'
Haiti should reinvent its education system to gear it towards science, experts have said, at a science policy meeting in Puerto Rico.
