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The country will support projects for high school teachers to work with research scientists.

The African Development Bank says it supports proposals for a fund that would help coordinate science, technology and education projects.

Universities in Africa have backed a scheme to incorporate more community-driven and environmental initiatives into teaching and research.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is creating a cyberstore of scientific lectures to help improve science education in developing nations.

Science and technology will play an important role in Kuwait's 2009–2014 development plan, with a government policy to transform the sector.

The incoming president of the International Council for Science says that promoting developing world science education will be her top priority.

A partnership between Egypt and IBM will establish the first regional nanotechnology research centre in Cairo.

Iraq is to establish a scientific research authority to promote research, and is considering a law offering benefits to scientists.

The One Laptop Per Child project is starting a pilot project in Peru with laptops using Microsoft Windows instead of Linux.

The Argentinean ministries of science and education have launched a scheme where scientists will talk to schoolchildren about their work.

Researchers in eight African countries will benefit from three US$800,000 grants from the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE).

The United Arab Emirates has opened a new academy to tackle water shortages and facilitate training in water resources management.

Mathematics and exact sciences should be taught from the first years of primary school, say ministers of education from Mercosur countries.

Iraq has put science and technology at the centre of a proposed five-year, US$1 billion higher education plan.

When it comes to e-learning it's not the hardware you use, but the way that you use it that counts, a new survey suggests.

The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative has launched a new version of their XO laptop, which will host Windows and use less power.

The African Union's new commissioner has placed education at the top of his agenda for advancing science and technology on the continent.

Chinese scientists have submitted a letter to the country's education authorities, calling for an increase in primary school science education.

Global computer giant Intel has teamed up with an Arab foundation to train two million teachers in interactive learning in 16 countries.

Kenya has created a new ministry that will bring together scientists and university researchers — and appointed a new minister to run it.