http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science in the islamic world and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/ Building a knowledge society in the Islamic World requires structural change — not fads and symbolism, argues Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/islam-analysis-knowledge-economies-remain-elusive.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 18 May 2012 11:04:18 GMTEgypt has partnered with European nations to build a facility to test technology that can produce electricity and desalinate water.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/egypt-to-test-multi-purpose-power-units.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 11 May 2012 15:18:26 GMTAhead of its September opening, Egypt's high-profile science and technology city is mired in a dispute over who owns the site's buildings.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/egypt-s-zewail-science-city-hit-by-universities-dispute.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldThu, 10 May 2012 15:33:53 GMTAttacks on Nigeria's media and universities are damaging the country's prospects for development, according to researchers and reporters.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/boko-haram-attacks-undermining-nigeria-s-development-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldWed, 09 May 2012 16:38:09 GMTA project to combat misconceptions about vaccination in previously Taliban-held regions of Pakistan has received a US$10,000 award.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/pakistan-polio-vaccination-project-among-award-winners.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:50:57 GMTEgypt's presidential candidates have promised to boost the national science research budget to up to six per cent of GDP.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/egypt-s-presidential-candidates-pledge-to-boost-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:07:58 GMTThe ongoing conflict in Syria has led to dramatic cuts in science budgets and research, and a sharp rise in brain drain.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/syrian-uprising-takes-toll-on-scientific-community.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldTue, 17 Apr 2012 15:27:01 GMTSeveral Muslim countries rank among the world's most efficient innovators. They must build on this success, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/islam-analysis-discover-what-drives-efficient-innovation--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:18 GMTMinisters attending an all-Africa science and technology forum have pledged to strengthen and increase ST&I research and funding.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/african-ministers-reaffirm-st-i-commitments.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldWed, 04 Apr 2012 17:05:21 GMTReforms in the Arab region should focus on transitioning to a green economy, argues award-winning environmental advocate Najib Saab.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/arab-countries-need-green-economies-rooted-in-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:37:51 GMTA call for prospective lecturers and students has been issued by Algeria, host to the northern node of the Pan African University.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/northern-node-of-pan-african-university-launched-in-algeria.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldTue, 27 Mar 2012 15:54:47 GMTMost people in Senegal believe media coverage of science and technology is inadequate and science journalists are untrained, a survey suggests.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/too-little-science-media-coverage-say-senegalese.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 23 Mar 2012 15:13:49 GMTThe Muslim world and donors should use nongovernmental networks to nurture the dormant seeds of entrepreneurship, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/islam-analysis-reviving-a-culture-of-entrepreneurship-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldThu, 15 Mar 2012 17:58:19 GMTPakistani virologists have mapped the genetic structure of polioviruses along the violent Afghan-Pakistan border.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/polio-transmission-continues-on-pakistan-afghanistan-border.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldThu, 15 Mar 2012 14:50:44 GMTSciDev.Net speaks to Vaughan Turekian, editor-in-chief of the AAAS's new quarterly publication, Science & Diplomacy, which launched this week.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/features/q-a-vaughan-turekian-on-the-aaas-s-new-science-diplomacy-quarterly-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldThu, 15 Mar 2012 14:38:00 GMTAbu Dhabi University is to host a major biotechnology incubator to take Arab discoveries through to the market.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/biotech-incubator-launched-for-arab-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:22:29 GMTThe first online academic database for research from the Arab world is now open to subscribers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/arab-researchers-welcome-online-research-database.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldTue, 28 Feb 2012 15:32:40 GMTNigeria has announced plans for an independent science fund, hoping that its basis in the country's new S&T policy will give it staying power.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/nigeria-s-new-science-fund-takes-us-as-its-model.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldTue, 21 Feb 2012 14:47:16 GMTThe transfer of knowledge from the laboratory to the market place will become a key focus of Egypt's science strategy.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/news/egypt-sets-a-new-course-for-its-scientific-efforts-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 17 Feb 2012 14:26:20 GMTR&D funds levied on business must build organisations that offer short-term benefits through a clear strategy, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/science-in-the-islamic-world/opinions/islam-analysis-specialist-r-d-funds-need-rethink-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_scienceintheislamicworldFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:34 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/