http://www.scidev.net/ Latest intellectual-property on science-and-innovation-policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/ China has amended its patent law to meet international standards and encourage innovation.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/china-gets-in-line-on-patent-standards.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 06 Jan 2009 03:00:59 GMTTailoring health research so it targets the country's health needs is a major goal of a new project at Uganda's largest university.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/uganda-to-match-health-research-to-local-needs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyMon, 05 Jan 2009 04:19:02 GMTThe country will support projects for high school teachers to work with research scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/uruguay-to-promote-cooperation-between-science-tea.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyFri, 02 Jan 2009 06:23:27 GMTThe Nigerian health ministry has appointed new ministers after a nine-month gap, while the old ministers face fraud charges.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/nigeria-finally-gets-new-health-ministers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyFri, 02 Jan 2009 10:13:23 GMTOne of the main obstacles to scientific research in Central America is the lack of governmental vision, says Salvador Moncada.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/it-is-vital-to-stimulate-science-in-central-americ.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 30 Dec 2008 01:53:16 GMTSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas, India builds its first foreign satellite, arsenic contamination in Pakistan, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:40:24 GMTThe ACP-European Union Programme, worth around US$46 million, has been launched in the Dominican Republic to boost science and technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/european-union-launches-s-t-fund-for-dominican-rep.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 24 Dec 2008 12:20:35 GMTFive universities in the Dominican Republic will create a group to push entrepreneurship and innovation and collaborate in both areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/dominican-republic-universities-to-establish-innov.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 24 Dec 2008 12:11:32 GMTThe Indian Institute of Science is a shining example of how a developing country can do basic science, but it needs to link its research more to social needs.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/india-s-top-science-institute-must-now-tackle-soci.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 23 Dec 2008 04:00:00 GMTAfrica needs postgraduate programmes that focus on local priorities to improve its health systems, say Wilson Savino and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/young-scientists-can-boost-african-health-systems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 23 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTThe world's poor are likely to benefit from key science-related appointments in the president-elect's administration.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/obama-brings-internationalist-outlook-to-us-scienc.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyMon, 22 Dec 2008 03:58:17 GMTThere are big plans afoot to get African science to the market place, but why wait for continent-wide resolutions, says Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/africa-analysis-taking-science-to-market.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyMon, 22 Dec 2008 02:41:54 GMTThe US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/obama-should-double-global-health-spending-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyThu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:01 GMTAfrica must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/african-development-needs-good-geo-spatial-informa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyThu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTGuinea worm might be eradicated, Nigeria and Mali roll out HIV testing, Angola is urged to improve its child vaccination monitoring and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-17-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 17 Dec 2008 05:06:33 GMTIndian S&T experts have called for the country's scientists to refocus their efforts on national problems and the needs of the poor.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/indian-scientists-must-prioritise-the-needs-of-the.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 17 Dec 2008 02:53:09 GMTInvesting in agricultural research and development could cut food prices and lift millions of people out of poverty, says Joachim von Braun.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/agricultural-r-d-key-to-preventing-food-crises.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyWed, 17 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTIs a South African row over academic freedom rooted in objections to post-apartheid reforms or to abrasive management, asks Sharon Davis.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/controversy-and-transformation-at-kwazulu-natal-un.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 16 Dec 2008 03:18:36 GMTThe Southern African Development Community will promote joint science and technology programmes with a regional science desk.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/southern-african-network-to-integrate-s-t-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyTue, 16 Dec 2008 01:42:31 GMTScientists in Islamic countries must relate the value of the theory of evolution to their political and cultural setting, says Salman Hameed.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/intellectual-property/evolution-s-relevance-for-islamic-states-must-not-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_intellectualpropertyMon, 15 Dec 2008 09:59:05 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/