http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on r&d and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/news/ The leaders of open access schemes have claimed partial credit for the dramatic rise in developing world research output.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/open-access-may-be-behind-developing-country-resea.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdFri, 03 Jul 2009 02:19:31 GMTMalawi's newly re-elected president has plans for science and technology, including a new commission to coordinate research.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/malawi-to-boost-investment-in-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdFri, 26 Jun 2009 03:38:59 GMTA report on African competitiveness has revealed Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia to be the continent's top innovators.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/kenya-south-africa-tunisia-top-innovation-poll.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdWed, 17 Jun 2009 03:08:43 GMTThe Colombian government has launched a programme for training up scientists from primary school to postdoctoral level.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/colombia-to-double-number-of-phds-by-2019.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdMon, 15 Jun 2009 10:16:37 GMTAfrican scientists have asked members of the G8+5 to help the continent stem brain drain and rebuild its university sector.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/africa-calls-on-world-s-richest-to-curb-brain-drai.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdFri, 12 Jun 2009 04:03:57 GMTThe executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/q-a-tadataka-yamada-and-wild-science-ideas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdFri, 12 Jun 2009 01:36:57 GMTScience and technology minister Professor Romain Murenzi says science and technology will be at the heart of Rwanda's development strategies.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/rwanda-looks-to-s-t-to-speed-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdThu, 11 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMTSouth Africa's new science minister will help boost science for development, says an editorial in the South African Journal of Science.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/new-south-african-minister-will-put-science-centre.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdThu, 11 Jun 2009 09:53:24 GMTThe US National Institutes of Health will bear the brunt of risky preclinical research for drug development in neglected diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/nih-to-carry-risks-of-neglected-disease-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdTue, 09 Jun 2009 03:04:16 GMTChile has been pushing the use of wind and solar energies in the last four years, announced the country's president Michelle Bachelet.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/chile-pushes-the-use-of-renewables.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdWed, 03 Jun 2009 11:20:32 GMTThe Mexican president says that the country's poverty and underdevelopment is partly due to the lack of attention paid to science.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/mexican-president-acknowledges-lack-of-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdWed, 03 Jun 2009 12:52:03 GMTThe Venezuelan president's criticisms of scientists in his country have added to concerns about government involvement in science.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/government-scientist-tensions-escalate-in-venezuel.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdMon, 01 Jun 2009 03:31:09 GMTHonduras must encourage science research and incorporate it into a national plan, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/honduras-must-push-for-more-research-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdThu, 28 May 2009 03:30:27 GMTSeveral science initiatives in Pakistan, such as the National Commission on Biotechnology, have been hit by the global financial crisis.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/financial-crisis-hits-pakistani-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdThu, 28 May 2009 10:34:47 GMTRegional clinical research networks provide timely evidence to help emerging health policy. They deserve more support, says Jimmy Whitworth.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/nurturing-research-networks-boosts-health-policy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdWed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 GMTGovernment laboratories are offering companies free access to analytical services to help them through the economic crisis.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/chinese-labs-open-their-doors-to-industry.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdTue, 19 May 2009 03:39:29 GMTThe Chilean government has launched a programme to attract foreign scientists to work in its universities and research centres.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/chile-aims-to-attract-foreign-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdMon, 18 May 2009 09:24:14 GMTA top UK medical journal has criticised the Gates Foundation for prioritising high-risk research and distorting the global health agenda.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/gates-foundation-under-fire-over-health-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdTue, 12 May 2009 03:34:33 GMTBahrain is investing in large-scale science and technology projects in an effort to become an innovation hotspot.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/bahrain-invests-in-science-and-technology-innovati.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdMon, 11 May 2009 03:01:51 GMTCritics say a scheme to reward US companies for producing drugs for neglected diseases is turning out to be little more than a windfall.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/novartis-accused-of-exploiting-loophole-in-drug-sc.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_rdMon, 27 Apr 2009 03:23:38 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/