http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/news/ African science is unlikely to be prioritised at next month's G8 meeting but the fault also rests with African nations, say critics.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/african-science-won-t-be-a-g8-priority-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 02 Jul 2009 02:11:28 GMTA nomination by US president Barack Obama has the potential to strengthen his country's relations with the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/obama-appointee-could-boost-us-developing-world-re.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 30 Jun 2009 04:14:36 GMTShould African governments be following the trend in appointing chief scientific advisors, asks Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/africa-analysis-who-needs-chief-scientific-advisor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:27:56 GMTDespite a difficult financial climate in Pakistan, the government has increased funding for science by a quarter.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/pakistani-science-receives-funding-boost.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyMon, 29 Jun 2009 02:46:05 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/science-policy/malawi-to-boost-investment-in-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyFri, 26 Jun 2009 03:38:59 GMTPoor countries may become more open to sharing seeds now that a fund to support their crop protection efforts has been agreed.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/deadlock-broken-on-international-seed-sharing.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 25 Jun 2009 03:43:35 GMTVenezuelan science is falling foul of the government's agenda warns Claudio Bifano, president of the country's science academy.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/venezuelan-science-in-jeopardy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:27:13 GMTEssential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/gm-tree-research-blocked-by-impossible-recommendat.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:07 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/science-policy/kenya-south-africa-tunisia-top-innovation-poll.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyWed, 17 Jun 2009 03:08:43 GMTA layered and cooperative approach would help Southern African countries harmonise their biosafety laws, says Julius Mugwagwa.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/a-layered-approach-to-biosafety-in-southern-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyWed, 17 Jun 2009 09:38:48 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/science-policy/africa-calls-on-world-s-richest-to-curb-brain-drai.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyFri, 12 Jun 2009 04:03:57 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/science-policy/rwanda-looks-to-s-t-to-speed-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 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/science-policy/new-south-african-minister-will-put-science-centre.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 11 Jun 2009 09:53:24 GMTEl Salvador's new Minister of Education, Salvador Sánchez Ceren, has vowed to focus on scientific research.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/el-salvador-s-new-education-minister-will-focus-on.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 09 Jun 2009 11:49:56 GMTThe Dominican Republic is investing very little in science and technologyhttp://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/low-science-investment-in-dominican-republic.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 09 Jun 2009 11:38:18 GMTMorocco is investing more in science with plans to make universities financially independent and upgrade the scientific infrastructure.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/morocco-to-boost-investment-in-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 09 Jun 2009 12:57:46 GMTColombia must increase its PhD programmes to provide career opportunities for the country's scientists, says Danish academic Lauritz Holm-Nielsen.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/colombia-must-boost-phd-programmes-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyTue, 09 Jun 2009 02:36:07 GMTBarack Obama has outlined a commitment to improving science and technology relations with Muslim communities around the world.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/obama-vows-to-boost-science-ties-with-muslim-world.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyFri, 05 Jun 2009 03:49:31 GMTUsing science for diplomatic purposes has obvious attractions and several benefits. But there are limits to what it can achieve.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/the-limits-of-science-diplomacy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyThu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMTCompulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/science-policy/cooperation-not-compulsion-on-clean-technology-tra.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_sciencepolicyWed, 03 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/