http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on south-south cooperation and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/ What does science have to do with NGO practice? Anita Makri explores where they overlap and what stands in the way of fruitful collaboration.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/features/science-and-ngo-practice-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 22 May 2013 08:03:00 GMTChina and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/china-africa-joint-medical-research-to-deepen-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationTue, 07 May 2013 18:21:08 GMTNepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/nepal-to-generate-electricity-from-waste.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 03 May 2013 11:01:08 GMTMicro hydro sets can cheaply and quickly electrify remote communities in hilly and mountainous terrain.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/micro-hydros-can-power-rural-afghanistan-nepal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 28 Mar 2013 13:03:56 GMTUruguay and Mexico will finance ten projects on environment, climate change, health, and science and technology to improve cooperation.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/uruguay-and-mexico-grant-us-1-million-to-joint-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 07 Mar 2013 02:41:03 GMTThe translation of available knowledge to home-grown needs is vital for developing nations' economies, says a review of SIDA's innovation.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/knowledge-adaptation-key-to-local-innovation-finds-review.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 27 Feb 2013 11:17:24 GMTMembers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation have been criticised for failing to follow up on promises to improve the state of science.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/islamic-states-under-fire-for-empty-promises-on-science-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationMon, 25 Feb 2013 16:37:35 GMTIf elected director-general of UNESCO, Rachad Farah will put southern hemisphere science at the heart of its agenda, he tells SciDev.Net.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/features/q-a-rachad-farah-outlines-his-vision-for-unesco-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 20 Feb 2013 11:01:13 GMTAbdus Salam used his genius to promote science in the developing world, but his legacy remains unfulfilled, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/opinions/abdus-salam-s-unfinished-business.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 31 Jan 2013 11:41:47 GMTDeveloped and developing nations must pool funding and expertise to deliver new drugs against neglected tropical diseases, urge health organisations.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/global-collaboration-needed-to-fight-neglected-diseases-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationMon, 21 Jan 2013 16:13:43 GMTA project launched by French research bodies aims to promote technological growth in developing countries and build trade partnerships.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/france-launches-us-12-million-tech-transfer-project.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 18 Jan 2013 17:00:38 GMTTilapia fish breeding programmes have delivered new strains that could raise producers' income and enable poorer people to afford fish.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/fast-growing-fish-variety-could-benefit-egypt-and-west-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationWed, 09 Jan 2013 18:09:32 GMTClimate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/opinions/building-support-for-locally-relevant-climate-tech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 03 Jan 2013 14:57:46 GMTIslamic states are aiming to improve their knowledge economies with a new science plan, but some have criticised its general approach.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/islamic-states-agree-new-plan-for-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationMon, 31 Dec 2012 11:34:31 GMTAfrica's science academies have issued a statement calling for evidence to fill large gaps in the continent’s climate-change evidence base.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/african-scientists-call-for-climate-change-evidence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 28 Dec 2012 17:27:52 GMTAn open-access science network plans to catalyse the foundation of research repositories and boost transnational science collaborations.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/network-to-boost-visibility-of-latin-america-s-science-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationFri, 28 Dec 2012 16:52:24 GMTResearch collaboration between China and South-East Asian nations could boost international ties and growth, says OECD report.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/china-south-east-asia-science-ties-could-benefit-both-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 27 Dec 2012 13:48:50 GMTSouth-East Asian nations must consider how science can take them to the next step of development — and keep an eye on China, says report.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/oecd-south-east-asian-innovation-should-look-to-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 20 Dec 2012 17:33:22 GMTDriving trade and investment by funding science and entrepreneurship is the focus of a new COMESA innovation fund, award and council. http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/comesa-launches-innovation-fund-to-boost-economic-growth.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationThu, 20 Dec 2012 11:23:11 GMTResearch into two deadly cassava diseases affecting crops in East Africa has received US$10.6 million to help develop resistant strains.  http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/south-south-cooperation/news/east-african-cassava-research-gets-major-funding-boost-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_scienceandinnovationpolicy_southsouthcooperationTue, 18 Dec 2012 17:34:28 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/