http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on promoting science and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/ Pakistan’s impressive rise in nanotech research publications has been hit by funding shortages.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/funds-crunch-hits-pakistan-s-surge-in-nanotech-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceMon, 07 May 2012 07:59:20 GMTYoung researchers in Côte-d'Ivoire are to benefit from new research funds targeting projects in sustainable development and poverty alleviation.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/development-focus-for-c-te-d-ivoire-research-fund.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 02 May 2012 17:27:43 GMTEfforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/editorials/technical-creativity-needs-nurturing-at-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTStunning fundraising success at Stellenbosch University is a model for others in Africa, but leadership is crucial, says Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/opinions/africa-analysis-taking-charge-of-university-fundraising.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceTue, 01 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTCountries in the region need an organised, concerted effort to strengthen scientific input into decision-making, urges Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-putting-the-science-into-policy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 25 Apr 2012 16:49:33 GMTThe Okavango Research Institute is drawing on African and international expertise to tackle challenges in a broad range of disciplines.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/features/building-science-bridges-in-botswana.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:14:17 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/science-communication/promoting-science/news/egypt-s-presidential-candidates-pledge-to-boost-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:07:58 GMTCanada's International Development Research Centre is to close two of its six global offices following heavy budget cuts.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/idrc-cuts-regional-offices-and-ends-innovation-programme.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceFri, 20 Apr 2012 14:47:14 GMTBiopesticides are better and safer than chemical pesticides — policymakers must do more to promote them, says insect ecologist Manuele Tamò.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/opinions/farmers-in-africa-should-switch-to-biopesticides-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceThu, 12 Apr 2012 17:10:36 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/science-communication/promoting-science/opinions/islam-analysis-discover-what-drives-efficient-innovation--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:18 GMTJournalists in Ghana say they are keen to increase their coverage of science, but face a range of challenges, a survey finds.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/ghanaian-journalists-call-for-more-science-coverage.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:01:47 GMTThe shortage of credible and diverse voices in science undermines the capacity of journalists to respond to development challenges.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/editorials/tackling-the-real-crisis-in-science-communication-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 04 Apr 2012 18:07:03 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/science-communication/promoting-science/news/african-ministers-reaffirm-st-i-commitments.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 04 Apr 2012 17:05:21 GMTResearchers at the Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation discuss proposals for a "National Science Foundation" for Africahttp://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/forum-hears-proposals-for-african-science-foundation--3.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceTue, 03 Apr 2012 15:22:10 GMTThe latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/rio-20-zero-draft-accepts-planetary-boundaries-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceWed, 28 Mar 2012 16:26:40 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/science-communication/promoting-science/news/northern-node-of-pan-african-university-launched-in-algeria.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceTue, 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/science-communication/promoting-science/news/too-little-science-media-coverage-say-senegalese.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceFri, 23 Mar 2012 15:13:49 GMTA meeting in London this week will show whether science can not only diagnose our environmental crisis but also provide effective solutions.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/editorials/science-must-guide-us-towards-a-more-sustainable-future-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceFri, 23 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMTUNESCO's executive board has voted in favour of a controversial life sciences prize — but questions still hang over its future.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/future-of-unesco-science-prize-still-in-doubt.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceMon, 12 Mar 2012 17:46:37 GMTThe International Union of Forest Research Organisations says there's too little focus on forests in the Rio Summit draft agreement.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/promoting-science/news/rio-summit-may-ignore-forests-warn-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_promotingscienceFri, 09 Mar 2012 16:39:24 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/