http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on technology transfer and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/ Tunisia has launched a mission to work with developing countries by agreeing to cooperate with India in biotechnology and medicine.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/tunisia-deal-with-india-opens-developing-country-links-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferMon, 21 May 2012 15:12:39 GMTThe latest version of the Rio+20 draft outcome document will be published next week, amidst continued disagreements on many issues.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/splits-remain-over-draft-rio-20-conclusions-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 18 May 2012 17:00:09 GMTFarming projects must be able to access research at any point along the innovation trajectory, say Rasheed Sulaiman V. and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/opinions/how-research-for-agricultural-innovation-works-best.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 16 May 2012 17:25:03 GMTEgypt has partnered with European nations to build a facility to test technology that can produce electricity and desalinate water.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/egypt-to-test-multi-purpose-power-units.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 11 May 2012 15:18:26 GMTTechnological innovation can't be imposed on poor people — they must be engaged to select ideas that suit their lives, writes Lawrence Gudza.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/opinions/successful-innovation-depends-on-engaging-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 02 May 2012 10:03:00 GMTCurrent models of innovation ignore small-scale technology — institutions must ensure it's a key part of the agenda, says Tony Marjoram.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/opinions/put-grassroots-innovation-on-the-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 02 May 2012 10:02:00 GMTNew models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect — and promote — local knowledge and innovations, says Anil Gupta.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/opinions/how-to-protect-the-inventions-of-the-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTTsunami researchers say current models rely on equations that cannot respond to complex wave behaviours along shorelines.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/tsunami-forecast-models-too-simple-say-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferMon, 30 Apr 2012 17:43:41 GMTThe first draft of the Rio+20 outcome document overlooked the broader assessment of technology, the UN General Assembly has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/rio-20-talks-too-focused-on-techno-fixes-un-hears.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:55:09 GMTWest African farmers have teamed up with Australian scientists to design a training programme for cotton producers in 14 African countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/african-farmers-to-benefit-from-australian-cotton-expertise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 18 Apr 2012 15:38:32 GMTWarning systems in Indonesia, India and Australia 'worked well' after last week's powerful quake near Indonesia, but challenges remain.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/asian-tsunami-alert-systems-pass-major-test-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:49:53 GMTInterest is growing in tools and innovations that can ease the workload imposed on women farm workers, report M Sreelata and Naomi Antony.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/features/can-technology-rescue-women-farm-workers-from-drudgery--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferThu, 12 Apr 2012 16:20:51 GMTA game designed to help epidemiologists understand and process data generated by disease outbreaks has been trialled in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/game-approach-to-improve-outbreak-modelling-skills.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:38:36 GMTThe key to tackling hunger in Africa is enriching its soil, according to a story in Nature. The big debate is how to do it.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/features/enriching-african-soils-key-to-boosting-crop-yields.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferTue, 10 Apr 2012 16:51:19 GMTA table designed to stay upright under a tonne of debris could provide shelter in an earthquake, say its Israeli designers.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/earthquake-resistant-table-could-save-lives-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTImproved mobile malaria huts, used to study transmission of the diseases, have helped researchers better understand mosquito behaviour.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/mobile-experimental-malaria-huts-trialled-in-tanzania-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferThu, 05 Apr 2012 16:38:02 GMTRwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/x-ray-technology-harnessed-to-grow-more-nutritious-crops.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferThu, 05 Apr 2012 12:24:59 GMTA new application uses satellite data to monitor forest fires in Nepal and Bhutan.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/new-satellite-tool-to-detect-himalayan-forest-fires.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferMon, 02 Apr 2012 10:08:24 GMTBurkina Faso has established a clinic to study improvements to pesticides and insecticides, and help researchers network with farmers.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/phytosanitary-research-clinic-launched-in-burkina-faso.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 30 Mar 2012 15:04:09 GMTSouth African researchers have developed an open-source mobile phone application to assist with water quality monitoring.http://www.scidev.net/en/technology-transfer/news/water-monitoring-easier-with-free-mobile-phone-app.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_technologytransferFri, 30 Mar 2012 12:48:49 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/