by Gerry Bloom, STEPS Centre Health domain convenor On August 11 the Lancet published an article that demonstrated the emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism (known as NDM-1) in…
ANTIBIOCALYPSE: HOW DO WE RESPOND TO SUPERBUGS?
MANIFESTO IN CHINA: MOVING AND NON-MOVING PICTURES
Photos and video of the Manifesto discussion in Beijing, held at Tsinghua University in March, are now on the website. Take a look for some top academics’ takes on innovation,…
Manifesto: print/PDF version
Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto recommends new ways of linking science and innovation to development for a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future. The full text is now available…
NEW BOOK: EPIDEMICS
Epidemics: Science, Governance and Social Justice, the new book in our Pathways to Sustainability series, highlights the problems of emergency knee-jerk responses to serious outbreaks of disease. Of the many…
SCALING UP: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES?
We are working to challenge the prevailing concepts of “scaling up” in the health sector, along with our affiliate partner Future Health Systems. Opinions on how to improve access to…
NEW MANIFESTO: INTENTIONS INTO ACTION
By Satchida Rana, MA Science, Society and Development student. At the launch of the New Manifesto on 15 June, there were some great discussions about the future of innovation for…
LOW-CARBON INNOVATION IN CHINA – QUESTIONING THE RULES OF THE GAME
By Dr Adrian Ely, STEPS Centre member How do we create more low-carbon societies? It’s clear that “top down” and “bottom up” forms of innovation will both have a role…
Marathmoli roundtables: reports
The Marathmoli roundtable process took place in Maharashtra, India in March and April 2010. (Marathmoli Maharashtra Women’s Net is an information network and support service for women and other marginalised…
THE NEW MANIFESTO AND LANGUAGE
By Indie Dinala, postgraduate student in Science, Society and Development at IDS. Language was one of the big subjects that came up at the New Manifesto launch on 15 June….
Zimbabwe Roundtable
On 5 March 2010 in Harare, the Southern Africa office of Practical Action ran a Manifesto roundtable. The aim was to discuss innovation, sustainability and development from their national perspective…