By Oliver Johnson The penultimate session of the STEPS Centre symposium – Democratising innovation: towards more accountable institutions – threatened to be a rather tired affair: afternoon slots are always…
STEPS SYMPOSIUM: DEMOCRATISING INNOVATION
STEPS SYMPOSIUM: PREACHING TO THE CHOIR?
By Sara J Wolcott One knows one has a good symposium when the participants are not afraid to ask challenging questions. Such as, what is the point of the New…
STEPS SYMPOSIUM: MOVING BEYOND THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVISION IN DEVELOPMENT
By Sara J Wolcott Brian Wynne wasn’t the only one who pointed it out, but he was particularly eloquent: he felt that when he analyzed and critiqued Northern institutions, he…
STEPS SYMPOSIUM: INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, DEVELOPMENT
By Julia Day We live in a time of transformations. The collapse of the Washington “consensus”, the financial crisis, the rise of China and other emerging economies and, of course,…
INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, DEVELOPMENT: A NEW MANIFESTO
By Julia Day Our New Manifesto project is now live, with 13 new papers, a new microsite and a wiki-timeline mapping over 50 years of science and innovation for development….
Background paper / Reforming the Global Food and Agriculture System: Towards a Questioning Agenda for the New Manifesto
By Erik Millstone, John Thompson, Sally Brooks In the face of the pressing challenges posed by hunger, malnutrition and the vulnerability of our food system, it is imperative that radical…
UN Conference on Environment and Development
UN Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Summit or Earth Summit
A BRITISH FOOD REVOLUTION?
By Julia Day The UK government has today called for an “radical rethink” of food production in the country. And unsurprisingly, genetically modified crops are at the centre of the…
UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm
This landmark conference involved the first debate on environment and development and the first call for international cooperation to manage the future of the Earth. The conference demonstrated international recognition of concern for the environment as related to major threats facing the planet: war, overpopulation, hunger, pollution, and depletion of natural resources. Prime Minister Indira Ghandi of India was the only head of state to address this conference.
Workshop on the Transfer and Development of Environmentally Sound Technologies in Oslo
In the post-Rio period, this workshop was evidence of efforts to devise policies that foster science and technology yet limit ecological degradation, especially in the global South. This workshop aimed to “analyse the issues involved in the generation, transfer, diffusion and financing of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) and to discuss policies and measures to promote this end.” (UNCTAD, 1993: 1) In particular, it focused on both supply and demand side issues of technology transfer.