19 February 2009 – Arie Rip, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology in the School of Management and Governance of the University of Twente, gave a Manifesto seminar entitled, Putting…
Arie Rip on knowledge, research and innovation systems
Andrew Barnett on agricultural research innovation
16 January 2009 – Dr Andrew Barnett, Director, Policy Practice Ltd gave a STEPS Manifesto seminar entitled Innovation – re-labelling research or a shift in paradigm: the current debate in…
Raphael Kaplinksy on innovation, poverty and inequality
11 July 2008 – Raphael Kaplinksy, Professor of International Development at The Open University gave a STEPS Manifesto seminar on innovation, poverty and inequality.
Fred Steward on innovation for the global good
30 October 2008 – Fred Steward, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Brunel University gave a STEPS Manifesto seminar on Transformative Innovation for the Global Good: A shared challenge-oriented mission for…
BLOG FROM THE WORLD CONGRESS ON HEALTH ECONOMICS, BEIJING
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member ‘Harmonising health and economics’ sounds like a tall order, nonetheless it is the title of this year’s World Congress on Health Economics being held…
AID FOR AIDS: HOW DO COMMUNITY GROUPS NEGOTIATE THE NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE?
By Kate Hawkins, STEPS Centre member The past decade has witnessed a change in the public health funding landscape – with the rise of global health initiatives as well as…
BEYOND SCALING UP: PATHWAYS TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS
By Kate Hawkins, STEPS Centre member The STEPS Centre and our affiliate Future Health Systems are launching a series of activities that challenge the thinking behind prevailing concepts of “scaling…
What is ‘Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto’?
In 1970 the publication of a radical and controversial document helped shape modern thinking on science and technology for development. It was called The Sussex Manifesto: Science and Technology to…
Why is a New Manifesto needed now?
Standard policies link innovation, science and technology to development in ways that are not always the most sustainable and equitable solutions for the people they seek to help. As…
A new ‘3D’ agenda
Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto aims to challenge the mainstream models of science and technology for development that have become integral to government and international agency policy.