An Initiative by the United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies on Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies
UNU-IAS: S&T for Sustainable Societies
Book: African Women and ICTs
Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb (eds) (2009) African Women and ICTs: Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment. Zed/IDRC.
OECD-UNESCO Workshop on Innovation for Development
OECD-UNESCO International Workshop in Paris on Innovation for Development: Converting Knowledge to Value
Book: Technology at the Core
Parthasarathi, A. (2007) Technology at the Core: Science and Technology with Indira Gandhi. Pearson-Longman, New Delhi, India.
Farmer First Revisited Workshop
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original ‘Farmer First‘ event and a time of renewed interest in agriculture for development, the Future Agricultures Consortium in association with the…
UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report
UNCTAD The Least Developed Countries Report 2007: Knowledge, Technological Learning and Innovation for Development
Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity
The Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction, Washington, DC, organised by The World Bank, the UN, and other international development agencies and institutions.
Workshop: International Science and Technology Cooperation for Sustainable Development
This Workshop on ‘International Science and Technology Cooperation for Sustainable Development’ was held near Johannesburg, South Africa, 21-22 November 2005 by the OECD and South African Department of Science and Technology, and followed on the Declaration on International S&T Cooperation for Sustainable Development adopted in January 2004.
Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development, UN Millennium Task Force Report
‘Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development’, the Report of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Science, Technology and Innovation’ underscores the critical importance of knowledge and innovation for development in every country. The Task Force on Science, Technology, and Innovation is part of the UN Millennium Project commissioned by the Secretary-General to advise on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
Inter Academy Council Report: Inventing a Better Future
‘Inventing a Better Future: A strategy for building worldwide capacities in science and technology’, a report by the Inter Academy Council “proposes new initiatives to strengthen national scientific capabilities worldwide, to foster opportunities for cooperation among the world’s scientific and technological communities, against the backdrop of rapid globalization and a rapidly increasing disparity in scientific and technological capacities and development.” (UN website)