Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation for Development: A Vision for the Americas in the 21st Century. 2nd Edition. Organization of American States, Executive Secretariat for Integral Development, Office of Education, Science and Technology.
The report seeks “to help the member states in the formulation of their national development policies and strategies, with emphasis on capacity building for creating decent work, fighting poverty and strengthening democratic governance.” (OAS, 2005:10)
OAS: Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation for Development
Knowledge and Innovation for Development
‘Knowledge and Innovation for Development: The Sisyphus Challenge of the 21st Century’, by Francisco Sagasti.
World Summit on Sustainable Development
The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg in August 2002, addressed emerging and critical issues for the future, reflecting a global shift in emphasis since 1992, from environmental concerns to the more holistic approach of sustainable development focusing on the interrelationships of environment, society, and economy.
UN Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development (UNACASTD)
UN Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development (UNACASTD) established, and proposes a ‘World Plan of Action for the Application of Science and Technology for Development’.
UNESCO Regional Centres for Science and Technology
UNESCO establishes an institutional framework of ‘Regional Centres for Science and Technology’, converting its Science Cooperation Offices for Arab States (Cairo), for Asia (New Delhi), and Southeast Asia (Djakarta) into Regional Centers for Science and Technology to join the regional centre for Africa (Nairobi), and another planned for West Africa. Similarly, the Latin American Center for the Application of Science and Technology for Development was established in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by agreement of the Latin American states at a conference in Santiago 1965 (Katz, 1968: 413).
UN Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing
The ’Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace’ took place September 4-15, 1995 in Beijing, China. The resulting documents of the Conference are The Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, an agenda for women’s empowerment.
Do It Herself: Women and Technical Innovation
Appleton, H. (ed) (1995) Do It Herself: Women and Technical Innovation, London: IT Publications.
Although women are the majority of small-scale technology users, their technical knowledge and understanding has largely been overlooked. This book tries to address that gap by investigating the contributions of women to technical innovation at a grassroots level, using 22 case studies of technical innovation by women in 16 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
An Assault on Poverty: Basic Human Needs, Science, and Technology
United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development Panel on Technology for Basic Needs.
This book analyzes the role of science & technology in the fight against poverty & the achievement of sustainable & equitable human development, exploring the questions: Does science and technology (S&T) truly have a part to play in meeting basic human needs? Can S&T help the world’s communities secure adequate nutrition, health care, water, sanitary facilities, and access to education and information?
Mission on S&T Policy for a Democratic South Africa
“Out of the discussions surrounding a 1992 symposium on the role of research in transforming South Africa, the democratic movement requested that IDRC support a mission on science and technology (S&T) policy. The Mission on Science and Technology Policy for a Democratic South Africa was seen as a first step in promoting a national debate on this long-neglected issue. Its July 1993 report provides an insightful review of existing S&T policy in South Africa and the institutions involved in its development. This volume presents the Mission’s original report, together with a foreword by Nelson Mandela and a new, in-depth, and critical assessment of the Mission’s work and its impact on the S&T policy debate in South Africa.” (IDRC website)
International Conference of the Gender and S&T Association
The 8th International Conference of the Gender and Science and Technology Association (GASAT 8) was held in Ahmedabad, India, on January 5-10, 1996.