By Elisa Arond and Martin Bell The 1970 ‘Sussex Manifesto’ was one of the earliest global policy reports to use statistical data about R&D that were starting to become available…
Background Paper / Trends in the Global Distribution of R&D Since the 1970s: Data, their Interpretation and Limitations
MANIFESTO: REPORT FROM NIGERIA ROUND TABLE
Adrian Ely writes: “I heard some inspiring talks at the second day of the ATPS conference, where 157 delegates from 32 countries (including the 23 in which ATPS has national…
Report: Nigeria round table and the African Science Manifesto
Adrian Ely writes: I heard some inspiring talks at the second day of the ATPS conference, where 157 delegates from 32 countries (including the 23 in which ATPS has national…
Kenya round tables
Two round table events were held in December 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya.
MANIFESTO ON TOUR: KENYA
We’re off to Nairobi for two Manifesto events. The first is a day-long Roundtable, hosted by ACTS, on Friday. For the second, we’ll be joining the 4th TWAS-ROSSA Young Scientists’…
INDIAN VILLAGERS FIGHT POOR WATER SERVICES BY DESIGNING THEIR OWN SYSTEMS
By Alankar and Bhagwati from Sarai Some poorer communities on the fringes of cities in India don’t get the best access to water, either because they’re not covered, or only…
Manifesto Roundtable, The Hague: Multimedia
A Manifesto Roundtable was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 24 November 2009, hosted by 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology. Photos, videos and slides from the event are now available.
GUARDIAN VIDEO: MELISSA LEACH ON PAYING THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
In the run up to the Copenhagen conference on climate change, here’s Melissa Leach from the STEPS Centre talking about how to pay the climate change bill. Payments from industrialised…
REBOOTING DEVELOPMENT: PROF CALESTOUS JUMA
“Rebooting development: Innovation policy in the age of technological abundance” was the title of the 13th Marie Jahoda Annual Lecture. It was hosted by SPRU on 7 October 2009. Calestous’…
Symposium ’09: final session – Responses from the international community, government, media, civil society and the private sector
The last session, chaired by Melissa Leach, invited various participants to feed back on the preceding discussions.