PHOTOS: BRIGHTON MANIFESTO ROUNDTABLE

Brighton roundtable: More info

VIDEO: MANIFESTO ROUNDTABLE, DELHI

We filmed the roundtable on 8 February in Delhi. As it was a complex and impassioned debate, we’ve posted the whole footage online at blip.tv. And here is the rest…

LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGIA EN VENEZUELA: REFLEXIONES SOBRE UN NUEVO MANIFIESTO

Following is a blog post in Spanish by Enrique Cubero, Masters student at the Center for Science Studies at the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research, IVIC. Enrique offers some very…

WHAT ARE PEOPLE TWEETING ABOUT IN BOTSWANA?

If you’ve ever asked yourself that question, then Trendsmap is for you. www.trendsmap.com (via @lulukitololo on Twitter)

ONE-MONTH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE STEPS CENTRE: APPLY BY 30TH JUNE

We are pleased to offer the opportunity for postdoctoral researchers to engage with the STEPS Centre during a one month period based in Sussex. The deadline for applications is 30…

POLITICS FRONT AND CENTRE: SCIENCE AMIDST THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION

36 hours in Venezuela to attend a roundtable: Innovación, Sostenibilidad y Desarrollo para el siglo XXI: una visión desde Venezuela (‘Innovation, Sustainability and Development for the 21st Century: a Vision…

“ARE YOU A REVOLUTIONARY?”

On my way to South America to attend three roundtable events for the STEPS project ‘Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto’. I just finished the first leg, London – New…

COMMONWEALTH WEEK: WHY WE NEED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

It’s Commonwealth Week. Julia Day has written a piece for the IDS website about the Manifesto project, which highlights alternative ways to link innovation, science and technology to development. “Standard…

MAKER FAIRE AFRICA 2010: CALL FOR ENTRIES

The team behind Maker Faire Africa 2010 put out the call for entries yesterday. Maker Faire Africa – “a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention” – takes place in…