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’.
UN Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development (UNACASTD)
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.
UNU-IAS: Eco-Restructuring for Sustainable Development
This policy-oriented UN think tank of the UN University-Institute of Advanced Studies utilizes applied research for the advancement of knowledge relevant to the work of the United Nations as well as to its application in the formulation of sound policies and programmes for action, especially regarding sustainable development.
From 1996 to 2001, UNU-IAS’ research programme focused on the challenge of ‘Eco-Restructuring for Sustainable Development’. The concept of eco–restructuring refers to the transformation of technology, economy, society, and lifestyles towards greater sustainability.
A Decade of Reform: S&T Policy in China
“In 1995, and at the request of the Chinese government, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) assembled a team of experts to assess the reforms to China’s S&T sector — reforms that began in 1985 as an initiative of the State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC) of China. A Decade of Reform presents the findings of this ground-breaking mission, the first-ever external examination of societal reform in China.” (IDRC website)
Knowledge Societies: IT for Sustainable Development
This book is the result of an investigation by the Working Group on Information Technology and Development of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development, from 1995 to 1997, into the risks and benefits of ICTs in the developing world.