technology
Seminar: Adrian Smith on the Lucas Plan
Room G22, SPRU Jubilee Building, University of Sussex, Brighton'Recalling the Lucas Plan: what can an old movement for socially useful production tell us about democratising technology today?' Adrian Smith, STEPS Centre/SPRU 5 February 2014 1pm, room G22, SPRU Jubilee Building, University of Sussex Adrian Smith will be presenting his work on the Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards Alternative Corporate Plan, also known as the...
Seminar: Kevin Urama, African Technology Policy Studies Network
Global Studies Resource Centre Arts C175, University of Sussex, United KingdomSussex Africa Centre/Centre for Global Political Economy/STEPS Centre Seminar Professor Kevin Urama, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) on 'Science, technology and innovation for development’ Professor Kevin Urama, B. Agric (First Class Honours); MSc (Nig.); MPhil (Distinction, Cambridge); Ph.D. (Cambridge) is an Environmental and Ecological Economist developing trans-disciplinary and integrated tools for sustainable management of social,...
Las tecnologías de impresión 3D: tensiones de una “revolución” en ciernes
Centro Cultural Borges Viamonte 525 C.A.B.A. Aula 3, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOrganizan: CENIT/UNTREF, Centro STEPS para América Latina Las tecnologías de impresión 3D permiten digitalizar objetos en tres dimensiones e imprimirlos materialmente. Se argumenta que la capacidad para imprimir una variedad materiales (desde plásticos, arcillas o metales hasta alimentos y cultivos celulares) podría modificar las formas actuales de consumo y el acceso a bienes. Esto se...
UNFCCC Workshop: Strengthening national systems of innovation in developing countries (+ live webcast)
Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn, GermanyOn 13–14 October, the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) of the UNFCCC will hold a workshop on Strengthening national systems of innovation in developing countries, covering the entire technology cycle for climate technology. This workshop will be webcast (see link below). The workshop includes a presentation by David Ockwell, convenor of the STEPS Centre's Energy and...
Seminar: Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024)
Organised by the Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa) Invited Presenters: Dr Mahama Ouedraogo Ag. Director of the AUC/HRST, African Union Commission Associate Professor Clapperton C. Mavhunga Program in Science, Technology and Society, MIT, USA Dr David Ockwell Deputy Director (Research), STEPS, University of Sussex, UK Senior official (tbc) Department of Science and Technology, RSA...
Seminar: Sustainable Development at a Crossroad: Transformation of the Industrial State during a Perfect Storm
Arts A04 University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom"Sustainable Development at a Crossroad: Transformation of the Industrial State during a Perfect Storm" - seminar by Prof Nicholas Ashford (MIT) at the University of Sussex, 23 February 2015.
STEPS Africa launch – Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty
Crowne Plaza Hotel Nairobi, KenyaThe STEPS Africa Sustainability Hub was officially launched on 12 June 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya at a workshop entitled Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty. The event brought together 100 international delegates drawn from government, industry, universities and civil society to explore and share ideas and approaches on pathways towards developing low carbon...
STEPS Seminar: Yixin Dai – Chinese Renewable Energy Policy
‘Chinese Renewable Energy Policy – Policy Implementation, and Participation’ Yixin Dai, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University In order to reach its ambitious emissions targets, China has been promoting renewable energy through a series of top-down policies since 2006. Recent successes have seen wind turbine installation capacity exceed 100GW in 2014, and nuclear...
COP21 side event: Mitigation contributions from developing countries
Room OR03, Side events area Le Bourget conference centre, Paris, FranceMitigation contributions from developing countries: innovation, technology and scenario analysis Side events area, Room OR 03 Le Bourget conference centre, Paris 1 December at 15.00- 16.30 The Paris Agreement requires country-level implementation, where institutional capabilities and integrated assessment modelling capacities are needed. With colleagues from Colombia and Kenya we show how collaboration on scenario analysis...
Seminar: Helene Ahlborg on power and politics in energy transitions
Global Studies Resource Centre Arts C175, University of Sussex, United KingdomTowards a conceptualization of power and micro-level politics in energy transitions STEPS Centre Seminar: Helene Ahlborg 12.00-1.30, Monday 11 April 2016 Room C175 (Global Studies Resources Centre meeting room), Arts C, University of Sussex Helene Ahlborg will share her research about rural mini-hydropower electrification in Tanzania and societal transformation. She will explain why and how...
Who is the digital revolution for?
Panel at the event: Ann Light, Kat Braybrooke, Tim Jordan, Caroline Bassett and Andrew Sleigh. Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK This public event on 28 September 2016 explored how society and digital technology can shape each other for the common good. The event, part of the Brighton Digital Festival, is part of...