Brazil: Fertile ground for science?
Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.
Source: Nature
1 November 2009 | ES
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Q&A: Tadataka Yamada and wild science ideas
The executive director of the Gates Foundation tells SciDev.Net why he is throwing conventional research proposals into the bin.
Profit from poverty: Turning victims into consumers
A Danish company is proving that there is profit to be made in making products for the poor, including a 'straw' that makes water drinkable.
Source: International Herald Tribune
6 February 2009 | EN
Innovate to accumulate
Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.
Source: Nature
The rise of Middle East technology parks
The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.
3 October 2007 | EN
Innovation in South Africa: too much, too soon?
Are South Africa's science policy choices hindering its drive to commercialise research and speed development? Sonja van Renssen reports.
6 April 2006 | EN
