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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.

12 June 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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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

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Innovate to accumulate

Emerging economies have shown how knowledge can be harnessed to fuel long-term development, writes Calestous Juma.

Source: Nature

20 November 2008 | EN | FR | 中文

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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

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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