SciDev.Net

CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Following its higher education reforms, Pakistan's success in creating a research culture is still uncertain, say Athar Osama and colleagues.

Should African governments be following the trend in appointing chief scientific advisors, asks Linda Nordling.

Venezuelan science is falling foul of the government's agenda warns Claudio Bifano, president of the country's science academy.

South Africa's new science minister will help boost science for development, says an editorial in the South African Journal of Science.

Blame for the turmoil in Egypt over swine flu can be laid squarely at the feet of the media and politicians, says Nadia El-Awady.

As Madagascar's political unrest continues, Linda Nordling asks what long-term effects it will have on the island's scientists.

With plans for an East African Federation creaking at the seams, is a common science vision for the region unrealistic, asks Linda Nordling.

Water shortages do not, and will not, cause wars — cooperation is the dominant response to shared water resources, says Wendy Barnaby.

Short-term income-generating research can erode university capacity — the foundation for long-term economic growth, says Phuong Nga Nguyen.

Kazakhstan's president — who seeks to put S&T at the heart of development has been hindered by bureaucracy, says Glenn E. Schweitzer.

Last year's row between two pan-African policy bodies is feeding a split between regional and federal approaches to science, says Linda Nordling.

Relations between Cuba and the United States are hindering both countries' researchers, say Sergio Jorge Pastrana and Michael T. Clegg.

China's improved accessibility to HIV/AIDS statistics is a good start to the disease's control in the country, says an editorial in Nature.

Voluntary collaboration between governments and international organisations can be an effective way to address global scientific issues, says Michael Williams.

A new law to increase university patenting in India needs more research and public debate before being enacted, says Shamnad Basheer.

G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.

Public-private partnership organisations have failed to include African researchers on an equal basis, say T. J. Tucker and M. W. Makgoba.

Amy C. Morrison and colleagues outline key preventative measures for controlling the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads disease.

Sustainable governance in the Gulf of Mexico calls for joint action by Cuba, Mexico and the United States, argues Jorge Brenner.