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Ensuring frontier and space technologies bring development to all

Ensuring frontier and space technologies bring development to all

6 Nov 2019
Experts gather to tap into opportunities to use technology to accelerate progress towards the global goals, leaving no one behind.
5 ways you can use your buying power to protect our biodiversity

5 ways you can use your buying power to protect our biodiversity

3 Oct 2019
Biodiversity is our world. It's all around us. It's the air we breathe and the food we eat. A rich biodiversity helps the fight against the climate crisis.
Opportunities and challenges facing farmers in developing countries in accessing scientific knowledge and technologies for food security

Opportunities and challenges facing farmers in developing countries in accessing scientific knowledge and technologies for food security

13 Jun 2019
Written byCarlos Correa, Executive Director, South Centre
Challenges in Nigeria, to attract more girls and women to STEM career

Challenges in Nigeria, to attract more girls and women to STEM career

13 Jun 2019
Written byFrancisca Nneka Okeke, Director, ICCSEE-UNN
Building Capacity to Govern Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Building Capacity to Govern Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

13 Jun 2019
Written byJohn Mugabe, Professor of Science and Innovation Policy, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
Modern Science and its Technologies are a Cause and a Cure for Contemporary Poverty

Modern Science and its Technologies are a Cause and a Cure for Contemporary Poverty

6 Jun 2019
Written byArnoldo K Ventura, Secretary and Chairman of the Implementation Committee of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science and Technology Committee (CSTIC)
Science and technology bring hope in times of crisis

Science and technology bring hope in times of crisis

17 May 2019
When shocks strike, science and technology can help communities to bounce back and continue to thrive.
The good, the bad and the ugly of rapid technological change

The good, the bad and the ugly of rapid technological change

17 May 2019
Artificial intelligence designers, genome editors, professors and government officials weigh the promises and pitfalls of technological change.
The UN came of age with the nuclear bomb. Time for it to step up to the AI era

The UN came of age with the nuclear bomb. Time for it to step up to the AI era

17 May 2019
Written byShamika N. Sirimanne, Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics (UNCTAD)
New solutions to tackle development challenges

New solutions to tackle development challenges

17 May 2019
Written by Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD