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Development Progress in Africa [1]

By Benita Nsabua on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 15:21

The Overseas Development Institute has focused its lens on progress in development. 22 countries come under the microscope as part of the Institute’s Development Progress Stories project which identifies transformations in developing countries. Whilst the concluding report is not available until later this spring the individual stories are all available at www.developmentprogress.org [2].

Gender indicators worth monitoring in research and development [5]

By Benita Nsabua on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 09:26

By Brenda Zulu

The gender indicator is worth monitoring overtime, as it will show whether there is growth in participation of women in the scientific career in Africa.

Presenting Chapter 3 on Research and experimental development of the African Innovation Outlook 2010, Prof Dr Claes Brudenius, from the Research Policy Institute Lund University in Sweden said under the allocation of human resources among the sectors the female participation ratio for women employed as researchers and as support staff was similar.

Peer Review Meeting Outcome [6]

By Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 11:59

The just completed Peer Review meeting organized by Africa Platform for Development Effectiveness (APDev) brought together different stakeholders to discuss the preliminary findings of the African case studies. The stakeholders included Government representatives, academia, private sector, civil society and regional research institutions.

It’s not Eco-tourism versus Eco-Industry: The Real Reasons Zanzibar May Never Cultivate Algae-Based Bio-fuel [9]

By Nadra Hashim on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 16:01

The world is seized by finding the next clean source of energy. W hi le algae-based bio-fuel has captured the interest of small entrepreneurs and tech-savvy start-ups, it has also garnered the focused attention of the U.S. National Aviation and Space Agency - NASA, and global investment companies such as Goldman Sacs. Yet, Zanzibari women who have been cultivating algae for almost twenty years, and he Zanzibari government which knows the return on the investment, do not seem interested in cultivating algae-based bio-fuel.

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Links:
[1] http://www.nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/blog/2011/05/04/2179/resent-development-progress-africa
[2] http://www.developmentprogress.org/
[3] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/53%23comments
[4] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/53
[5] http://www.nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/blog/2011/05/30/2262/gender-indicators-worth-monitoring-research-and-development
[6] http://www.nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/blog/2011/07/25/2411/peer-review-meeting-outcome
[7] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/13914%23comments
[8] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/13914
[9] http://www.nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/blog/2011/09/28/2485/it%E2%80%99s-not-eco-tourism-versus-eco-industry-real-reasons-zanzib
[10] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/17480%23comments
[11] http://www.nepad.org/./?q=node/17480