Integrating Science & Technology into Development Policies [electronic resource]: An International Perspective / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Department of Science and Technology
Publication details: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2007.Description: 292 p. ; 19x27cmISBN:- 9789264032101

Foreword - Executive Summary -- Workshop Resolutions -- Résumé - Résolutions de l'atelier -- Opening Statements -- International Science and Technology Co-operation for Sustainable Development: Background and Issues -- Technological Learning and Sustainability Transition: The Role of Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa -- Regionalism and Technology Development in Africa -- Elements of Effective Technology Transfer and Stimulating Entrepreneurship -- Effective Technology Transfer and Stimulating Entrepreneurship: Strategy and Examples -- The Persistent Bandwidth Divide in Africa: Findings of the African Tertiary Institution Connectivity Study and Lessons for Developing Knowledge Infrastructure and Networks in Africa -- Developing Knowledge Infrastructure and Networks for Sustainable Development -- Assessing International S&T Co-operation for Sustainable Development: Towards Evidence-based Policy -- Assessing International Science and Technology Co-operation for Sustainable Development: "Art of the State" -- SESSION ON WATER -- Session on Energy.
Science and Technology is a key driver of economic growth, and it may also help provide answers for managing resources and reducing pollution, addressing climate change and preserving biodiversity, as well as reducing disease and safeguarding health and well-being, while maintaining the general quality of life. This publication provides the proceedings of an international workshop, held in South Africa, intended to address how international co-operation in science and technology can further the three inter-related aspects (economic, social and environmental) of the development process. The workshop focused on good practices in international S&T partnerships, specifically in the areas of water and energy.