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Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development
June 30, 2013 Editor 0
In this new lead article, Prof. Calestous Juma, Harvard University and Prof. Yee-Cheong Lee, UNESCO, reflect on the progress made since the UN Millennium Project’s Task Force report on science, technology and innovation (ST&I) was published. In 2005, the Task Force released the report Innovation: applying knowledge in development. It outlined a number of ways in which ST&I could be used to realize the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The authors claim that the report has played a key catalytic role in raising global awareness of the importance of ST&I in development.
Read the full text online: http://knowledge.cta.int/en/Dossiers/CTA-and-S-T/Selected-publications/Innovation-applying-knowledge-in-development
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