Click here for search results

Global Forum: Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction

 spacer
 Overview
 Preliminary Program Description
 Agenda & Speakers
 Presentations & Videos
Now Available!
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
 Background Discussion Paper
  
On February 13-15, 2007, the World Bank, in partnership with CIDA. DFID, Global Research Alliance (GRA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Science Initiative Group (SIG), UNCTAD, and UNESCO, will convene a Global Forum on Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction. The Forum will seek to understand the lessons of previous and ongoing STI capacity building experiences and map out new and more effective ways for governments, industry, academia, foundations, and donors to work together to apply STI capacity building to development in low and middle-income countries ... more. 

   Highlights

bullet squareLessons Learned: Participant Reflections
- Frans Doorman, Agdev Consult
bullet squareInvesting in STI in Sub-Saharan Africa [Paper, 193KB]. Jeffrey Fine
bullet squarevideo icon Speech by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. 2/14/2007 [Transcript]
bullet squareFeature Story: Forum Aims at Building Technical Know-How in Developing Countries. 2/12/2007
bullet squareDevelopment Outreach Magazine: Science & Technology. 1/30/2007
 
 Partners 
World Bank UNESCO DFID CIDA GRA 
UNCTADIDB
SIG 




Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/DWODQ7E3E0