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The blog of the Science, Technology and Public Policy program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Zachary Tumin
Category Archives: Education, Health and Safety
Africa and Brazil at the Dawn of New Economic Diplomacy
by Calestous Juma In recent years the major focus of China’s engagement in Africa has been on economic diplomacy. Much of this debate has been influenced by concerns over China’s rise as an economic superpower and the preoccupation with viewing … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Development, Education, Health and Safety, Emerging Tech, Energy, Innovation, Jobs
Tagged africa, agricultural transformation agency, annual lagos black heritage festival, aviation, brazil, brazilian cooperation agency, brics, cecat, china, diplomacy, embraer, embrapa, energy, henry bellingham, india, nigeria, petroleum, power, rousseff, russia, south africa, standard bank, trade rousseff
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Developing Country Farmers Bridge the “Biotechnology Divide”
by Calestous Juma Critics of agricultural biotechnology have long contended that it would not benefit farmers in developing countries. Their concerns were not unjustified. A large number of technologies continue to be restricted to industrialized countries despite their global … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Development, Education, Health and Safety
Tagged biotech, Biotechnology, clive james, cuba, gm crops, isaaa, sudan
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Africa’s Economic Growth Prospects
by Calestous Juma Africa’s economic growth outlook has come into sharp focus recently. Some analysts have argued that claims about “Africa Rising” are a myth. Others argue that Africa’s growth is underestimated. These contrasting views, however, pay little attention to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Development, Education, Health and Safety
Tagged calestous, comsea, eurorzone, innovation council, juma, technocracy, trade
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Is There a National Security Crisis in U.S. Education?
by Zachary Tumin Last month the Council on Foreign Relations published a report co-authored by Joel I. Klein and Condoleezza Rice, titled, “U.S. Education Reform and National Security.” Giving voice to the work of its task force of 25 scholars … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health and Safety, Security
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Empowering Women by Upgrading Local Training Institutions
By Calestous Juma Inequality between men and women remains one of the most critical sources of low economic productivity in Africa. Many of the efforts seek to address the challenge by creating new training institutions. A complementary strategy is to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Development, Education, Health and Safety
Tagged africa, inequality, training, women
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Are Digital Textbooks the New “Horseless Carriage”?
By Chris Dede The history of technology is filled with people examining a genuinely new innovation and seeing it simply as an extension of something familiar. For example, the automobile was originally termed a “horseless carriage.” When a camera was … Continue reading
Seeding Agricultural Innovation in Africa: Eight Imperatives for Leaders
By Calestous Juma The on-going famine in the Horn of Africa has put in sharp focus the urgency to raise the continent’s food production through improved agricultural innovation. This cannot be done without reforming the continent’s research system by creating … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Education, Health and Safety, Innovation
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