Key Sources on Nanotechnology for Development

Here are some key websites for those interested in Nanotechnology for Development.

SciDev.Net Quick Guide to Nanotechnology

The Meridian Institute's Project: Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks

Todd Barker et al, "Nanotechnology and Poor: Opportunities and Risks: Closing the Gaps Within and Between Sectors of Society" The Meridian Institute, January, 2005.

International Dialogue on Responsible R&D, The Meridian Institute, Report of a meeting, 2004.

Salamanca-Buentello F, Persad DL, Court EB, Martin DK, Daar AS, et al. "Nanotechnology and the Developing World" PLoS Med (2005)

Peter A. Singer, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello and Abdallah S. Daar, "Harnessing Nanotechnology to Improve Global Equity," Issues in Science and Technology, Summer, 2005.

Bryan Bruns, "Applying Nanotechnology to the Challenges of Global Poverty," 1st Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology: Research, Applications, and Policy, October, 2004.

2003 UK Nanotechnology enquiry, evidence from Brazil, Alexandra Ozorio de Almeida

NanoScience and Technology in China, NanoTechWire.com, December, 2004.

"Why Nanotechnology Holds the Key to (India"s) Future," R Subramanyam, Times News Network, March 23, 2005.

"Nanotechnology in the new EU Member States and the Candidate Countries. Who`s who and Research Priorities," Nanoforum Consortium, September, 2005.

Nanotechnology Dossier

The Observatory on Science and Technology for ACP Agriculture and Rural Development provides this dossier on nanotechnology, intended specifically for those interesting in nanotechnology applications in developing nations.

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"Innovation in Global Industries: U.S. Firms Competing in a New World (Collected Studies)"

"The debate over offshoring of production, transfer of technological capabilities, and potential loss of U.S. competitiveness is a long-running one. Prevailing thinking is that the world is flat that is, innovative capacity is spreading uniformly; as new centers of manufacturing emerge, research and development and new product development follow. . . .

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"Foreign High-Tech R&D in China"

Subtitle: 'RISKS, REWARDS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS" From the Forward: "This study explores the confluence of two key aspects of the architecture of international relations in the 21st century—globalization and an increasingly trade-oriented conception of national security—within the specific context of foreign high-tech resea. . .

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“How to Regulate Science”

This article discusses approaches to the regulation of emerging technologies, considering the approaches taken to nuclear technology, information and communication technologies, and biotechnology. Francis Fukuyama, The Public Interest, no. 146 (Winter 2002).

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IFC Investments in Science Based Businesses

"Over the past decade, IFC has invested more than $200 million in life sciences businesses in 21 developing countries worldwide. Supporting a vibrant life sciences industry is an important way to improve access to affordable pharmaceuticals, particularly for diseases associated with poverty in developing countries, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, and . . .

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Innovation Policies for the 21st Century: Report of a Symposium

While the emphasis of this report is on innovation policies in the United States, the policies in other nations are also considered. Committee on Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century, Charles W. Wessner, Editor, National Research Council, 2007.

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"Review of Nanoethics"

Abstract: "Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Dimensions of Nanotechnology, is an anthology of essays on the political, ethical, and societal dimensions of nanoscale science and engineering. The collection explores a wide range of perspectives on the history of nanotechnology, risk issues, policy and public engagement issues, and the challenges of . . .

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Science Watch

Tracking trends and performance in basic science research through the use of analysis of publication and citation rates. This Thompson Reuters website makes available a great deal of information on the evolution of science and technology.

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World IP Today: A Report On Global Technology Innovations from 1997-2006

"In recognition of World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2007, Thomson Scientific reviews the massive increase in technology innovations developed globally over the past ten years (1997-2006), highlighting tri-lateral inventions or inventions that have been filed in the U.S., Europe and Japan." (PDF, 7 pages.)

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World IP Today: A Report On Global Patent Activity from 1997-2006

"In recognition of World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2007, Thomson Scientific has reviewed patent activity over the past ten years (1997-2006), highlighting patent output from the G8 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) plus China and South Korea." (PDF, 6 pages.)

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