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Research & policy analysis

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Developing countries plan for the "Hydrogen Economy"
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	A hydrogen fuel cell bus at a refueling station: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US

Following the completion of a two-year benchmarking phase in 2005, the UNU-MERIT capacity building programme on Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Transport Alternatives in Developing countries has embarked on a range of activities to facilitate information sharing and networking. A UNU Policy Brief published this month analyses some of the policy choices that countries need to make if they are to avoid future exclusion from this latest wave of technological change.

In a related podcast, Lynn Mytelka, coordinator of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell project highlights the progress made so far and analyses the prospects for developing countries that have already started to plan for hydrogen.

Related items:
	Hydrogen Fuel Cell Exchange
	Interview with Lynn Mytelka

DEIP in Mauritius
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	Photo: A discussion session at the Mauritius workshop

Since its launch in 2004, the Short-Term Training Programme on the Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy (DEIP) has trained more than 200 policymakers and technical advisers from 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Following requests from developing countries, two workshops took place recently in Nigeria and Mauritius.

Both workshops generated a lot of interest within Ministries and national agencies responsible for science and technology policy. According to DEIP programme coordinator Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka the programme has helped to jumpstart planning processes towards a National System of Innovation in both countries. Plans are underway for workshops in Brazil and Argentina in coming months.

Related items:
	DEIP outline
	Media coverage of Mauritius workshop.

New UNU-MERIT Podcasts
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In our continuing series on UNU-MERIT research and training activities, we feature interviews with two programme leaders:

Claire Nauwelaers, Theme Coordinator, Governance of science, technology and innovation, talks to Wangu Mwangi about how the programme is making links between research and policymaking in this area.

Robin Cowan, head of the UNU-MERIT PhD Programme in the Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change provides an overview of the programme in an interview with Ezequiel Tacsir.

Related items:
	Interview with Claire Nauwelaers
	Interview with Robin Cowan

UNU-MERIT researchers contribute to studies
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UNU-MERIT researchers have contributed to two recently completed studies as part of the European Techno-Economic Policy Support Network, ETEPS . The " Contribution of the ERAWATCH knowledge base towards the EU-25 " project coordinated by René Wintjes analysed the development of innovation policies in 14 EU countries. A second project , coordinated by Anthony Arundel mapped the adoption of modern biotechnology by European industries (download final report). Claire Nauwelaers represents UNU-MERIT on the network's governing body, the Scientific Steering Committee.

Related items:
	ETEPS website
	ERAWATCH outline
	Mapping of modern biotechnology applications
	Bio4EU report

UNU-MERIT & CRISP meet in Hyderabad
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On 10 May UNU-MERIT and the Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP) co-organized a meeting on "New Insights into promoting rural innovation: Learning from civil society" in Hyderabad, India. The meeting provided input for the Rural Innovation Policy Working Group (RIPWiG), which seeks to link research more effectively to policymaking processes in India. A website for the UNU-MERIT regional programmes on agriculture and rural innovation in South Asia and East Africa is currently under development. For more information please contact Andy Hall, coordinator of the programme.

Face of the month

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PHD Programme
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	Geoffrey Gachino (left) receives his doctorate from his promoter, Professor Lynn Mytelka

Ten candidates have been selected for the new UNU-MERIT PhD programme on Innovation Studies and Development starting in September. The multidisciplinary programme will draw teaching and supervisory staff from a network of local universities and research institutes that focus on development economics. The new group b rings the total number of students in the two UNU-MERIT PhD programmes to 52.

On 19 May, Geoffrey Gachino (Kenya) successfully defended his thesis: Foreign Direct Investment, Spillovers and Innovation: The Case of the Kenyan Manufacturing Industry. Tom Pogue will defend his dissertation on the role of collaborative research in innovation and economic growth, focusing on the evolution of research collaboration in South African gold mining between 1886 and 1933 on 29 June (download the abstract). Another four PhD candidates are expected to complete their studies by the end of the year.

Related items:
	Innovation Studies and Development
	This summary G. Gachino
	This summary T. Pogue

Study break
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	Ezequiel Tacsir

UNU-MERIT's Ezequiel Tacsir was part of a team participating in the local stage of the 34th Batavierenrace. The "world's largest relay race," covers a total distance of 185 km divided into 25 stages. The UNU-MERIT team "the running doctors" clocked 15:05:12 and was placed 216th out of 304 teams that completed the race. In the next "extra-curricular" challenge six "UNU-MERITers" will compete in the 105 km "Limburgs Mooiste" cycle tour on 10th June.