Female research scientists are more productive than their male colleagues, though they are widely perceived as being less so. Women are also rewarded less for their scientific achievements....
“This forum comes at a time when we need to disrupt the status quo in terms of how we do science and technology for development,” Dr. Gillian Marcelle, Trinidad & Tobago. “When you think about the industrial revolution, that is the biggest change we probably ever had. The SDGs could be the next revolution — they could constitute a new social contract for humanity to take a different road,” Prof. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Serbia. These words — on the need for ch...
In the list of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their associated targets, the word ‘science’ appears 10 times; ‘technology’ shows up 31 times and finally ‘innovation’ reveals itself 17 times. Clearly, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are seen as important instruments that can help the world attain the SDGs — and why UNU-MERIT and partners will join the first ever STI Forum at UN Headquarters, New York. Date & Time: 6 June 2016, 6:15-7:30pm Location: Conference Room A in...
UNU-MERIT Workshop: 13-14 January 2016 Organisers: Lili Wang (UNU-MERIT) and Ismael Rafols (Ingenio, CSIC-UPV & SPRU, Sussex) Location: UNU-MERIT conference room (R. 0.16 & 0.17) This workshop aims to stimulate reflection on the challenges posed to Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) indicator design and use in geographical, cognitive or social spaces that are peripheral or marginal to the centres of economic, scientific or technological activity. We propose to identify, descri...
China’s star is rising, particularly in science, technology and innovation (STI). Just a few years ago, the People’s Republic was mainly a manufacturing hub; now it is a global leader in research and development. A new report, commissioned by the EC and co-authored by Dr. René Wintjes, studies the latest performance of China in this fast-moving field. ‘Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) – Performance of China‘ tracks the evolution of China’s STI performance. This substant...