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Naser Faruqui assumes the direction of the Innovation, Policy and Science program area on August 11, 2008

 

 

Last month, the Federal Government announced its budget for the year 2008, in which includes dedicating an initial $50 million Canadian dollars over the next two years to a new Development Innovation Fund (DIF), to create breakthrough discoveries with the potential to significantly improve the lives of millions in the developing world. The fund will be implemented by strategic partners in the research community working with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

 

 

 

 

 

To an audience of more than 60 people, Geoff Barnard (IDS), Jean-Marc Fleury (WFSJ), and David Dickson (SciDev.Net), gave their views on how science communication and science journalism can become cornerstone for policymakers and stakeholders to access better and reliable information about science and technology issues for development. The experts gathered in the seminar organized by IPS on February 18 on “Communicating Science for a Better World: The Challenges”.

 

 

On March 6, 2008, the Innovation, Technology and Society (ITS) program of IDRC will launch the book produced by IDRC and the Quaker International Affairs Programme (QIAP), entitled “The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security”. The book was edited by Geoff Tansey and Tasmin Rajotte who will be commenting the book.