Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Should Chad fund space science?

At this PolicyLab, Professor Martyn Poliakoff FRS chairs a discussion on the efficacy of funding scientific research for development, and the role that African academies can play within their national science and innovation systems. Martyn is joined by a Panel comprising Michael Anderson, Director General for Policy and Global Issues, Department for International Development, Professor Shibru Tedla, Vice President of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and Andrew Scott, Policy and Programmes Director at Practical Action.