Calestous Juma

July 14, 2005

We Still Have a Lot to Learn

Op-Ed, The Guardian

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

June 14, 2005

We Need to Reinvent the African University

Op-Ed, SciDev.Net, Science and Development Network

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

May 30, 2005

Presidents Can't Fight War against Graft on Their Own

Op-Ed, The East African

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

May, 2005

Taking Root: Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction Come Together in the Tropics

Journal Article, Environment, issue 4, volume 47

By Vanessa Timmer, Former Research Fellow, Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2002-2003 and Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

April 18, 2005

We Should Support Etyang, Not Lock Him Up

Op-Ed, The East African

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

March 28, 2005

"Like Nujoma, Africa Needs to Go Back to University"

Op-Ed, The East African

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa and Lee Yee-Cheong

"For decades, Africa was made to believe that only primary education mattered for development. This is the colonial legacy under which Africa was defined as a source of raw materials and an importer of processed goods. The first generation of African universities thus focused on producing functionaries for the civil service." 

March 19, 2005

"Reinventing Global Health: the Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation"

Journal Article, The Lancet, volume 365

By Lee Yee-Cheong and Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

Reinventing Global Health: the Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation

March, 2005

Biotechnology in a Globalizing World: The Coevolution of Technology and Social Institutions

Journal Article, Bioscience, issue 3, volume 55

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

February 21, 2005

Harsh Lessons from Togo

Op-Ed, Boston Globe

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

February 12, 2005

"UN as Global Science Repository"

Op-Ed, The Indian Express

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

"...Building on national efforts to promote global welfare is a critical element in any disaster management system. But such national systems can only be beneficial if they are part of an international mechanism that focuses on advancing human safety and not simply promoting national interest...."