Calestous Juma

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...."

January 17, 2005

Seized Funds Should Be Spent on Social Schemes

Op-Ed, Financial Times

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

Winter/Spring 2005

The New Age of Biodiplomacy

Journal Article, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, issue 1, volume 6

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

January, 2005

Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development

Report

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

November 22, 2004

"Agricultural Biotechnology for Development: Socioeconomic Issues and Institutional Challenges of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops in Developing Countries"

Paper

By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Former Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005-2006

The objective of this collaborative research project is to identify the key institutional and socio-economic challenges for developing countries in taking up GM crops, based on a review of experiences in 8 countries. We aim to publish a volume putting together 6 country case studies in 2005.

February, 2004

Science, Technology and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing the Millennium Development Goals

Report

By Smita Srinivas, Former Joint Research Associate with the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Science, Environment, and Development (SED) Group, Center for International Development, 2005-2006, Emi Mizuno, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project/Science, Technology, and Policy Program, 2003-2004 and Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa