Calestous Juma
Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: (617) 496-8127
Fax: (617)-495-8963
Email: calestous_juma@harvard.edu
March 30, 2007
Overhaul Universities Curricula to Meet Local Needs
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Africa)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
March 23, 2007
"How Technology Will Shape Africa's Diplomacy"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Africa)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
African countries have spent the last decade using traditional diplomatic tools to negotiate better trading conditions for their exports....
March 16, 2007
"Regional Trade Blocs Hold Key to Technology Gains"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Nairobi)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
The ongoing effort by the three East African countries to educate citizens on the benefits of an East African Federation represents an important step on the road to greater regional integration....
March 9, 2007
Linking Knowledge and Business
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Africa)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
January 25, 2007
Developing Nations Need Cloning
Op-Ed, BBC News, The Green Room
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
November 10, 2006
Let?s Declare a State of Ecological Emergency
Op-Ed, The Daily Nation, (Kenya) African Insight
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
November 6, 2006
Africa's Lost Crops Vital in Climate Change War
Op-Ed, The Daily Nation, (Kenya) Climate Change Special Report
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Climate change will have dramatic impacts on the world economy similar to those associated with great wars, according to a new report released in London.
October 27, 2006
We Must Redesign Our Economies for Take-Off
Op-Ed, The Daily Nation, (Kenya)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
October 21, 2006
Feeding Africa: The Biggest Crop Required is Knowledge
Op-Ed, The Des Moines Register
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
October 16, 2006
"Engineering Education Vital for Africa's Growth"
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
"The development policies advocated for Africa in the past two decades have generally failed to draw from experiences elsewhere. As a result, critical lessons regarding the role of engineering in development were either ignored or their application discouraged."
