EVENTS

Fostering Knowledge Sharing in Resource Management and Adaptation to Global Change in Brazil

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
November 20, 2009
1:00-2:30 p.m.

Speaker: Edmundo Barrios, Research Fellow in Sustainability Science, Center for International Development, HKS

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Participatory methodologies used to develop a "hybrid" knowledge base, combining local and scientific knowledge, reflect an effort to understand the complexity of the land management decision-making to promote and protect multifunctional land uses. This is part of continuing South-South efforts between Latin America and Africa to develop land quality monitoring systems that strengthen local environmental/agricultural institutions and communities with tools that support local decision-making in natural resource management and promote sustainable land use in agricultural landscapes.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Maasai: At The Crossroads

Special Event
Open to the Public - Science Center Lecture Hall D, One Oxford Street
October 30, 2009
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Moderator: Calestous Juma, Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

A world university premiere of a 45-minute documentary about enriching the lives of Maasai children through education while respecting their customs, traditions, and way of life.

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) will do a demonstration of the XO laptop after the screening.

New Roles for Science and Technology Universities in African Development

Non-Belfer Event

Lecture
Open to the Public - Adams House Common Room, 26 Plympton Street, Cambridge
September 23, 2009
7:00-8:30 p.m.

Speaker: Mabel Imbuga, Professor and Vice Chancellor, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya, Calestous Juma, Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Agricultural Innovation in Africa

The lecture explores the role of universities in Africa's development. It seeks to explore new avenues for promoting Africa-U.S. university cooperation, especially in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Broadband Internet In Africa: Economic and Policy Implications

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
September 10, 2009
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Calestous Juma, Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project Director

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

In July 2009, Seacom, a Mauritius-based firm, launched its $700 million undersea fiber optic cable connecting eastern Africa to the rest of the world with high-speed, low-cost Internet. Based off field observations, this talk explores the economic and policy implications of what is probably the most important infrastructure investment in eastern Africa since the construction of colonial railways.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

One Laptop per Child: Changing the World

Lecture
Open to the Public - Science Center Lecture Hall D, One Oxford Street
November 20, 2008
7:00-8:00 p.m.

Speaker: Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman and Founder, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Demonstrations by One Laptop per Child Staff

Light Meal Provided

Reinventing Development Cooperation: Japan's New "Science and Technology Diplomacy" Initiative

Seminar
Open to the Public - Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
November 3, 2008
12:00-1:30 p.m.

Speaker: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the critical role that science and technology plays in diplomatic relations. Japan's "Science and Technology Diplomacy" initiative represents one of the most elaborate efforts to strengthen the scientific and technological content of its diplomatic activities.

Please join us! Light luncheon provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

The End of African Republics: Lessons from Kenya

Seminar
Open to the Public - Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
September 22, 2008
12:00-1:30 p.m.

Speaker: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Science, Technology, and Globalization

The recent post-election violence in Kenya was characterized by the Western press as a result of unresolved ethnic tensions. But beneath this superficial view lie more profound constitutional tensions arising from interactions between democratic politics and economy.

Please join us! Light luncheon provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Sufficiency and Competitiveness: Science and Technology in Thailand

Lecture
RSVP required - KSG Room L280 (Littauer 2nd Fl)
May 8, 2007
1:30-3:30 p.m.

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Thailand; Science; Technology; Yuthavong

The Recent Summit Meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Special Report from Prof. Calestous Juma

Brown Bag Lunch
RSVP required - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 14, 2007
12:15-1:30 p.m.

Speaker: Calestous Juma

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Prof. Calestous Juma will report on and discuss the summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 29?30.

Late Standardization: From Catching Up to Forging Ahead

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 26, 2005
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Apiwat Ratanawaraha

Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Prosperity with Apiwat Ratanawaraha on "Late Standardization: From Catching Up to Forging Ahead"