Professor Gordon Conway, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for International Development, presents: ‘Science and Innovation for Development’, as part of the Tanaka Business School Distinguished Guest Lecture Series.
Biography: Gordon Conway was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for International Development at the beginning of 2005. He also holds the title of Professor of International Development at Imperial College, London. Prior to that he was President of The Rockefeller Foundation from 1998 to 2004 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex and Chair of the Institute for Development Studies from 1992-1998. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004 and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 2005. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of East Sussex. He is President of the Royal Geographical Society and Chair of Visiting Arts.
Abstract: Development depends on good governance and sound economic policies. It also requires science and innovation. Appropriate technologies are needed to achieve the Millennium Goals and to generate sustainable economic growth. Today’s technologies are largely created by global innovation systems – for example producing vaccines against HIV, drought tolerant crops and insecticide treated bed nets. These systems are driven by the industrialised countries and for developing countries to gain access they need to develop their own national innovation systems. These themes are illustrated by real world examples.
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