http://twas.ictp.it daily 1 2007-02-15T14:27:48Z http://twas.ictp.it/news/nanotechnology-could-help-arab-region 20 February. “Nanotechnology could aid the future of development of the Arab region,” says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and president of the African Academy of Sciences. No publisher gisela Food security science capacity Energy nanotech Water news_item Science education Science policy 2010-02-26T16:43:16Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/migration-and-science 21 January. "Migration and Science", an article in the most recent issue of the TWAS newsletter, takes a close look at the brain drain phenomenon. No publisher gisela brain drain news_item Newsletter article 2010-02-26T16:25:16Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/twows-awarded-elsevier-foundation-grant 18 January. The Third World Organization for Women in Science has received a grant from the Elsevier Foundation that enables it to expand its recently launched prize scheme for young women scientists from the developing world. No publisher peter TWOWS news_item Young Scientists Press release Honours 2010-01-19T17:23:47Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/twas-dfg-collaboration 15 January. TWAS and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) announce a new collaborative programme for scientists in sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2010. No publisher peter Programme_with_Partners news_item South-North Deadline Programmes 2010-01-28T23:00:56Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/natural-disaster-management 14 January. Guo Huadong, director general of the Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discussed the valuable role that science and technology can play in disaster forecasting and management. Guo, who based his remarks on a recent IAP report, 'Natural Disaster Mitigation – A Scientific and Practical Approach', spoke at the IAP General Assembly in London. No publisher daniel Natural disaster management IAP_OtherAcademies news_item 2010-03-02T16:30:05Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/giving-natures-capital-its-due 12 January. Economics professor Partha Dasgupta, speaking at the opening session of the IAP International Conference on Biodiversity in London, says we need new economic indicators that take into account the value of ecological systems. No publisher Daniel Schaffer news_item Biodiversity Meeting IAP_OtherAcademies 2010-03-02T16:29:27Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/press-releases/african-computer-scientists-recognized 7 December. Microsoft Research, TWAS and AAS reward three African computer scientists showing potential to accelerate economic development in Africa. No publisher gisela Meeting Programme_with_Partners news_item Press release Honours Regional Office Nairobi 2010-01-15T17:09:05Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/teach-the-teachers-well 4 December. IMPA's long-standing programme to improve the teaching of highschool mathematics in Brazil has turned to the internet to help advance its goals. No publisher Daniel Schaffer open_access news_item Science education 2009-12-15T15:57:03Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/access-china 3 December. TWAS editor Daniel Schaffer is in Paris at 'Berlin7', an international open access conference held at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonnes, where he spoke to Zhang Xiaolin, executive director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' National Science Library. No publisher Daniel Schaffer open_access news_item 2009-12-15T15:57:32Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/footprints-in-the-21st-century 23 November. Assessments on ecological footprints are blurring the distinctions between developed and developing countries, says Mathis Wackernagel, president of the Global Footprint Network. No publisher gisela Biodiversity Energy World Science Forum Food security news_item 2009-12-07T13:59:48Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/lagging-indicators-in-arab-region 16 November. Despite small strides in advancing research and development, the Arab region still lags far behind other regions in investments in science, technology and innovation. No publisher Daniel Schaffer news_item Science policy 2009-11-18T15:12:44Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/a-new-age-for-science-communications 10 November. The world of science communications is changing at an unprecedented pace, says Nature’s editor-in-chief Philip Campbell, "making it hard to predict what the future will hold." No publisher gisela World Science Forum news_item 2009-11-10T11:24:07Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/press-releases/changing-world-of-science-in-the-south 5 November. Big changes are taking place in science in the developing world. But not all countries are sharing in the growth of scientific knowledge, says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS. He spoke at a ministerial roundtable at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences held prior to the World Science Forum. No publisher gisela World Science Forum news_item Science education Press release Science policy 2009-11-18T15:13:55Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/press-releases/costis-launched 4 November. TWAS joins the Group of 77 and UNESCO in announcing the launch of an international organization designed to bring policymakers and scientists closer together to improve the prospects for sustainable economic growth in the developing world. No publisher gisela news_item Science policy Press release 2009-11-18T15:14:37Z News Item http://twas.ictp.it/news/2010-euro-africa-cooperation-forum-on-ict-research Pre-registration is now open for the second "Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research" that will be taking place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 3 February 2010. No publisher gisela news_item Meeting Programme_with_Partners 2009-11-25T13:23:01Z News Item