Science and Technology - Thirteenth Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Background
Key concepts and definitions
International development and the UK
Developing countries
Millennium Development Goals
Additional notes on terminology
Importance of science and technology for
development
3 DFID Approach
to Funding
Short-term aid versus long-term capacity
building
Interpretation of the Millennium Development
Goals
Multilateral funding routes
Public-private partnerships
4 Scientific and
Technological Expertise in DFID
Context of science and research in DFID
In-house expertise
Chief Scientific Adviser
Policy Division
Country Offices
Knowledge management
5 DFID Approach
to Science, Technology and Research
Lack of scientific culture
The impact of research on policy
Evidence-based policy making
Funding international research organisations—the
case of CGIAR
Research Strategy
Consultation process
Future research topics
Wider approach to research
6 Capacity Building
in Developing Countries
The need for capacity building in developing
countries
UK commitment to science and technology capacity
building in developing countries
Trends in capacity building
UK training schemes and scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
Higher Education Links Scheme
Chevening Scheme
Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Awards
Capacity building of national science and
technology institutions
Information and Communications Technology
capacity
Laboratory equipment and infrastructure
Technology transfer/capacity building in
the private sector
Brain drain
7 Co-ordination
Defra
Darwin Initiative
Hadley Centre
FCO
UK Trade and Investment
OST
British Council
Cross-Government co-ordination
UK Funders' Forum
Co-ordination with other international bodies
8 UK Research
Capacity
Erosion of UK research capacity
Untying
Full economic costs
EU Framework Programme
Move towards in-country training
Research Assessment Exercise
UK Research Councils
Responsibility for UK research capacity
Development Sciences Research Board
9 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
ANNEX A: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ANNEX B: VISITS MADE IN THE COURSE OF THE
INQUIRY
Formal minutes
Witnesses
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Monday 12 January 2004
Monday 23 February 2004
Monday 15 March 2004
Monday 26 April 2004
Monday 26 May 2004
Wednesday 9 June 2004
Wednesday 7 July 2004
Written Evidence
Reports from the Science and Technology Committee
since 2001
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