The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of its website www.scidev.net that will significantly boost its ability to provide news, views and information about science and technology relevant to the developing world. SciDev.Net was launched in 2001 with the backing of the journals Science and Nature – which provide free access to selected articles every week – as well as the Third World Academy of Sciences. Since its launch, SciDev.Net has established itself as a unique and authoritative online source of information and debate about the way that science and technology can meet the social and economic needs of the developing world. It seeks to achieve this by providing news coverage through a network of science journalists in the developing world, and in-depth 'dossiers' on key topical issues including intellectual property and the ethics of medical research.
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02 June 2003
For immediate release
Science and Development Network launches new website
The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of its website www.scidev.net that will significantly boost its ability to provide news, views and information about science and technology relevant to the developing world.
In particular the new website includes:
· enhanced design and layout, which offers easier navigation and more innovative presentation of content
· improved regional gateways, which provide coverage of science and technology issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, South and East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa;
· multi-language versions of the Latin American gateway, which is now available in English, Spanish and Portuguese;
· a new ‘dossier’ on the brain drain
· a facility for users to suggest their own events, jobs, grants, and other announcements for the site
SciDev.Net was launched in 2001 with the backing of the journals Science and Nature – which provide free access to selected articles every week – as well as the Third World Academy of Sciences.
Since its launch, SciDev.Net has established itself as a unique and authoritative online source of information and debate about the way that science and technology can meet the social and economic needs of the developing world. It seeks to achieve this by providing news coverage through a network of science journalists in the developing world, and in-depth 'dossiers' on key topical issues including intellectual property and the ethics of medical research.
"We have been gratified by the strong and enthusiastic response to SciDev.Net since our launch,” says David Dickson, director of SciDev.Net. “We are also convinced that by making our website easier to use and – through the enhanced regional gateways – linking more directly to the interests of our users, this enthusiasm will continue to grow.”
In addition to the website, regional networks of individuals and institutions sharing the goals of SciDev.Net have been established in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, and capacity-building workshops and other events have been held in Tobago, Uganda, India, South Africa and Brazil.
Notes for editors:
The Science and Development Network is a not-for-profit charity that is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the Rockefeller Foundation.
For further information contact us on [email protected] or tel: +44 0(20) 7291 3690
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