Encouraging Science in the Developing World Through Access to Information

Saturday, 14 February 2015: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Room LL21A (San Jose Convention Center)
Nick Ishmael Perkins, SciDev.Net, London, United Kingdom
How can new information sources help individuals and organisations in developing economies apply evidence from science and research to decision-making? And how can this have a positive impact on equitable and sustainable development? This presentation will draw on research on the information seeking behaviour around science in the development community.