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China workshop: Presentations and report
UK-China Innovation Workshop for Sustainable and Equitable Development
School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing
19 March 2010
Workshop report
>> UK-China workshop report (PDF, 452kb) by Dr Adrian Ely, STEPS Centre
Presentations
This page includes links to the speakers’ presentations on our Slideshare, where you can view or download them.
Films and photos from the day are also available.
China - video and photos
Video and photos from a workshop held at Tsinghua University, Beijing, on 19 March 2010, entitled “UK-China Innovation for Sustainability & Equitable Development”.
Speakers’ presentations from the day are also available to view or download.
Marathmoli roundtables: reports
The Marathmoli roundtable process took place in Maharashtra, India in March and April 2010. (Marathmoli Maharashtra Women’s Net is an information network and support service for women and other marginalised people of Maharashtra.)
Zimbabwe Roundtable
On 5 March 2010 in Harare, the Southern Africa office of Practical Action ran a Manifesto roundtable. The aim was to discuss innovation, sustainability and development from their national perspective and to share their ideas with the world.
Policy Lab: Where have the politics gone?
On 14 June 2010, the eve of the New Manifesto launch, the Royal Society hosted a discussion about the politics of science and innovation for development. The title was “Science and Innovation for development: Where have all the politics gone?”. The speakers were Prof Andy Stirling, co-director of the STEPS Centre, and Dr Lidia Brito, Director of Science Policy at UNESCO.
This “Policy Lab” event is one of a series hosted by the Royal Society’s Science and Policy Centre.
Presentations - view or download
Prof Andy Stirling: Science and innovation for development: Where have the politics gone?
Dr Lidia Brito: STI for social justice and sustainable development: a New STEPS Manifesto for Global Science
Related publications
3Ds - Direction, Distribution and Diversity! Pluralising Progress in Innovation, Sustainability and Development (PDF, 700KB) by Stirling, A.
Manifesto launch: video
At the Royal Society in London on 15 June, the Manifesto was launched with a set of provocative and passionate responses by speakers from around the globe.
Now all the presentations, and the questions which followed them, are available to watch online at our blip.tv channel. Direct links to the individual videos are below.
