Please join us for a lunch seminar with Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world.
Moderators: Calestous Juma and Venky Narayanamurti

Science, technology and innovation (STI) are crucial in tackling global challenges such as climate change, food and energy scarcity, biodiversity loss, and population growth. Therefore, they are also vital to long-term sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation. This seminar will focus on the importance of STI for poverty alleviation and economic development.

Lunch will be provided. As space is limited for this event, RSVPs will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email the STG Project Coordinator to RSVP.

The Science, Technology and Globalization Project and the Center for International Development are cohosting a seminar with Professor David Mwakyusa. Please join us!

Speaker:
David Mwakyusa, MP, Ministry of Health, Tanzania

Moderated by Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Co-sponsored by the Center for International Development

The Science, Technology and Globalization Project and the Center for International Development are co-hosting two members of a high-level African Union panel who will discuss "Science, Technology, and Innovation for Africa's Economic Development: Revising the Strategy." For more information, please see the attached document.

Speakers:
Aggrey Ambali, Director, Policy Alignment and Programme Development Directorate and Advisor: NEPAD Science and Technology

Chimwemwe Chamdimba, Policy and Programme Officer, AU/NEPAD Agency

Moderated by Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Co-sponsored by the Center for International Development

The goal of this brainstorming session is to discuss the challenge of financing agricultural institutions and related projects. By bringing together a group of experts in the fields of finance, consulting, academia, and nonprofit organizations, we will explore the various avenues available for supporting such capacity-building institutions.

This is an invitation to see an early demo and test a new and innovative social media platform, ImpacTree—a collaboration between Harvard School of Public Health and the MIT Media Lab. ImpacTree uses novel crowd-sourcing techniques to empower users to convert social capital into real currency for funding important global causes. The seminar also focuses on the academic research opportunities the platform offers and how it enhances corporate social responsibility for high impact and individualized philanthropy.

Please join us! Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

This seminar will discuss the geospatial science, technology, and policy frameworks that reciprocally drive and constrain each other, the obstacles they create, and the extraordinary potential they present for addressing core governance, economic development, and societal needs.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come, first served basis.

Co-sponsored by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program

Lunch will be provided.

RSVP to katherine_gordon@hks.harvard.edu

RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Co-sponsored by HKS Executive Education

China's growing appetite for primary products, and the ability of Latin America to supply that demand, has played a role in restoring growth in Latin America, both in the run-up to the global financial crisis and in its aftermath. However, China is simultaneously out-competing Latin American manufacturers in world markets. China is rapidly building the technological capabilities necessary for industrial development, whereas Latin American technology innovation and sophistication lags considerably.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

Professor Anil Gupta will share his experiences and engage candidly with the audience on a variety of topics.  It will be an open and free-ranging conversation, where audience members can ask questions about management, grassroots innovation or policy issues, creativity, entrepreneurship, and institution building.

Please join us! Everyone is welcome!

In August 2010, Kenyan citizens approved by referendum a new constitution that sets up an American-style presidential system with checks and balances. The new constitution replaces a colonial-era constitution that had been changed over the years to give the president wide ranging powers. What will the Second Republic will mean for Kenya's future?

Please join us! Everyone is welcome.