Davos Annual Meeting 2003 - Science (Highlights)
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http://www.weforum.org/ 26.01.2003 Science for the Global Good Advances in science and technology have enormous potential for transforming the developing world - to curb disease, make agriculture more efficient and provide sources of energy and clean water. Yet today only a small proportion of worldwide research and development is devoted to problems affecting the poor. The agenda points are: 1) Which areas of current scientific inquiry have particular potential to spur improvements in living standards in poor countries? 2) How can public and private research and capacity building efforts be increased substantially in these areas? Francis S. Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), USA William H. Gates III, Co-Founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India Ismail Serageldin, Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt Challenger Lord May of Oxford, President, The Royal Society, United Kingdom Moderated by Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences, USA
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