1. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences On the Shape of Development Partnerships to Come? Paul Dufour Senior Advisor, International Affairs Office of the National Science Advisor Global Forum: Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction World Bank Feb. 13-15, 2007 Washington, DC

2. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences The World is Not Flat: Scientific Publications Territory size shows the proportion of all scientific papers published in 2001 written by authors living there. Source: Worldmapper.com

3. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences The World is Not Flat (2): Research and Development Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide research and development spending that is spent there. Source: Worldmapper.com

4. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Global Map of Science Source: C. Wagner, 2003

5. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Global Knowledge News  Egypt to get science and technology “City”  China has embraced nanotechnology  Joint science projects planned by Jordan and Pakistan  Biotechnology roadmap for South Africa unveiled  Islamic countries to fund Science Development Network  Partnerships could boost biotechnology in Chile  Indian science to aid Tanzania  Mexico gives go ahead to genomic medicine institute  India-UK: towards a new dynamic partnership  Argentina and Chile tighten science links  African states confirm support for traditional medicine

6. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Bilateral Donor Support to Tanzania Source: Sara Farley-WB

7. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Carnegie Group and African Science and Technology Partnerships  Growing African expertise around climate change research  Engaging G8 outreach countries to encourage south-south capacity building in African S&T  NEPAD efforts to develop a science advisory apparatus that will deliver evidence-based policy-making, good governance and industrial development  G8 expertise and support to the AU-NEPAD working groups on S&T and innovation indicators and on centres of excellence  Identifying ways to influence (1) pan-African, regional and national decision-making in Africa and (2) the development community in an effort to increase domestic and international investment in S&T, respectively  Creation of a special meeting of science and development ministers to discuss the African S&T action plan and G8 outreach  G8 Finance Ministers flag importance of S&T in the poorest countries at February 9 th meeting in Essen

8. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Anatomy of a Science for Development Project  Canadian PM suggests target of 5% of national R&D devoted to S&T for development  Surveys conducted to assess scope of existing expenditures: 2.8%  Exploration undertaken of key science partners with Canada from developing world (56 countries)  Links to G8 Agenda and G8 Science Ministers  Working group continues to examine means to strengthen domestic capacity with development work

9. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences New Paradigms for International S&T Partnerships for Development 1.An understanding of the value of global partnerships and regional knowledge networks for development: they are more than just good for you. 2.A re-visiting of research excellence and good practice: adjust your expectations and circumstances. 3.A growing multidisciplinarity of research and distributed knowledge networks: the times and places.... they are changing. 4.A need to re-assess strategies of funding and governance mechanisms: lots of room for new institutional change. 5.New global rules are affecting the movement of people, knowledge and technology. 6.The emergence of enabling or transformative technologies and their impacts: pay attention to regulatory science and sustainable development. 7.The growing importance of the society-science interface is being registered globally.

10. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Some Key Considerations and Trends  Regional and global alliances growing (AMCOST, IBSA)  New linkages and models of partnerships will be required  Experiments in South – South modes  Emergence of foundations, prizes and philanthropy (Gates, Pfizer, IDB-Korea)  Role of diplomacy not to be overlooked  Diasporas key (Brazil, Ethiopia, China, Nigeria, Vietnam)  Global Health (GHRI, AMC)  Role of science education and outreach critical  Media and knowledge for development (scidev)

11. Office of the Bureau du National Science Advisor Conseiller national des sciences Lessons Learned  Good to always engage your finance and treasury officials if you want to move S-T&I  Need to ensure common language between development agencies and domestic research agencies  Ensure communications of benefits to all. Imbed S-T&I in key national priorities  Find some champions