Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhoea, once easily dispatched with penicillin, are spreading across the globe resulting in chronic pain and sterility.
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Without leading edge innovations and coordination, Canadians will die from the epidemic of antibiotic resistant infections.
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President Trump’s budget reportedly will slash funding for clean energy research and development. An energy expert explains the importance of government support and spotlights some key opportunities.
Industry, Innovation and Science Minister Arthur Sinodinos at the National Press Club yesterday.
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Innovation is a huge part of economic growth – and the White House needs to be well-informed on science and tech issues when setting goals and budgets. Here’s how presidents get up to speed.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants Australia to be more innovative, but the loss of its car manufacturing industry could have the opposite effect.
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The collapse of the car manufacturing industry will require more investment in R&D and technological innovation to ensure Australia doesn’t fall behind.
Academic researchers need funding – especially as the federal government devotes less to basic research.
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With federal support for on-campus R&D dwindling as a percentage of GDP, keeping basic research afloat is a challenge. Schools and researchers are left to try to fill in the funding gaps.
One thing they seem to agree on: Not prioritizing science in their platforms.
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Neither major party has made science and engineering issues a big part of its platform. But research – and its funding – are crucial if the U.S. wants to maintain status as a global leader.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is encouraging Australian firms to invest in R&D like their international counterparts.
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There is a very real risk that South Africa’s major research projects will stumble and the whole research machine will be shut down by ongoing student protests.
South Africa needs some universities that focus on teaching, and others that concentrate on research.
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South Africa must examine how science funding is allocated to universities. It also needs to acknowledge that not all universities should be focusing on research and development.
Australia ranks 134 out of 138 nations in terms of access to foreign markets.
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Economic growth alone won’t end hunger. Good policies and programmes are needed, too. Scientists and researchers have a role to play in these initiatives.
The new government’s existing research policy framework is pretty thin.
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Research and development investment remains stagnant in Australia. It’s time for a new, long-term strategy for research.
Both Labor and the Coalition should be looking to upscale small and medium enterprises to compete globally, if they are serious about innovation.
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There are a number of stumbling blocks to intra African collaboration. These must be addressed to ensure that research is not duplicated and that findings are shared.
Investment in science and innovation is needed to help build Africa.
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Successful economies are led by innovation and driven by knowledge. For Africa to advance, it needs to make more substantial investments in its research and development sector.
It takes businesses of all size to drive research and development.
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Some of the new(ish) initiatives in the Innovation and Science Agenda may help in small ways, but it doesn’t provide the answer what happens after the innovation.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s signature innovation statement ushers in overdue changes to Australia’s insolvency regime.
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria