The use of science in UK international development policy thirteenth report of session 2003-04 Vol. 1 Report, together with formal minutes

House of Commons papers 2003-04 133-I

Corporate Author:

Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Science and Technology Committee

Author:

Gibson Ian chairman

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £15.50

The Committee's report examines the role played by science and technology research in informing the spending of the UK's aid budget, how research is being used to underpin policy making in international development, and how the UK is supporting science and technology in developing countries. The report finds that it will be impossible for developing countries to make sustainable progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals without harnessing the potential of scientific and technological capability, in relation to agriculture, health, water resources and sanitation, sustainable energy and environment, and international trade. Although the Department for International Development has earned worldwide respect for its aid projects and for its leading role in emphasising poverty reduction and development in the world's poorest countries, the report also identifies a number of weaknesses in its approach to the use of science and technology. Ultimately, the Department suffers from a fundamental lack of scientific culture, and this has a detrimental effect on the support it can provide to developing countries.

Extent	107p.	ISBN	9780215019813
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