The use of science in UK international development policy: Government response to the Committee's thirteenth report of session 2003-04 second special report of session 2004-05

House of Commons papers 235 2004-05

Corporate Author:

Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Science and Technology Committee

Author:

Ian Gibson (chairman)

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £9.75

This document sets out the Government's reply to the Committee's report (HCP 133, session 2003-04; ISBN 0215019814) which examined the following issues: 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. Topics discussed include: the funding approach of the Department for International Development (DFID), multilateral funding routes, DFID scientific and technological in-house expertise and policy division, the lack of a scientific culture, evidence-based policy making, the draft Research strategy, capacity building and technology transfer, UK training schemes and scholarships, and the role of the UK Research Councils.

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