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> SciDev.Net - First Anniversary
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> Keep informed on science technology and the developing world 
> 
> The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is an organisation 
> that promotes the communication of information about science and 
> technology relevant to the needs of developing countries. Our main 
> activity is running a website (http://www.scidev.net) that provides a 
> regularly updated source of news, views and information on topics 
> ranging from climate change and genetically modified crops to intel-
> lectual property and the ethics of medical research. 
> 
> SciDev.Net was set up with the support of the journals Nature and 
> Science, both of which allow us to provide free access to selected 
> articles each week. One important feature of the website is 'dossi-
> ers' - collections of authoritative articles and background informa-
> tion on key science-related issues of direct interest to developing 
> countries. 
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> Free weekly e-mail alert
> 
> A free e-mail alert is available giving details of what's been posted 
> on the website over the past week. To register for this alert, go to:
> http://www.scidev.net/register
> 
> The website also provides information about other SciDev.Net activi-
> ties. These include the creation of regional networks in developing 
> countries linking together individuals and institutions that share 
> our goals, and training workshops addressing the task of capacity 
> building in science and technology communication. To read an edito-
> rial summarising our activities in 2002 and our plans for 2003, go 
> to:
> http://www.scidev.net/archives/editorial/comment44.html
> 
> SciDev.Net is financed by grants from the UK Department for Interna-
> tional Development (DFID), the Swedish International Development Co-
> operation Agency (SIDA), and the International Development Research 
> Centre (IDRC) in Canada. It is also supported by the Third World 
> Academy of Sciences.
> 
> David Dickson
> Director, SciDev.Net
> mailto:info at SciDev.net
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