Briefing Research for Development

Many Austrian researchers are active in projects that are supposed to improve the life of people in developing countries:

Research for Development, Science in the Service of Mankind.
http://oe1.orf.at/highlights/71973.html

Book recommendation: Commission for Development Studies (Ed.), "Gemeinsam forschen, gemeinsam lernen. Forschungspartnerschaften in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit", Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, ISBN 3700137672.
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Millennium Development Goals and the role of science in Development Cooperation:

•  KEF- Factsheet: MDGs and Research
• KEF-Proceedings: A critical look at the role of the MDGs in achieving the MDGs. Proceedings of the KEF-MDG+5-Workshop, Nov. 29, 2005: A Critical Look at the Role of Research in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. To order a free printed copy, please send an Email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• KEF-web portal MDGs

Further weblinks:

• The CGIAR is a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor.

http://www.cgiar.org/

• The Research for Development Forum (DEV-FORUM) is a multi-disciplinary platform for catalysing, promoting and coordinating pro-poor science among its members. It is an initiative of the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. Food security, natural resource quality and sufficient household income to live a healthy and happy life are preconditions for sustainable rural development in the south.

http://www.boku.ac.at/dev-forum.html

• The Development Gateway® portal for development information and knowledge sharing worldwide. The tools on this website bring together people and organizations around the globe who are working to improve life in developing countries.

http://www.developmentgateway.org/

• Eldis is one of a family of knowledge services from the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. Eldis aims to share materials which are of strategic, policy or practical interest for development practitioners based in both the North and South.

http://www.eldis.org/

• Euforic: Information, knowledge and communication on international cooperation and development. Euforic aims to be an open information and communication resource for people and institutions engaged in international cooperation and development. (in English and French)

http://www.euforic.org/

• KFPE (Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships for Development) advocates research partnerships with developing and transition countries. This is intended as a contribution to sustainable development. KFPE participates in Swiss politics of science and advocates the issues of researchers and their institutions both at the national and international level. It promotes development-oriented research and develops research-strategic concepts. KFPE is concerned that fair principles are respected, that the quality of research is secured and that the interests of all partners are preserved. http://www.kfpe.ch/index.php

• The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) aims at providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. Our goal is to help both individuals and organisations in developing countries make informed decisions about how science and technology can improve economic and social development.

http://www.scidev.net/

• TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, represents the best of science in the developing world. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South.

http://www.twas.org/

Die KEF setzt sich daher für Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungs- und Transitionsländern ein. Das Ungleichgewicht an Forschungsausgaben weltweit zeigt deutlich den Bedarf an Unterstützung von Forschungspartnerschaften mit Institutionen in Entwicklungs- und Transitionsländern. Die KEF hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die in Österreich vorhandene wissenschaftliche Kapazität für die nachhaltige Stärkung von Wissenschaft und Bildung in Entwicklungsländern zu mobilisieren. Immer mehr österreichische Forscherinnen und Forscher leisten durch wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit über Europas Grenzen hinaus einen wertvollen Beitrag zur globalen nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Globale Forschungsfragen wie Klimawandel, Risikoforschung, Pandemien, oder Migrationsforschung können nicht isoliert vom globalen Kontext betrachtet werden.

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