Beyond the impact that Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) have for creating knowledgebased economies, they may also contribute to social and ecological dimensions of development. This would require beneficial ST&I policies to be in place. While authors have studied single ST&I impacts,...

Technological innovations have driven economic development and improvement in living conditions throughout history. However, the majority of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have seldom adopted or used science-based technological innovations. Consequently, several scholars have been...

Beyond the impact that Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) have for creating knowledgebased economies, they may also contribute to social and ecological dimensions of development. This would require beneficial ST&I policies to be in place. While authors have studied single ST&I impacts,...

In 2008, the research project on Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Khorezm/Uzbekistan at the Center for Development Research, Germany initiated a participatory approach to innovation development and diffusion with local stakeholders. Selected agricultural innovations,...

In 2008, the BMBF-funded, interdisciplinary research project ‘Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan)' initiated a participatory approach to innovation development and diffusion with local stakeholders. Since mid 2008, four selected...

In the past twenty to thirty years, visionary terms which have been incorporated into public speeches, academic writings, and day-to-day journalism such as ‘knowledge society', ‘information society' and ‘knowledge-based economy' announced a future in which social and economic development...

Different concepts of knowledge and the ways they are valued influence the politics of research and development, information, arts and culture in various countries. In a time when knowledge increasingly gains importance for economic and social development, these concepts of knowledge, as they...

In line with developments in Southeast Asia, Singapore's society and economy are undergoing rapid changes. This article focuses on how Singaporean Chinese family businesses cope with the challenges of change. I shall begin with an outline of the common characteristics of Chinese family...

It is the poor who suffer most under the impact of climate change. They are often directly dependent on the natural environment and have few options to escape the consequences of change such as poor harvests, water shortages and illness. Their survival strategies and livelihoods are endangered,...