Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition - Calestous Juma

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Date/Time:Thursday, 06 Apr 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location:Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building, ISU Center
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-9934
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2006 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture - Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard's John F Kennedy School of Government. He also coordinated the United Nations Millennium Project's Task Force on Science and Technology and Innovation, and is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological...

He is Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi, and he also served as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Art and Science and a member of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences. He has won several international awards for his work on sustainable development. He is National Associate of the U.S. National Academies and has served on its committees on science advice, geographical information sciences, and biotechnology. He holds a PhD in science and technology policy studies and has written widely on science, technology, and environment. He teaches courses in developmental policy as part of the MPA/ID Program. He is lead author of Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development.