Atlas of Ideas 2.0
Next places, next people, next science
The Atlas of Ideas is mapping changes in the global geography of science and innovation - pinpointing where innovation is coming from and where it is heading.
So far our work has focused on China, India and South Korea, but Phase 2.0 sees Demos extend this work to include an ambitious study of science in the Islamic world; a focus on the innovation potential of Brazil; a closer look at 'knowledge nomads'; and the prospects for a low-carbon China.
So far our work has focused on China, India and South Korea, but Phase 2.0 sees Demos extend this work to include an ambitious study of science in the Islamic world; a focus on the innovation potential of Brazil; a closer look at 'knowledge nomads'; and the prospects for a low-carbon China.
- The ungood earth According to Demos, a UK think tank that studied science and innovation potential in China, the country is at an early stage in the most ambitious programme of research investment since John F Kennedy embarked on the race to the moon. Demos cite Chinese achievements in biomedicine and nanotechnology to illustrate this point. Sibiono Gentech, one of the many biotech units growing in technology parks around China’s major cities, claims a pioneering cure for cancer via gene therapy. Chinese scientists describe it as “a milestone of the order of penicillin” 27th September 2007 | The TImes of India
- In a Highly Complex World, Innovation From the Top Down “Elites have a lot of leverage but less than they used to,” says Peter Leyden, director of the New Politics Institute in San Francisco. “More people are getting their voices heard.” Mr. Leyden sees an emergent American “republic of innovation,” where growing numbers of people influence what innovations are made and when. Skeptics, however, say that the rosy scenario is exaggerated and that user-generated innovation is merely a kind of “democracy lite,” emphasizing high-end consumer products and services rather than innovations that broadly benefit society. “Difficult questions are going unasked about who is participating in innovation and on what terms,” says James Wilsdon, director of the innovation program at Demos, a think tank in London. 29th July 2007 | The New York Times
- China fears brain drain as its overseas students stay put | Students | EducationGuardian.co.uk China suffers the worst brain drain in the world, according to a new study that found seven out of every 10 students who enrol in an overseas university never return to live in their homeland. 4th June 2007
- British waste adds to environmental crisis across China | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited British waste adds to environmental crisis across China | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited 2nd April 2007
- Nanowerk News: Nanotechnology in China: ambitions and realities event Nanowerk News: Nanotechnology in China: ambitions and realities event 10th January 2007
- 'Free' access to research should not be limited - SciDev.Net 'Free' access to research should not be limited - SciDev.Net 8th January 2007
- Power, corruption and lies | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Power, corruption and lies | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited 8th January 2007
- A fresh start for Japan : Article : Nature A fresh start for Japan : Article : Nature 22nd November 2006
- The Long Tail: Long Tail vs. Bottom of Pyramid The Long Tail: Long Tail vs. Bottom of Pyramid