Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 6: Conclusions and suggestions

In conclusion, the introduction of modern biotechnology might not increase food production, but has the potential to reduce the impact of production methods associated with the (not so) Green Revolution ... Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 6: Conclusions and suggestions

Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 5: Policy Implications

As a member of WTO, India has opted for a sui generis intellectual property legislation stated in The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Act of 2001. According to this ... Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 5: Policy Implications

Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 1: Introduction

Two popular assumptions justify the introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) seeds in agriculture. One is demographics, and especially the expectation that according to current rates of population growth in the ... Modern Biotechnology in LDCs: governing innovation in India’s agricultural markets – Part 1: Introduction

Novel ideas on development, rogue states and international law: Hilary Benn and Tony Blair explain the new doctrine

Hilary Benn, state secretary for international development after Claire Short, has recently made a remarkable address on the new development doctrine in a lecture which took place the 4th of ... Novel ideas on development, rogue states and international law: Hilary Benn and Tony Blair explain the new doctrine

International disputes over disaster responsibility: whose law is better?

There is currently an eminent absence of international governance standards on business across borders. International disputes arise everyday in countries where we do not have access to information and which ... International disputes over disaster responsibility: whose law is better?

Notes from the Road: India between farming biotechnology and computer services

This short piece is just an overview of your correspondent’s long observation and research of the Indian’s science and technology sector. After a month or so of pilgrimage from the ... Notes from the Road: India between farming biotechnology and computer services

Innovation, Risk and Development: policy choices and the WTO

In my paper on ‘ICTs, Governance and Development: Risks and implications for Development Policy’ I raise two important issues which constrain development policy options for Less Developed Countries (LDCs). The ... Innovation, Risk and Development: policy choices and the WTO

Organismi Geneticamente Modificati: possibili dinamiche di rischio ed innovazione tra locale e globale

Come stabilire l’impatto ed i rischi di una decisione presa a livello locale su processi politici, deliberativi ed economici a livello globale, e viceversa? Vorrei prendere spunto dal recente dibattito ... Organismi Geneticamente Modificati: possibili dinamiche di rischio ed innovazione tra locale e globale

An Agenda for Innovation: Minister Stanca’s Lecture at the London School of Economics

The 20th of October 2003 Lucio Stanca, Italian Minister for Innovation and Technologies, has presented the Italian Agenda for Innovation in the Department of Information Systems at the London School ... An Agenda for Innovation: Minister Stanca’s Lecture at the London School of Economics