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ISTIC, TWAS searching for best practices in the South

ISTIC, TWAS searching for best practices in the South

ISTIC and TWAS are seeking to identify best practices in the innovative use of S&T in the development of new products, processes or services in the South.

The International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for the South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) and TWAS are collaborating on a project aimed at identifying, rewarding and disseminating  best practices in the innovative use of science and technology in the development of new products, processes or services that have had impacts on economic development in the South.

During the initial phase of the project, scientists, entrepreneurs and others are invited to submit summaries of their experience (using the document linked below) by 1 April 2015. Authors of the best 10–15 case studies, as judged by a panel of experts, will be invited to present full-length reports at a workshop in Malaysia scheduled for 10–11 October 2015.

During the workshop, the best three presentations will be rewarded with a cash prize of USD5,000, USD3,000 and USD2,000, respectively. The case studies of all finalists will be published by ISTIC and TWAS and made freely available throughout the South.

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