e-guide to science communication
The e-guide is a 'one-stop shop' providing both original articles and links to the best material elsewhere. Designed to inspire dialogue, it will grow as registrants from across the globe add their own resources and tips. Wherever you are in the world, if you are interested in communicating information about science more effectively, this is the guide for you. It already contains a wide range of indispensable information.
A new resource from the Science and Development Network
An e-guide to science communication
"Today, no nation that wants to shape informed policies and take effective
action can afford to be without its own independent capacity in science and
technology. The Science and Development Network offers up-to-date
information on science-related issues and the developing world."
Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, Science, 13 February
2004
This week, as Kofi Annan calls for more attention to be paid to building
capacity in science and technology, the Science and Development Network
(SciDev.Net) is delighted to announce the launch of a new e-guide on science
communication:
The e-guide is a 'one-stop shop' providing both original articles and links
to the best material elsewhere. Designed to inspire dialogue, it will grow
as registrants from across the globe add their own resources and tips.
Wherever you are in the world, if you are interested in communicating
information about science more effectively, this is the guide for you. It
already contains a wide range of indispensable information:
* Practical guidance on reporting on science, dealing with the
media, interacting with policymakers and organising events
* Opinion and analysis on the use of science communication in
development and on communicating science to the media and public
* A wide range of contacts, with details on international,
regional and national science journalism, science communication
organisations and related email lists.
For further information or to get in touch with our contributors, please
contact Barbara Keating on +44 (0)20 7291 3693, email:
[email protected]
Use of the e-guide to science communication (and the rest of the site) is
free. However, visitors need to register with SciDev.Net in order to access
e-guide. You can register easily and quickly at www.scidev.net/scicomm
The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) aims to build
capacity through the provision of free reliable information on science-based
issues for the developing world. The website is backed by the world's two
leading scientific journals, Nature and Science, and the Third World Academy
of Sciences. Financial support has been provided by the UK Department for
International Development, the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency, the International Development Research Centre in Canada, and the
Rockefeller Foundation. SciDev.Net is an independent not-for-profit company,
registered under UK law as a 'company limited by guarantee'. Registered
charity number 1089590.