Innovations in Science and Technology in Developing Countries - Call for Proposals is now open!

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On behalf of The International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for the South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), ECOSF is pleased to share the following information:

The International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for the South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) and The World Academy of Sciences (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 attached document 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.

Deadline to receive case studies is 1 April 2015.

Please submit the completed form to TWAS, either by email: exchanges@twas.org or by fax: +39 040 2240 689