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Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Gordon Conway's new job

Gordon Conway, ex-head of the Rockefeller Foundation, is now the Chief Scientist at the UK Department for International Development. He is the first appointee to this new position, and it's difficult to think of someone better equipped to do the job. He is refreshingly clear-sighted and non-doctrinare, focussing on the needs of the poor rather than fashionable views on development. The useful SciDev website carries a report of a speech he made a few days ago, which gives a good illustration of his style (see link).
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