Calestous Juma's Public Lecture Now Available On-Line!

Recently Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development Harvard University, visited the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health and gave a public lecture at the University of Toronto (UofT) on “Technological Innovation and Economic Development in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for International Cooperation”. This Lecture was co-sponsored by the McLaughlin-Rotman Center for Global Health and the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at UofT. To view the presentation, please follow the link below:

http://epresence.ehealthinnovation.org/1/watch/292.aspx?

 

Calestous Juma's Biography:

Professor Juma is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity & Founding Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi. He also served as Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He has been elected to several scientific academies including the Royal Society of London, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), the UK Royal Academy of Engineering and the African Academy of Sciences. He has won several international awards and honorary degrees for his work on sustainable development. He holds a Ph.D. in science and technology policy studies and serves on the board of One Laptop per Child Foundation. He is lead author of Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development and Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa’s Development and co-editor of Engineering Change: Toward a Sustainable Future in the Developing World.