The vulnerability inherent in external dependencies is highlighted once again.Linda Nordling writes at SciDev:
Foreign funding is important for African science. It pays for much of the best of it — for example, testing the PRO 2000 gel which recently gave hope to women wanting to protect themselves against HIV infection (see Microbicide hope at last, say researchers).It is also important in re-building universities and research communities on the continent — although the ensuing dependence on overseas donors remains controversial.
A decline in external funding would have seemed far-fetched a few years ago when donors were falling over one another to pledge support for African science. But with the global financial crisis, things are looking less rosy...[continue reading]
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