Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy in Developing Countries

Chapter 1 - STI Diplomacy in Developing Countries: Current Issues and Challenges (Amitava Bandopadhyay).- Part 1: - Concepts, Global Initiatives and Opportunities.- Chapter 2 - Internationalization of Science Diplomacy: Concepts, Practices, Lessons for Developing Countries (Carlos Aguirre-Bastos).- Chapter 3 - International Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy: Global Initiatives (Madhusudan Bandyopadhyay).- Chapter 4 - Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy; Opportunities and Challenges at the Time of COVID-19 for Developing Countries (Hossein Ahmadi, Ali Morteza Birang, Fatemeh Azadi).- Part 2: State of STI Diplomacy in Developing Countries.- Chapter 5 - Recent Developments in STI Diplomacy in the Republic of Mauritius (Madhvee Madhou).- Chapter 6 - Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy in the Arab Region with Emphasis on the State of Palestine (Maysoun Ibrahim).- Chapter 7 - Present Status of Science Diplomacy in Nepal(Chiranjivi Regmi).- Part 3: Role of S&T Status on STI Diplomacy.- Chapter 8 - Development Paradigm of India as an Enabler for Practicing Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy (Madhusudan Bandyopadhyay).- Chapter 9 - Science, Technology and Innovation (STI): Its Role in South Africa's Development Outcomes and STI Diplomacy (Juanita van Heerden and Misheck Mulumba).- Chapter 10 - Strengthening Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development of Nepal  (Sunil Babu Shrestha).- Chapter 11 -  Assessing the Current State of Science, Technology and Innovation in Mauritius for Improving Economic Growth and Development (Randhir Roopchund).-Chapter 12 - Responsibilities of the Governments of Developing Countries in Building up South-South STI Diplomacy (Chandima Gomes).- Part 4 - Role of STID in Strengthening S&T Base.- Chapter 13 - Role of India in South-South Cooperation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Varshney).- Chapter 14 - In Search for Scientific Collaboration: South

Venugopalan Ittekkot is a retired Professor of Biogeochemistry. In his capacity as the Director of Research Institutions at the Universities of Hamburg and Bremen he was involved in the initiation of several marine research and capacity development programs under Germany's bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation with developing countries. Leveraging international cooperation for development has been a key element of these scientific programs. He has been advising and contributing to the work of ocean-related national and international agencies including the NAM S&T Centre.

Jasmeet Kaur Baweja is Programme Officer at the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) which is an intergovernmental organization engaged in the promotion of South-South Cooperation in Science and Technology. She is a part of the team implementing the Centre's various scientific activities, including international workshops and training courses, collaborative projects, fellowship schemes and publication of books, monographs and state-of-the art reports. Ms. Kaur holds a bachelor's degree in Botany (Hons), master's degree in Natural Resources Management and a postgraduate diploma in Environmental Law and Policy.