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Science, Technology, Innovation, and Wealth Creation Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed    Event Title : Science, Technology, Innovation, and Wealth Creation Date : 2007-07-11 Duration : 85 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Governance and Public Sector Reform  Sustainable Development  Environment Presenter : Obiageli Ezekwesili David King | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  Climate change and disease outbreaks may reveal weaknesses in the governance system, but they also draw attention to the need for greater scientific awareness in policymaking. In this presentation sponsored by the World Bank’s Africa Region, Human Development Network, and the British Embassy, David King, Chief Scientific Adviser for the United Kingdom, spoke on the potential of science for better governance in the developed and developing world—as well as the need for knowledge that will avert disaster. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President for the Africa Region at the World Bank, opened the conference with an introduction that addressed the contribution of developing countries to technology and knowledge development. David King presented on the relationship between policies and science. He commented on the need for an early warning system against tsunamis and other natural disasters, including the lives and money that one would have saved in the case of Indonesia, as well as his experiences with livestock diseases and government policy. King also discussed governance and sustainability with regards to African development, and was highly optimistic about the future of technologies like solar energy. He also spoke about the importance of education and industry to sustainable development. Audience members asked King about the role of universities in the developing world, political economy of knowledge, and the importance of science education in political science.  RELATED MATERIALS   Presentation by David King (PPT) Background Material on Capacity Building by David King (Word) Related World Bank and Other Links: Sir David King at the University of Cambridge World Bank: Environment Related B-SPAN Events: Introduction to Environmental Economics 101 SD Week 2006 RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Governance and Public Sector Reform (80) Sustainable Development (77) Environment (172)