A report prepared for the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) entitled "The biotechnology promise: Capacity-building for participation of developing countries in the bioeconomy", has just been published. UNCSTD selected national capacity-building in biotechnology" as the substantive theme for the period 1999-2001 and this 129-page report draws on materials from panel sessions, country case studies and expert background papers addressed by the UNCSTD in the course of its work on the theme. The seven chapters focus on the promise of biotechnology; building capacity for national biotechnology development; emerging biotechnology industry; international market opportunities; legal and regulatory policies; public awareness and participation and, finally, possible development models. See http://stdev.unctad.org/docs/biotech.pdf or contact [email protected] for more information.

06/12/2004