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==History==
SciDev.Net was founded in 2001 by David Dickson as a science news service for developing countries. It originated from a project set up by news staff at the journal Nature (with financial assistance from the [[Wellcome Trust]], United Kingdom) to report on the World Conference on Science, in Budapest, in 1999.<ref name=":0" />
It was established in response to the significant gap in scientific knowledge between rich and poor countries and with the understanding that “those who stand to benefit the most from modern science and technology are also those with the least access to information about it."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-08 |title=Science and Development Network: International Development Research Centre |url=http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-29488-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608214512/http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-29488-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html |
==Ownership==
Since 2017, SciDev.Net has been owned by CABI ([[CAB International]]), a not-for-profit organisation focusing primarily on agricultural and environmental issues in low- and middle-income countries, and the creation, curation, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
SciDev.Net operates editorially independently from CABI with its content overseen by an independent Editorial Advisory Group whose role is to ensure its editorial independence protocol is adhered to.<ref name=":0" />
SciDev.Net has a global edition, which is based at CABI’s headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and there are five regional desks covering Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa (English and French).
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==Podcasts==
SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa editions produce a podcast series in English (Africa Science Focus), French (Santé, Science et Développement) and Arabic (The Spark). The podcasts feature scientists from across Africa and the Middle East talking about topical science issues and the impact of science on development in the region. In 2021, the Africa Science Focus podcast was awarded silver in the AAAS Kavli [[Science journalism|Science Journalism]] Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Winners {{!}} AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards |url=https://sjawards.aaas.org/awards/field_award_category/audio-144/field_award_level/silver-12/field_award_year/2021-150 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=sjawards.aaas.org}}</ref> The podcasts are published on the website and are available to download from a range of other platforms.
==Creative Commons==
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