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{{Infobox newspaper|logo = http://www.scidev.net/assets/images/logo.png|founder = David Dickson|website = {{url|www.scidev.net}}|foundation = 2001|type = Online Media Outlet}}'''SciDev.Net''' is a [[not-for-profit organisation]] that produces news, views, and analysis about science and technology in the context of global development. It primarily engages with development professionals, policymakers, researchers, the media, and the informed public.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.scidev.net/global/content/what-we-do.html|title=What we do}}</ref>

The organisation was founded in 2001<ref name="auto"/> 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 |url=http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-29488-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html |title=Science and Development Network: International Development Research Centre |accessdate=2010-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608214512/http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-29488-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html |archivedate=2011-06-08 }}</ref> SciDev.Net seeks to redress this imbalance via its free-to-access website, regional networks, and specialist workshops.

SciDev.Net aims to help individuals and organisations apply evidence and insights from science and technology to decision-making in order to have a positive impact on equitable and sustainable development and poverty reduction.

The global edition is based in London, and there are six regional desks based in Latin America &and the Caribbean (Spanish), the Middle East and North and West Africa (Arabic), South Asia, South-East Asia &and the Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa (English and French).

SciDev.Net is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity in England and Wales (registered charity number 1089590).

==Website==

The SciDev.Net website is made up of a global and six regional editions. SciDev.Net publishes in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. Content includes: Newsnews, Analysisanalysis, Multimediamultimedia, Practicalpractical Guidesguides, Learninglearning Seriesseries reports, Opinionsopinions editorials, Spotlightsspotlights and Datadata Visualisationsvisualisations.

'''News''': SciDev.Net's news coverage is at the heart of its website, and articles are added daily. Freelance journalists throughout the developing world write much of this material and work closely with a team of editors to ensure timely and accurate coverage of breaking news.

'''Analysis blogs''': SciDev.Net analysis blogs focus on vulnerable or marginalised groups who tend to be neglected in mainstream development journalism. They aim to bridge the gap between science and development and provide an analysis of how each can inform the other. SciDev.Net analysis blogs include: