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{{Infobox newspaper|logo = |founder = David Dickson|website = {{url|www.scidev.net}}|foundation = 2001|type = Online Media Outlet}}'''Science and Development Network,''' also known as '''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 webnews|url=https://www.scidev.net/global/content/what-we-do.html|title=What we do|newspaper=Scidev.net }}</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.

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'''Spotlights''': These special collections of articles focus on a ‘hot topic’ and provide an in-depth look at the key issues facing developing countries. Spotlights published to date include:

* Shelter crisis: rebuilding after the storm<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shelter crisis: Rebuilding after the storm|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/design/spotlight/shelter-crisis-rebuilding-storm-spotlight.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* Managing health crises after Ebola<ref>{{Cite webnews|title = Managing health crises after Ebola: Key resources|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/ebola/feature/managing-health-crises-ebola-key-resources.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* Transforming cities for sustainability<ref>{{Cite web|title = Transforming cities for sustainability: Facts and Figures|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/cities/feature/transforming-cities-sustainability-facts-figures.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* Making higher education work for Africa<ref>{{Cite web|title = Making higher education work for Africa|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/education/spotlight/higher-education-africa.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* Big data for development<ref>{{Cite webnews|title = Big data for development|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/data/spotlight/big-data-for-development.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

'''Data visualisations:''' Since 2014 SciDev.Net has been producing data visualisations. These interactive features transforms the latest issues in international development into accessible information that informs data-led decision making. SciDev.Net have worked with a number of partners, including [[Sightsavers|SightSavers]], to produce data visualisations on a wide variety of topics including:

* Mapping trachoma to eliminate blindness<ref>{{Cite webnews|title = Mapping trachoma to eliminate blindness|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/disease/data-visualisation/trachoma-mapping-project.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* The hidden [[digital divide]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = The hidden digital divide|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/icts/data-visualisation/digital-divide-data-interactive.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref> (nominated for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Hidden Digital Divide — Information is Beautiful Awards|url = http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/795-the-hidden-digital-divide|website = www.informationisbeautifulawards.com|access-date = 2016-02-23}}</ref>

* Africa's hydropower future<ref>{{Cite webnews|title = Africa's hydropower future|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/energy/data-visualisation/africa-hydropower-future-interactive.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

* Urbanisation and the rise of the city<ref>{{Cite web|title = Urbanisation and the rise of the city|url = http://www.scidev.net/global/cities/data-visualisation/urbanisation-where-why-when-interactive.html|website = SciDev.Net|access-date = 2016-02-23|last = SciDev.Net}}</ref>

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==Funders, supporters and partnerships==

'''Funders''' of SciDev.Net include:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scidev.net/en/content/supporters/ {{Bare URL inline|date title=AugustSupport us - SciDev.Net 2024}}</ref>

*UK Department for International Development (DFID)<ref>http://www.research4development.info/ProjectsAndProgrammes.asp?ProjectID=3937 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>