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Bringing science and technology to the world's forgotten people

David Spurgeon, Director of Publications at the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, discusses a unique approach, funded by the Canadian government, to applying science and technology to the problems of the Third World.

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Bringing science and technology to the world's forgotten people. Nature 247, 326–327 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247326a0

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