publications
We are committed to making our work as accessible as possible, so all STEPS Centre publications are published under a Creative Commons licence and can be downloaded for free in pdf format.
Background Paper / Innovation, Sustainability, Development and Social Inclusion: Lessons from Latin America
By Elisa Arond, Iokiñe Rodríguez, Valeria Arza, Francisco Herrera and Myriam Sánchez
This paper is one of a series of working papers relating regional experiences to ideas proposed by the New Manifesto, following on round table discussions held in Venezuela, Argentina, and Colombia in 2010.
Report: New Models of Technology Assessment for Development
By Adrian Ely, Patrick Van Zwanenberg and Andy Stirling
The report builds on work previously conducted as part of the Manifesto and research carried out during the first phase of the STEPS Centre.
It explores the role that ‘new models’ of technology assessment can play in improving the lives of poor and vulnerable populations in the developing world. The ‘new models’ addressed here combine citizen and decision-maker participation with technical expertise. They are virtual and networked rather than being based in a single office of technology assessment (as was the case in the United States in the 1970s-90s). They are flexible enough to address issues across disciplines and are increasingly transnational or global in their reach and scope.
Manifesto translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto was originally published in English, but the Manifesto project has involved discussions in many countries.
We would like people around the world to be able to join in the debate and action, so the following translated versions are now available:
Arabic
>> Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto in Arabic (pdf, 374kb)
Chinese
>> Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto in Chinese (pdf, 554kb)
Brazilian Portuguese
>> Inovação, Sustentabilidade, Desenvolvimento: Um Novo Manifesto (pdf, 277kb)
French
>> Innovation, durabilité, développement: un nouveau manifeste (242kb)
Latin American Spanish
>> Innovación, Sustentabilidad y Desarrollo: Un Nuevo Manifiesto (pdf, 229kb)
English version
The original version in English is also available to download or order as a printed booklet.
Manifesto: print/PDF version
Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto recommends new ways of linking science and innovation to development for a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future.
The full text is now available to download free. You can order a hard copy from the IDS shop, at a cost of £5.
>> Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto (pdf 1MB)
A multimedia version, with extra audio, video and documents, is also available as a CD or to browse on this website.
The production of the Manifesto was co-supported by UKIERI.
The Multimedia Manifesto
The multimedia version of Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto, is exactly the same text as the printed version but helps bring the issues raised to life with video, audio and other materials.
List of all the background papers
For a quick overview of the topics covered by our background papers, all of the titles are listed here: list-of-new-manifesto-background-papers (pdf 67kb)
You can view or download any of these titles for free by clicking on the links or going to the appropriate posts below.
