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November 2010
State Department releases new international development policy with a focus on science and innovation
November 18, 2010 --
The State Department has released a draft of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), a process undertaken by the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to recommend updated approaches to international diplomacy and development. According to the draft, the QDDR will implement a "21st century statecraft agenda with particular focus on technology, women and girls, and community diplomacy."
The QDDR will also focus on the role of innovation "as a driver of sustainable development" and will "incentivize, incubate, scale, and leverage science and technology." In addition, the QDDR has established a program called the Development Innovation Ventures "to develop breakthrough ideas and game changing approaches within USAID and the development community." See the links below for more details.
