James Wilsdon
International Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society
James Wilsdon is Director of the International Science Policy Centre at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science. From 2001 to 2008, he worked at Demos, first as Head of Strategy, then Head of Science and Innovation.
at 12:00am on Sunday, 8th May 2005
This is a first - for me at least - I'm posting this from 35,000 feet above Afghanistan. I'm currently on a Lufthansa flight and thanks to the new Boeing Skynet service, am savouring the joys of full broadband access (even the Demos VPN works!).
Advert over. My real reason for posting is to say I'll be away from the office for the rest of May, carrying out some scoping research for our Atlas of Ideas project, which is exploring trends in science and innovation in China, India and South Korea.
I'm starting out in Delhi, then heading on to Bangalore, Beijing and Shanghai, talking as I go to a fascinating mix of scientists, policymakers and corporates about 'the new geography of science'. More soon...
This is a first - for me at least - I'm posting this from 35,000 feet above Afghanistan. I'm currently on a Lufthansa flight and thanks to the new Boeing Skynet service, am savouring the joys of full broadband access (even the Demos VPN works!).
Advert over. My real reason for posting is to say I'll be away from the office for the rest of May, carrying out some scoping research for our Atlas of Ideas project, which is exploring trends in science and innovation in China, India and South Korea.
I'm starting out in Delhi, then heading on to Bangalore, Beijing and Shanghai, talking as I go to a fascinating mix of scientists, policymakers and corporates about 'the new geography of science'. More soon...
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