Prof. Norman Clark is an expert in innovation systems and development and Emeritus Professor at The Open University and the University of Strathclyde, UK. His research interests include science and technology development in Africa and South Asia, a field in which he has acted also as an adviser to relevant agencies including the World Bank, UNCTAD, UNDP, DFID, NEPAD and the CGIAR. He continues to serve on the Governing Council of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Nairobi, Kenya.