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@samanthasibarit Technical training; competent management; and good governance. This is what is needed for competitive economy. 19 minutes ago via web in reply to samanthasibarit
@samanthasibarit If you want to run a successful economy you study La Liga, not ask economists (who won't agree on anything). 28 minutes ago via web in reply to samanthasibarit
@samanthasibarit Don't know but l advice Africa to learn from La Liga how to build economies: skills; management; governance. 40 minutes ago via Twitter for Android in reply to samanthasibarit
@samanthasibarit Exactly. People confuse revolution with demolition. The latter is always misery for all. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to samanthasibarit
Egypt is a small step for the contenders, a giant leap for the voters. This is the road to democracy. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android
@jonathanfryer Egypt is a small step for the contenders, a giant leap for the voters. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to jonathanfryer
jonathanfryer Voters in #Egypt now seem to have a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea -- or maybe both contenders can reinvent themselves? about 1 hour ago via web Retweeted by Calestous and 5 others
@iFortknox Your guess is as good as mine. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to iFortknox
@RMelendezOrtiz Some have gamed the system for economic rights without responsibilities. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to RMelendezOrtiz
Revolutions occur in small steps; demolition come in big ones. Arab world will have revolution, not demolition. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android
@MrBasabose l have been trying for 7 years to promote creation of African School of Musical Innovation in Kinshasa.... about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to MrBasabose
@PamelaScully @City_Press Personal insults are the commonest form of public "discourse" in such situations. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android
@PamelaScully @City_Press African politics is more about ethnic and personal rivalries, and less about problem-solving. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to PamelaScully
PamelaScully Lesotho votes in tight three way race, more about personal rivalries than solving problems: n24.cm/KKsMJt via @City_Press about 1 hour ago via Tweet Button Retweeted by Calestous and 5 others
openinnovation3 IEEE Xplore - Paper on Knowledge Diffusion in Complex Networks: bit.ly/JUiFHO about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed Retweeted by Calestous
@MrBasabose Great Lingala tweeps have come before you, starting with Le Grand Kalle past Dr Nico and Franco :-) about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android in reply to MrBasabose
WHO A third (190m) of the preschool-age children globally is deficient in vitamin A. goo.gl/VNTRP #WHA65 about 2 hours ago via web Retweeted by Calestous and 29 others
harvardmed Interested in news from our teaching affiliates who are active on Twitter too? Subscribe to this list: bit.ly/JasRHJ about 2 hours ago via Timely by Demandforce Retweeted by Calestous and 1 other
alexevansuk Good for Christine Lagarde for telling it like it is. Progressives need to stop making Greece out to be a total victim. m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/se… about 2 hours ago via Safari on iOS Retweeted by Calestous and 6 others
@RMelendezOrtiz The EU was invented to foster peaceful co-existence and has lived up to that role. about 2 hours ago via Twitter for Android in reply to RMelendezOrtiz

Name Calestous Juma
Location Cambridge, MA
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Bio Professor @Harvard @Kennedy_School interested in science, technology and innovation for development. To follow is a privilege; to be followed is an honor.