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TMCD becomes TIDE: Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre

We are thrilled to announce that, 16 years after its foundation, TMCD has now become the Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE).  

In 2008, the Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD) was founded within ODID by Professor Xiaolan Fu as a multidisciplinary research hub on the role of technology in advancing development in the global south. Today, TMCD is transforming into TIDE, heralding a change of direction in terms of focus areas and a change of director with Professor Amir LebdiouiWhile the name has evolved, the centre’s commitment to exploring the intricate relationships between technology, industrialisation, investment, innovation, and development remains unwavering. It brings together scholars and practitioners who view technology and industrialisation as essential drivers of sustainable development.  

TIDE’s three research and policy engagement programmes are: 

  • Technology Transfer, Innovation and Diffusion;  
  • Frontiers of Industrial Policy; and  
  • Biodiversity and Innovation 

Explore the new TIDE website to learn more about the centre’s work, programmes, and vision for the future: https://oxford-tide.org. 

Follow TIDE on social media:  

BlueSky: @tidecentre.bsky.social 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tidecentre/ 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/oxfordtide 

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@tmdcoxford  

X: @OxfordTMCD