sub-regional hands-on training on science, technology and innovation indicators
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UIS activities in the collection and analysis of STI indicators and o verview of data for Arab States. SUB-REGIONAL HANDS-ON TRAINING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INDICATORS Damascus, Syria 18-20 September 2010. Objectives of this presentation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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UIS activities in the collection and analysis of STI indicators and
overview of data for Arab States
SUB-REGIONAL HANDS-ON TRAINING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INDICATORSDamascus, Syria
18-20 September 2010
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Objectives of this presentation
Present the work that UIS does to support the collection and analysis of STI indicators in developing countries
Provide an overview of the availability of STI indicators worldwide and in the region
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UIS is the UN lead agency for S&T statistics
Official S&T data source for:
UN Statistical Division: UN Statistical Year Book
UNDP: Human Development Report
World Bank: World Development Indicators
UNESCO Reports:
• UNESCO Science Report
• UNESCO World Report - Towards Knowledge Societies
• International Report on S&T and Gender
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UIS Strategy on S&T statistics
International Review of S&T Statistics & Indicators 2002-03
Resulting priorities:
Immediate term: • R&D personnel & expenditure
• Human resources devoted to S&T
• Science education & Higher education
• International mobility
• Gender
Medium term: Innovation data• Just started!
Longer term: Output & Impact
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Lines of action
1. S&T survey operation and data guardianship
2. Training in S&T statistics: workshops & other training activities
3. Standard setting and methodological developments
4. Analysis and publications
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1. S&T Survey operation and data guardianship
Global survey on statistics of science & technology
Global database on S&T Statistics
Data dissemination: on the UIS website and through contributions to other agencies
2011: pilot survey of innovation data
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Survey on Statistics of Science & Technology
Biennially.
2004, 2006 and 2008 S&T surveys completed.
4th round launched in June 2010.
Results released on UIS website (http://stats.uis.unesco.org).
OECD and Eurostat provide data for their Member States. RICYT provides data for Latin America.
UIS keeps direct contact with national S&T statisticians.
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Data collection
R&D Personnel
By sector of employment, occupation, qualification, and field of science
In headcount and FTE
By gender
R&D Expenditure
By sector of performance and source of funds
New: by type of activity and field of science
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UIS 2006 and 2008 Surveys on R&D:response rates & published data
Regions (Countries and Territories
covered)
Responses Q 2006
Responses Q 2008
Published data
Sub-Saharan Africa (46) 27 59%61%
21 46%46%
27 59%61%
Arab States-Africa (8) 6 75% 4 50% 6 75%
Asia (31, excl. Arab States & OECD) 21 68%65%
21 68%63%
24 77%65%
Arab States - Asia (12) 7 58% 6 50% 4 33%
Americas (19, excl. RICYT & OECD) 4 21% 4 21% 4 21%
Europe (16, excl. OECD & Eurostat) 9 56% 11 69% 10 63%
Oceania (17, excl. OECD) 0 0% 4 24% 3 18%
Sub-total (149) 74 50% 71 48% 78 52%
Data from other sources:
OECD + Eurostat (43)Total coverage Total coverage
43 100%
RICYT (23) 19 83%
Total (215) 140 65% 137 64% 140 65%
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Respondents to the UIS S&T 2006-08-10 questionnaires from Arab States
Country 2006 S&T Survey 2008 S&T Survey 2010 S&T Survey
Algeria Data provided Data not provided
Bahrain Data not provided Data not provided Partial response
Djibouti Data not provided Data not provided
Egypt Data not provided Data provided Received
Iraq Data not provided Data provided Received
Jordan Data provided Data not provided Received
Kuwait Data provided Data provided Received
Lebanon Data not provided Data not provided
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Data not provided Data provided
Mauritania Data not provided Data not provided
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Respondents to the UIS S&T 2006-08-10 questionnaires from Arab States – cont’d
Country 2006 S&T Survey 2008 S&T Survey 2010 S&T survey
Morocco Data provided Data provided Received
Oman Data not provided Data not provided
Palestinian Aut. Territories Data provided Data not provided Received
Qatar Data not provided Data not provided
Saudi Arabia Data not provided Data provided Received
Sudan Data provided Data not provided
Syrian Arab Republic Data not provided Data not provided
Tunisia Data provided Data provided
United Arab Emirates Data not provided Data not provided Received
Yemen Data not provided Data not provided
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Number of researchers worldwide
4,047
1,763
4,478
2,731
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Developed countries Developing countries
Re
se
arc
he
rs (
in t
ho
us
an
ds
)2002 2007
Source: UIS estimates, August 2010
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Which countries host the greatest number of researchers?Number of researchers, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005. Data in this graph are based on FTE data.
261,406
221,928
290,853
451,213
709,974 1,423,380
1,425,550
139,011154,827
215,755
United States -1 China Japan
Russian Fed. +1 Germany United Kingdom +1
Rep. of Korea France India -2
Canada -1
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What are the national research densities? Researchers per million inhabitants, 2007 or latest available year
0–100 per million
101–300 per million
301–1000 per million
1001–2000 per million
Data not available
2001 per million and aboveNote: Data in this map are based on FTE. However, figures in headcounts (HC) were considered for the following countries since the FTE figures were not available: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Rep.; Cuba; Dem. Rep. of the Congo; El Salvador; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Guinea; Honduras; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Libya; Mauritius; Mongolia; Montenegro; Nauru; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Peru; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Tajikistan; Trinidad and Tobago; Uganda; U.S. Virgin Islands; and Zambia. This has to be taken into account when interpreting the data.
Source: UIS, August 2010
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The gender gap in science.Women as a share of total researchers, 2007 or latest available year
0%–30%
30.1%–45%
45.1%–55%
55.1%–70%
Data not available
70.1%–100%
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: Data in this map are based on HC, except for Congo and India (based on FTE).
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R&D Personnel, Arab countries, 2007 or last available year
Country Year Researchers (FTE)Researchers per million
inhabitants (FTE)
Algeria 2005* 5,593 170
Bahrain … … …
Djibouti … … …
Egypt 2007 49,363 617
Iraq … … …
Jordan 2003* (HC) 15,891 3,030
Kuwait 2007* 472 166
Lebanon … … …
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2007* (HC) 373 60
Mauritania … … …
Morocco 2006* 19,972 647
Source: UIS S&T Database, 2009.
FTE: Full-time equivalents, HC: Head count instead of Full-time equivalent, * Based on partial data
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R&D Personnel, Arab countries, 2007 or last available year
Country Year Researchers (FTE)Researchers per million
inhabitants (FTE)
Oman … … …
Palestinian Autonomous Territories … … …
Qatar … … …
Saudi Arabia 2007* (HC) 1,024 41
Sudan 2005 (HC) 11,208 290
Syrian Arab Republic … … …
Tunisia 2006 15,833 1,588
United Arab Emirates … … …
Yemen … … …
Source: UIS S&T Database, 2009.
FTE: Full-time equivalents, HC: Head count instead of Full-time equivalent, * Based on partial data
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Researchers per million inhabitants, 2005 or latest available year – Arab States
Source: UIS, September 2007
0–100 per million
101–300 per million
301–1000 per million
1001–2000 per million
Data not available
2001 per million and above
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) worldwide
653
137
873
273
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Developed countries Developing countries
GE
RD
(in
bill
ion
s P
PP
$)2002 2007
Source: UIS estimates, August 2010
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GERD by region
GERD in billions PPP$ by regions
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
1990 2002 2007
Americas Europe Africa Asia Oceania
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World’s top 10 leaders in R&D investmentGERD (‘000 PPP$), 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008.
41,339,086
41,043,072
42,892,759
72,241,917
102,428,349 147,938,883
398,086,00023,382,745
23,961,47124,792,602
United States +1 Japan China
Germany France +1 Rep. of Korea
United Kingdom +1 India Canada +1
Russian Fed. +1
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A snap-shot of R&D intensity.Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a percentage of GDP, 2007 or latest available year
0.00%–0.25%
0.26%–0.50%
0.51%–1.00%
1.01%–2.00%
Data not available
2.01% and above
Source: UIS, August 2010
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Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) indicators in Arab States, 2007 or latest available year
Country Year
GERD (millions) –
Local currency
GERD - PPP$
(millions)
GERD – as % of
GDP
GERD per inhabitant
(PPP$)
Algeria 2005* 4,994 157 0.07% 4.8
Egypt 2007* 1,680 911 0.23% 11.4
Kuwait 2007* 28 110 0.09% 38.7
Morocco 2006* 3,670 765 0.64% 25.0
Saudi Arabia 2007* 705 271 0.05% 11.0
Sudan 2005 193 179 0.29% 4.6
Tunisia 2005 384 661 1.02% 66.9
* Based on partial dataSource: UIS S&T Database, 2009
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GERD as a percentage of GDP, 2005 or latest available year - Arab States
Source: UIS, September 2007
0.00%–0.25%
0.26%–0.50%
0.51%–1.00%
1.01%–2.00%
Data not available
2.01% and above
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A breakdown of R&D investment in the Americas.GERD by sector of performance, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -5 = 2002.
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50%
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3
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Bo
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1
Gu
atem
ala
Pan
ama
-2
Par
agu
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2
Business enterprise Government Higher education
Private non-profit Unknown
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A breakdown of R&D investment in Europe.GERD by sector of performance, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -3 = 2004.
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Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit Unknown
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A breakdown of R&D investment in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. GERD by sector of performance, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -5 = 2002.
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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1
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2
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1
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5
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ia
Kyr
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stan
Aze
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Sri
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Iran
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Cam
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Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit Unknown
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A breakdown of researchers in the Americas.Researchers by sector of employment, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -4 = 2003, -5 = 2002. Data in this graph are based on FTE data (* based on HC data).
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10%
20%
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40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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ite
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1
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3
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2
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gu
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Business enterprise Government Higher education
Private non-profit Unknown
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A breakdown of researchers in Europe.Researchers by sector of employment, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -3 = 2004. Data in this graph are based on FTE data (* based on HC data).
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Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit Unknown
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A breakdown of researchers in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.Researchers by sector of employment, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -4 = 2003, -5 = 2002, -6 = 2001, -7 = 2000, - 10 = 1997. Data in this graph are based on FTE data (* based on HC data).
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Funding in the Americas.GERD by source of funds, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Notes: +1 = 2008, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -5 = 2002.
0%
10%
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40%
50%
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Business enterprise Government Higher education
Private non-profit Abroad Unknown
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Funding in Europe.GERD by source of funds, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -4 = 2003, -5 = 2002
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Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit Abroad Unknown
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Funding in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.GERD by source of funds, 2007 or latest available year
Source: UIS, August 2010 Note: +1 = 2008, -1 = 2006, -2 = 2005, -3 = 2004, -5 = 2002, -6 = 2001.
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ia
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6
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n -
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5
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Quality of data
Efficient use of resources
Consistency over time and space
Accessibility and affordability
Validityand reliability
Comparability through
standards
Relevance to policy
Potential for disaggregation
Currency and punctuality
Coherence across sources
Clarity and transparency
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2. Capacity building
There are many problems:
Lack of understanding of importance of S&T (indicators)
Lack of political will and action
Lack of coordination
Lack of trained personnel
High staff turnover
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Capacity building (2)
Measurement problems:
Measuring “real effort” (full-time equivalents)
Private sector R&D
Budget data vs. surveys
Role of foreign entities
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S&T statistics workshops
Increase the number of countries regularly producing quality S&T indicators.
Create local capacities and establish sustainable local S&T statistics systems.
Promote the use of S&T indicators for evidence-based S&T policy making.
Share experiences with other developing countries and address problems.
Gain knowledge about the particular characteristics of S&T statistics data.
Demonstrate good practices in other countries of the region.
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UIS S&T Statistics workshops
2005: Uganda, India
2006: Indonesia, Senegal, Kazakhstan
2007: Tunisia, FYR of Macedonia, Jordan, Brazil, Russia, Cameroon
2008: Oman, Cambodia, Botswana
2009: Kenya, Egypt
2010: Mali, Syria, Uzbekistan, Nepal
But also contributing to similar workshops of partner organisations (e.g. RICYT, NEPAD)
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Countries that have participated in UNESCO S&T statistics workshops 2005-2009
Countries and territories covered but absent
Countries and territories not yet covered
Countries and territories not targeted
Countries and territories covered
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Results of workshops
Increased response rate – non-responding countries learn how to do it from UIS and neighbours.
Immediate problems solved.
Increased data quality – improved understanding of application of international standards.
Face to face contacts = more effective networking.
Inputs to UIS programme development.
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3. Standard setting/methodological developments
Careers of Doctoral Holders – CDH (since 2004)
Measuring Innovation in Developing countries: Annex to the Oslo Manual (2005)
• Will be presented separately
Measuring R&D in Developing Countries: Technical Guide and Annex to the Frascati Manual (2010)
• Will be presented separately
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The careers of doctorate holders survey (CDH)
A joint project with the OECD and Eurostat.
Methodology developed “from scratch”.
Aimed both at developed and developing countries.
With participation from experts from both developed and developing countries.
Promoting the methodology by encouraging developing countries to conduct such surveys and produce cross-nationally comparable statistics on careers of doctorate holders.
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Relevance of the CDH project
Focus on the crucial role of highly qualified individuals who represent a key to the production, application and transmission of knowledge.
Statistics on the global trends in human resources for Science and Technology (HRST) very weak.
Quality and comparability of international data on migration is particularly weak.
Diversity of data collection methods hinders international comparability, and does not provide information on career paths and mobility patterns.
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Objectives of CDH
Objectives:
To design an internationally comparable tool for tracking the careers of doctorates holders and highly qualified people in different countries.
To collect and exchange information on the career paths of holders of doctorates from existing data sources and the new survey tool.
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CDH toolkit
Components:
Model questionnaire and Instruction Manual
Output tables and variables definitions
Methodological guidelines
Bridge table model questionnaire - output tables
See: http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?URL_ID=5219&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201
and www.oecd.org/sti/cdh
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CDH modules
Doctoral Education (EDU)
Early Career Research positions (ECR)
Employment situation (EMP)
International mobility (MOB)
Career-related experience (CAR)
Personal characteristics (PER)
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4. Some publications
Data publicly available at: www.uis.unesco.org
UIS Publications (can be downloaded from the UIS website): • S&T Bulletin 1 – Investment in R&D;
• S&T Bulletin 2 – Bibliometric Indicators;
• S&T Bulletin 3 – Women in Science
• Fact sheet: R&D statistics (recently updated)
UNESCO Science Report 2010 (out in November)
International Report on Science, Technology and Gender 2007
UNESCO World Report
History of Science Statistics at UNESCO
Paper on ‘current status of International Science statistics for Africa’ in African Statistical Journal
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Collaborations / Partnerships
UNESCO HQs
World Bank
Eurostat
AU-NEPAD
ADB
ATPS
ISDB
EU-Medibtikar
IDRC (Canada)
IRD (France)
UNESCO offices worldwide
OECD
RICYT (Latin America)
ALECSO
Arab Academy of Science
ISESCO
Inter-Academy Council
INRS (Quebec, Canada)
ASEAN
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Way forward
There is still a lot to do!
UIS needs to keep direct contact with statisticians: Quality and relevance.
Countries to establish sustainable S&T statistics systems, involving line ministries (S&T Ministries or Research Councils) and National Statistical Offices.
Looking forward to further cooperation.