Latin American S&T Investment Shows Major Growth

Summary posted by Meridian on 1/12/2009
Source: Science and Development Network
Author: Laura Garcia

A recent report, "State of Science 2008," published in December by the Ibero-American Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Science and Technology Programme for Development, found that investment in science has soared in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years. The key expansion period was from 2002-2008. The number of full-time researchers and technicians in the region was almost 235,000 in 2006, an increase of 85 percent since 1997. Nanotechnology research has grown considerably, with the creation of international collaborations and a surge in scientific publications. Brazil remains the nanotechnology leader in the region, followed by Mexico and Argentina. The article states that the global financial crisis and lack of private investment threatens to curb continued science and technology growth. Mario Albornoz, coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of Indicators of Science and Technology, stated that "...the information obtained from indicators allows us to be optimistic. The main deficit in Latin America is the lack of private investment. The only country in the region that has explored paths that seem to be successful to face up to that problem is Brazil. Without private investment, stimulating innovation is an impossible goal." The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Latin American S&T Investment Shows Major Growth Summary posted by Meridian on 1/12/2009 Source: Science and Development Network Author: Laura Garcia A recent report, "State of Science 2008," published in December by the Ibero-American Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Science and Technology Programme for Development, found that investment in science has soared in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years. The key expansion period was from 2002-2008. The number of full-time researchers and technicians in the region was almost 235,000 in 2006, an increase of 85 percent since 1997. Nanotechnology research has grown considerably, with the creation of international collaborations and a surge in scientific publications. Brazil remains the nanotechnology leader in the region, followed by Mexico and Argentina. The article states that the global financial crisis and lack of private investment threatens to curb continued science and technology growth. Mario Albornoz, coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of Indicators of Science and Technology, stated that "...the information obtained from indicators allows us to be optimistic. The main deficit in Latin America is the lack of private investment. The only country in the region that has explored paths that seem to be successful to face up to that problem is Brazil. Without private investment, stimulating innovation is an impossible goal." The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/latin-american-s-t-investment-shows-... As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Economic Competitiveness, Governance Regions: North America, South America Stakeholders: International Institutions, Academia, NGO, Industry, Government, Donors Related Forums: Economic Competitiveness Governance print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Understanding Public Debate on Nanotechnologies: Options for Framing Public Policy -- The Innovation Society (2/8/2010) The Governance and Ethics Unit of the Directorate General for Research (DG Research) of the European Commission (EC) has published an overview paper on options for framing public policy on nanotechnologies. [More] UN Patent Filings Dropped for 1st Time Since 1978 -- ABC news (2/8/2010) The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an entity through which a company can, for a fee, file a request for patent protection in any or all of the 142 countries that have subscribed to the U.N.'s Patent Cooperation Treaty, reported that the number of international patent filings dropped last year for the first time since 1978. [More] TECHNOLOGY: Science Panel Probes Renewable Energy's Current Use of China's Rare Metals -- Environment & Energy Daily (2/8/2010) A United States House of Representatives Science and Technology subcommittee this week will hold a hearing on rare earth mineral production and the resource's role in the growing clean energy industry. [More] Nanofood for Thought -- Nature Nanotechnology (2/5/2010) This editorial, in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is in response to the recent report, "Nanotechnologies and Food", released in January by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, United Kingdom, that criticized the food industry for failing to be transparent about its research into the uses of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.