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 Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [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.