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UNESCO Science Report 2010
Preparation is under way of the fifth report in the series of UNESCO Science Reports on the state of the support system for science around the world. Every five years, a new report identifies and discusses emerging trends in research and higher education in the different regions. Who is performing R&D today? Where and with what means? What are the new priorities? Written by an international team of independent experts, the report provides a unique collection of facts, figures and analysis for anyone with an interest in understanding how contemporary issues are shaping science.
Read the UNESCO Science Report 2005, available in English and French.
Enquiries may be addressed to the Editor.
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Launch of Albania’s National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
18 June - The Albanian government launched its National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation on 17 June, during a conference organized in Tirana, in the presence of Vice Prime-Minister Genc Pollo, the Minister of Education and Science, Mr Fatos Beja, the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms Gülden Türköz-Cosslett and the Director of UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Mr Engelbert Ruoss.
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Mali signs two cooperation agreements with UNESCO
2 June - During the visit of President Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali on 29 May, two cooperation agreements were signed by the Director-General of UNESCO and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ms Siby Bellegarde, who accompanied the President. These agreements concern strengthening capacity-building for teachers and schooling girls and, secondly, training Malian researchers at the University of Bamako. This was the President’s second visit to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. His visit took place during Africa Week at UNESCO.
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Science and technology park development
6-9 July - National training workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. This follows a similar workshop in Oran, Algeria, from 22 to 25 June this year. Contact the focal point. Go to the website.
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Science, technology and innovation policies for Latin America and the Caribbean: towards a new social contract for science
5-7 August - This second Latin American and Caribbean Forum plans to provide a contribution to the World Science Forum taking place in November this year. The Latin American and Caribbean forum will be taking place in Buenos Aires and is sponsored by the Argentine Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. For details, contact UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Science in Latin America and the Caribbean or visit the website.
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Arab women in science and technology: empowerment for the development of the Arab world
28-30 September - The Arab Science & Technology Foundation is organizing a conference on the theme of empowering women in science and technology in the Arab world, in cooperation with the Dubai Business Women’s Council. The conference is being organized in collaboration with UNESCO and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), as well as a number of scientific entities from the region and beyond. The conference is being held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), under the Patronage of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein. For details, write to the organizers or go to the website (under construction). Contact the focal point at UNESCO.
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World Science Forum
5–7 November - The forum will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of the World Conference on Science organized by UNESCO and the International Council for Science in Budapest (Hungary) in 1999. For details, visit the website or contact the co-ordinator at UNESCO.
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Science and Technology Park Governance
10–13 November - Every year, international training workshops are run by UNESCO in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, in close cooperation with the World Technopolis Association. More on science parks.
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R&D Management for High Level Decision-Makers
16–20 November - The Centre for South-South Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation (ISTIC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is organizing a training workshop on R&D Management for High Level Decision-Makers in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The workshop is being run in cooperation with the Korean Institute for Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning. This follows an earlier international training workshop on Assessing Industrial Needs to Help Develop a Sustainable and Productive Science and Technology Policy, in Kuala Lumpur from 22 to 26 June 2009. ISTIC was launched in May 2008 under the auspices of UNESCO. More on ISTIC.
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Science Policy
