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CEPCIDI CXL Regular Meeting February 26, 2008

Report on the V Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology (COMCYT). CEPCIDI CXL Regular Meeting February 26, 2008. Michel Bergeron, Director Department of Science and Technology (DST) Executive Secretariat for Integral Development

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CEPCIDI CXL Regular Meeting February 26, 2008

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  1. Report on the V Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology (COMCYT) CEPCIDI CXL Regular MeetingFebruary 26, 2008 Michel Bergeron, Director Department of Science and Technology (DST) Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Organization of American States (OAS)

  2. OAS: MANDATES Improve governance, strengthen our institutions and build national capacity to create employment, reduce poverty and popularize science. Department of Science and Technology

  3. DST PROGRAMS… • Applied Physical Sciences and Engineering • Metrology • Engineering for the Americas (EftA) • Energy • Small and Medium Enterprises Department of Science and Technology

  4. DST PROGRAMS … • Applied Life Sciences • Biotechnology • Biosafety (Bioterrorism) Department of Science and Technology

  5. DST PROGRAMS … • Public Policies, Governance and Institutional Strengthening • Gender issues in S&T • Popularization of Science and its social appropriation • Civil Society participation Department of Science and Technology

  6. DST PROGRAMS … • Collaboration and Partnership • Academic Institutions • Private Sector • OAS entities (SEDI Departments, Young Americas Business Trust, CITEL) and other Inter-American organizations, such as IICA, PAHO and Convenio Andrés Bello Department of Science and Technology

  7. DST PROGRAMS … • Technical Secretariat for Inter-American agencies/commissions • COMCYT • Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) • EftA Department of Science and Technology

  8. Total Global Investment (%) in R&D by Geographic Area (1994-2003) Source: El Estado de la Ciencia, RICYT

  9. Summary of the seven Commitments by Ministers and High Authorities on Science and Technology under the Lima Declaration: • Promotion of investment in science and technology for development; • Strengthening of national and regional infrastructure; • Strengthening of national, regional and hemispheric policies; • Strengthening and popularization of science, technology, engineering, innovation and science education; • Strengthening of programs for science and technology indicators, data bases, portals, publications and scientific journals • Follow up to meetings of science and technology ministers and high authorities • 15 hemispheric initiatives Department of Science and Technology

  10. Of the 15 identified hemispheric initiatives, the following 10 are part of DST activities: • Integration of gender perspective in science and technology policies and programs in the Americas; • Engineering for the Americas; • National research and education networks (NRENs) in the Americas and the Latin American cooperation in Advanced Networks (CLARA); • Advanced networks in the Caribbean; • Inter-American S&T and Innovation Indicators Program; • Popularization of Science; • Legal metrology for the Caribbean • Scientific education with the support of the Inter-American Network of Science Academies (IANAS); • Biotechnology for the Americas; • Productive competitiveness and employment for the Americas Department of Science and Technology

  11. Metrology: Member States are required to continue supporting the improvement in their national metrology capacities. Gender perspective: Engineering: Support the implementation of the OAS hemispheric program “Advancing the Integration of Gender Perspective in Science and Technology Policies and Programs in the Americas”. Improve the quality of engineering education and strengthen the hemispheric initiative “Engineering for the Americas - EftA”. Biotechnology: Promote innovation with the participation of all players, including academia and the private sector. Summary of Recommendations of the V Regular Meeting of the COMCYT by Thematic Areas Department of Science and Technology

  12. Popularization of science: Disseminate the role of science and contribute for its social appropriation. Energy: Promote cooperative innovation in energy. Education in the sciences: Promote education in the sciences from an early age. Innovation: Innovation must be considered as way of life. …continued In addition, the V COMCYT recommended to increase the participation and contribution of civil society organizations in science and technology. Department of Science and Technology

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