
UNESCO Science Report
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The 2015 edition of the UNESCO Science Report was followed in 2021 by the UNESCO Science Report: the Race Against Time for Smarter Development.
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Contents
Foreword (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Perspectives on emerging issues
Global overview
A world in search of an effective growth strategy (AR, CAT, CH, ES, FR, GER, POR, RU)
Luc Soete, Susan Schneegans, Deniz Eröcal, Baskaran Angathevar and Rajah Rasiah
Tracking trends in innovation and mobility (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Elvis Korku Avenyo, Chiao-Ling Chien, Hugo Hollanders, Luciana Marins, Martin Schaaper and Bart Verspagen
Is the gender gap narrowing in science and engineering? (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Sophia Huyer
A closer look at regions and countries
Canada (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Paul Dufour
United States of America (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Shannon Stewart and Stacy Springs
Caricom (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Harold Ramkissoon and Ishenkumba A. Kahwa
Latin America (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Guillermo A. Lemarchand
Brazil (AR, CH, ES, FR, POR, RU)
Renato Hyuda de Luna Pedrosa and Hernan Chaimovich
European Union (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Hugo Hollanders and Minna Kanerva
Southeast Europe (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Djuro Kutlaca
European Free Trade Association (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Hans Peter Hertig
Countries in the Black Sea basin (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Deniz Eröcal and Igor Yegorov
Russian Federation (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Leonid Gokhberg and Tatiana Kuznetsova
Central Asia (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Nasibakhon Mukhitdinova
Iran (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Kioomars Ashtarian
Israel (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Daphne Getz and Zehev Tadmor
The Arab States (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Moneef R. Zou’bi, Samia Mohamed-Nour, Jauad El-Kharraz and Nazar Hassan
West Africa (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
George Essegbey, Nouhou Diaby and Almamy Konte
East and Central Africa (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Kevin Urama, Mammo Muchie and Remy Twiringiyimana
Southern Africa (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Erika Kraemer–Mbula and Mario Scerri
South Asia (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Dilupa Nakandala and Ammar Malik
India (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Sunil Mani
China (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Cong Cao
Japan (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Yasushi Sato and Tateo Arimoto
Republic of Korea (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Deok Soon Yim and Jaewon Lee
Malaysia (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Rajah Rasiah and V.G.R. Chandran
Southeast Asia and Oceania (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Tim Turpin, Jing A. Zhang, Bessie M. Burgos and Wasantha Amaradasa
Annexes
Composition of regions and subregions (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Glossary (AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)
Statistical annex(AR, CH, ES, FR, RU)