Research for development in the South : the case of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
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2003
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Economic Research Forum, Cairo, EG
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The paper aims to discern future directions for research in the region, as well as pinpoint some of the region’s best practices in terms of the institutional infrastructure for research. Analysis shows that the quantity of scientific and technical articles published in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region is quite meager when compared to that of the developed countries. The region suffers from weaknesses in research on information sciences, molecular biology, genetics, informatics, and mathematics. The paper also describes the environment of and for research in the MENA region.
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Prepared for International Development Research Centre
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Recherche pour le développement dans le Sud : le cas de la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MOAN)
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Recherche pour le développement dans le Sud : le cas de la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MOAN)
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DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, EXPENDITURE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH OF SAHARA, CULTURAL FACTORS, ECONOMIC ASPECTS, POLITICAL STABILITY, RESEARCH NEEDS, FUNDING, RESEARCH GRANTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY