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81 science-lagging developing countries

The 81 science-lagging developing countries identified by TWAS

 

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Angola
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Belize
  6. Benin
  7. Bhutan
  8. Botswana
  9. Burkina Faso
  10. Burundi
  11. Cambodia
  12. Cameroon
  13. Cape Verde
  14. Central African Republic
  15. Chad
  16. Comoros Islands
  17. Congo, Dem. Rep.
  18. Congo, Rep.
  19. Côte d'Ivoire
  20. Djibouti
  1. Dominican Republic
  2. Ecuador
  3. El Salvador
  4. Equatorial Guinea
  5. Eritrea
  6. Ethiopia
  7. Gabon
  8. Gambia
  9. Ghana
  10. Guatemala
  11. Guinea-Bissau
  12. Guinea
  13. Guyana
  14. Haiti
  15. Honduras
  16. Indonesia
  17. Jamaica
  18. Kenya
  19. Kiribati
  20. Korea DPR
  1. Kyrgyzstan
  2. Lao PDR
  3. Lesotho
  4. Liberia
  5. Madagascar
  6. Malawi
  7. Maldives
  8. Mali
  9. Mauritania
  10. Mongolia
  11. Mozambique
  12. Myanmar
  13. Nepal
  14. Nicaragua
  15. Niger
  16. Nigeria
  17. Papua New Guinea
  18. Paraguay
  19. Peru
  20. Rwanda
  1. Samoa
  2. São Tome and Principe
  3. Senegal
  4. Sierra Leone
  5. Solomon Islands
  6. Somalia
  7. South Sudan
  8. Sudan
  9. Suriname
  10. Tajikistan
  11. Tanzania
  12. Timor-Leste
  13. Togo
  14. Tuvalu
  15. Uganda
  16. Uzbekistan
  17. Vanuatu
  18. Vietnam
  19. Yemen
  20. Zambia
  21. Zimbabwe
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Upcoming deadlines

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Excellence in science series

excellence in science seriesExcellence in Science: Profiles of Research Institutions in Developing Countries is a series of booklets published by TWAS highlighting successful scientific institutions in the South. Ten institutions have so far been profiled: INBio (Costa Rica), CBS (Tunisia), IMRA (Madagascar), CDRI (India), IMPLAD (China), IHI (Tanzania), SAIAB (South Africa), NARL (Uganda), ORI (Botswana) and IMS (Zanzibar, Tanzania). The volumes are also available for download as PDF files.

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Scienza Express logoScienza Express is a young Italian publishing house that focuses on scientific themes. Its mission is to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the citizenry. Scienza Express is now partnering with TWAS to publish a new book series presenting successful examples of good science in the developing countries. Sharing science is the goal that makes Scienza Express and TWAS perfect partners.

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LSWN logoLSWN - Le Scienze Web News is another TWAS partner. LSWN is an independent online magazine that enourages science communication between institutions, industries, research environment and the public. LSWN is also partnering with UNESCO for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). Are you a researcher working in a research institute or university? If you wish to inform the LSWN community about your research results, please email redazione[at]lswn.it. Further information:http://bit.ly/contact_lswn