Latin America & Caribbean

International bodies

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Consortium on Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (COSTIS) (formerly Third World Network of Scientific Organisations (TWNSO))

An international NGO, TWNSO was founded at the initiative of the Third World Academy of Sciences by ministers of science and technology and higher education and heads of science academies and research councils in developing countries to promote science-based sustainable economic development.

Jamaican Science Research Council

The SRC is Jamaica's primary agency for fostering Jamaican research and promoting its applications. It runs seven research units, from microbiology to wastewater management, and offers services ranging from training to tissue culture and laboratory analyses. The SRC website hosts four databases: the skills bank, plant gene bank, plant information, and library collection.

Millenium Sciences Initiative

MSI strives to create and nurture world-class science and scientific talent in the developing world by fostering innovative research and applications of specific value to the host country or region; educating and training future generations of scientists and engineers; developing linkages with educational and research institutions, the private sector, and the global scientific community. MSI projects have been set up in Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Africa and Vietnam.

South–South Initiative for Tropical Diseases Research (SSI)

SSI was set up in 2001 to facilitate sharing of resources among research groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America in order to increase competitiveness and optimise scientific opportunities. It provides assistance for proposal development through annual workshops and helps organise annual training courses on leading-edge technology for tropical disease research application in disease endemic countries.

Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)

TWOWS is an international forum aimed at uniting eminent women scientists from the South with the objective of strengthening their role in development and in scientific and technological leadership. An independent, non-profit, non-governmental body based at the offices of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World in Italy, its activities include providing fellowships and maintaining an inventory of women scientists in the South.

UNDP’s Special Unit for South–South Cooperation (SU/SSC)

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1978 and hosted by the UN Development Programme, the unit’s primary mandate is to promote, coordinate and support South–South cooperation and cooperation with the UN. It focuses on policy dialogue and development, public–private partnership and southern development exchange.

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC carries out studies and policy research, disseminates information, and provides advisory and capacity-building services related to the economic and social development of the region. The role of technology, knowledge and innovation in economic and social development is a key theme is ECLAC's work — particularly in that of its Division of Production, Productivity and Management.

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