SciDev.Net
Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Definitions
Definitions have been adapted from three main sources: Cordis (ECC), the Frascati Manual (FM) and the Oslo Manual (OM), with thanks to the providers.
Developing countries are increasingly recognising the importance of science in developing their economies, and the challenges that entails.
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Research and development (R&D)
Systematic investigatory work carried out to increase the stock of knowledge, and the use of such knowledge to devise new products and processes. R&D includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development (FM).
Research base
The universities and large public research institutions that provide the academic science and technology resources of a country from which its industry can obtain new knowledge (ECC).
