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Key Documents archive results 1-7 of 7 in Science & Innovation Policy and Science in the Islamic world
The impact of globalization on higher education and research in the Arab state
These selected proceedings from a regional research seminar in Morocco, hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), examine the state of higher education in Arab states. They highlight the impact of globalisation on local systems and discuss the role of funding...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: May 2007 | EN
The Higher Education Systems in the Arab States: Development of S&T Indicators
This report, prepared for the UNESCO Cairo Office, presents data and information on higher education systems in 21 Arab states over a five-year period (1992-1996). It is an update of a previous study published in 1995 Data presented includes the number of institutions, enrolment, structure and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 1998 | EN
R&D Systems in Arab States: Development of S&T Indicators
This study was prepared for the UNESCO Cairo Office. The key objective was to collect a wide array of data and statistics on R&D systems across the Arab states. The study was motivated by the attempts of several Arab countries to balance the need to invest in R&D systems with their rapidly...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 1998 | EN
Toward an Integrated Knowledge Society in the Arab World: Strategies and Implementation Modalities
This study provides a framework and guidelines for the design, development and implementation of strategies to build an integrated knowledge society and knowledge-based economies in Arab countries, in accordance with the goals of the World Summit on the Information Society. The study asks what...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2005 | EN
Building a Knowledge Society: Arab Human Development Report 2003
This Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) focuses on the challenge of building a knowledge society in the Arab world. AHDRs have been fairly successful in creating not only dialogue and debate on important socioeconomic and political issues within the region but also catalysing policymakers...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2003 | EN
Science and Technology Development Indicators in the Arab Region: A Comparative Study of Gulf and Mediterranean Arab Countries
This paper is based on the premise that all countries, especially under-developed ones, need to invest in science and technology (S&T). It describes and compares Arab countries in the Gulf and Mediterranean regions with others around the world and finds that that neither the Gulf nor the...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: August 2005 | EN
Achievements of Arab Countries that Participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2003)
This study outlines the findings of the 2003 TIMSS for the participating Arab countries, namely, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian National Authority, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Tunisia. TIMSS is a study of cross-national achievement in mathematics and sciences for fourth and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2003 | EN
