The Transformation of Research in the South

Policies and outcomes

Rigas Arvanitis, David O'Brien, Rigas Arvanitis, David O'Brien, David O’Brien

• Publisher: IRD Éditions
• Year: 2020
• Topic: Economics
• eBook ISBN:
  9782709928014
• Subtopic: Sustainable Development
• Index: Economics

Profound transformations are affecting the research systems around the world. We witness the emergence of new or restructured organizations to steer public research or promote innovation, new programmatic directions within these organizations, increased funding dedicated to research in academic settings, and new domestic and international partnerships and collaborations. A multiplicity of organizations and funding sources have appeared, creating a complex web where resources circulate along with knowledge in ways that are reshaping research systems in the South. This book gathers a large sample of these changes presented during a symposium organized by IDRC, IRD, IFRIS, and OECD, seeking to better understand their institutional, political and economic drivers. These cases document the building of scientific capacity and the broader use of results from scientific research and presents lessons for public policy. A large variety of case studies of specific research organizations and comparative analysis of the wider research system are presented in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Table of contents

• Introductory pages
• Table of contents
• Avertissement / Disclaimer :
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors to this volume :
• Préface
• Foreword
• The Transformation of Research in the South : An introduction
• Research policy in Arab countries
• Science-granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Production, circulation, and use of social research in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru
• Evolution of science policy in South Africa
• Instruments shaping policy design
• Developing and implementing a research and innovation policy framework in Vietnam
• Strengthening innovation and development-research capacity in African universities
• How people’s movements have influenced research priorities in India
• How young scholars in four ASEAN countries forged successful research careers
• Institutional restructuring in South Africa
• Strengthening the interactive capabilities of public research institutes in South Africa
• Enhancing innovation for inclusive development of national research councils in Southeast Asia
• Looking for Transformative Innovation in the South
• Mechanisms to enhance dialogue among communities involved in STI policy
• How research groups cope with gaps in science, technology, and innovation policy in Colombia
• Governing science—industry relations in the South
• Managing research for impact
• Under-reporting research relevant to local needs in the South
• Assessing impacts of agricultural research for development in countries of the South
• Mapping international knowledge flows
• Dynamics of South–South cooperation in health biotechnology
• Research Cooperation on the Sustainability of the Marginal Seas of South and East Asia
• New trends in knowledge generation lift research cooperation in Africa
• When the South comes to the North