STI in LDCs

On Second Thought: Donor Support to Science, Technology and Innovation for Development; Approaches in the Least Developed Countries
Sara E. Farley
Background Report to the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s
The Least Developed Countries Report 2007
July 2007

Sara Farley finds that in the last two years many donor agencies have clarified their policies for the assistance of science, technology and innovation, and that "the enthusiasm for increased support to STI is palpable. As enthusiasm for STI grows so too do the loudening cries for a coherent donor approach." The report is based on a literature survey as well as a review of 170 donor agency initiatives related to science, technology and innovation in the preparation of this report. She groups those projects into four clusters:

1. Global or regional public goods initiatives


2. Initiatives that deepen local (i.e., sectoral, sub-national or national) STI capacity (84 of the 170 projects)


3. Linkage initiatives (53 projects)


4. Integrated initiatives

”The report draws a large number of conclusions and recommendations. It is available online in two parts:

1. Part 1
2. Part 2
   

The report is an extension of an 2005 report by the same author titled "Support to Science, Technology and Knowledge for Development: A Snapshot of the Global Landscape".