South-South Cooperation In Science
South-South cooperation is cooperation between two or more developing countries. This article monitors recent developments in South-South cooperation in the field of science and technology. Role of regional economic communities Regional economic communities have become a conduit for South–South cooperation in science, technology and innovation. Many of these economic communities have taken inspiration from the European Union model. Increasingly, the long-term economic plans adopted by regional communities in the South are accompanied by a policy or strategy for science. For instance, the Policy on Science and Technology ( ECOPOST) adopted in 2011 by the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) ‘is an integral part of Vision 2020’, the subregion's development blueprint to 2020. A world increasingly characterized by economic blocs It has been argued that ‘the increasingly urgent requirement is for Africa to engage in a unified manner in a world that is in ...
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