AERC
African Economic Research Consortium

CAETS
Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

FAO
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

GDP
Gross domestic product

IAC
InterAcademy Council

IAMP
InterAcademy Medical Panel

IAP
InterAcademy Panel on International Issues

ICSU
International Council for Science

ICTP
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

IFS
International Foundation for Science

INASP
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications

LEAD
Leadership for Environment and Development International

MSI
Millennium Science Initiative

NSF
U.S. National Science Foundation

NSRC
U.S. National Sciences Resources Center

OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PPKIP
Pilot Project of the Knowledge Innovation Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences

R&D
Research and development

S&T
Science and technology

TOKTEN
Transfer of Knowledge and Technology Expatriate Nationals Program

TRIPS
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

TWAS
Third World Academy of Sciences

UNDP
United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

USHEPiA
Research Initiative of the University Science, Humanities, and Engineering Partnerships in Africa

VNE
Virtual network of excellence

WHO
World Health Organization

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