Introduction

To build worldwide science and technology (S&T) capacities, all major institutions should work together to:

1. Foster a global mobilization to create a better future for humanity;
2. Convene a kick-off conference to launch, review, refine, and initiate the implementation of the set of proposals presented in this report;
3. Convene regional and national conferences to review, refine, and initiate the implementation of the set of proposals presented in this report.

But each type of institutional actor will have different roles and responsibilities in this effort. The Study Panel has identified a set of twelve major 'actors' necessary to implement the needed reforms and new programs for increasing worldwide scientific capacity:

• S&T-proficient and S&T-developing countries;
• S&T-lagging countries;
• S&T-advanced countries;
• United Nations agencies and regional intergovernmental organizations;
• Educational, training, and research institutions;
• National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine;
• National, regional, and international S&T organizations;
• International development-assistance organizations;
• Foundations;
• Local, national, and international private sectors (for-profit entities);
• Nongovernmental organizations;
• The media.

The recommendations of the previous chapters are re - organized here to reflect needed actions by each of these twelve sectors.

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