4.4 National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine can improve the quality of national S&Tprograms

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Inventing a Better Future

1. The urgency to promote worldwide science and technology capacity

2. Science, technology, and society

3. Expanding human resources

4. Creating world-class research institutions

4.1 Autonomous centers of excellence address local challenges

4.2 Strong universities are critical for expanding national S&T capacities

4.3 Virtual networks of excellence link the scientific talents of entire regions and the globe

4.4 National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine can improve the quality of national S&Tprograms

4.4 Recommendations

5. Engaging the public and private sectors

6. Targeted funding of research and training efforts

7. From ideas to impacts: coalitions for effective action

Annex A: Endorsement InterAcademy Panel

Annex B: Agendas for major actors in building science and technology capacity

Annex C: Study panel biographies

Annex D: Glossary

Annex E: Acronyms and abbreviations

Annex F: Selected bibliography

Executive Summary

Front Matter

Notes

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4.4 National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine can improve the quality of national S&Tprograms

National academies, as defined here, are member-based autonomous institutions, in which peers elect new members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing professional achievements, elect their own officials, perform programs of independent work, and inform the general public and national decisionmakers on science and technology aspects of public policies. The presence of such institutions is extremely important for upholding the quality of S&T activity in a country, for guiding national policies based on science and technology, and for maintaining dialogue with other countries, often through their counterpart academies.

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