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The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
The principal aim of TWAS is to promote scientific capacity and sustainable development in the South through research as well as South-South and North-South collaborations. It was founded in 1983 by a group of Southern scientists, under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, as an autonomous...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
UNDP’s Special Unit for South–South Cooperation (SU/SSC)
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1978 and hosted by the UN Development Programme, the unitSs primary mandate is to promote, coordinate and support South-South cooperation and cooperation with the UN. It focuses on policy dialogue and development, public-private partnership and...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in South (COMSATS)
The Commission is an intergovernmental and international organisation aimed at the uplift of developing countries through applications of science and technology. Established in 1994 at the instigation of Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, it has 21 member countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)
TWOWS is an international forum aimed at uniting eminent women scientists from the South with the objective of strengthening their role in development and in scientific and technological leadership. An independent, non-profit, non-governmental body based at the offices of the Academy of Sciences...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
Consortium on Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (COSTIS) (formerly Third World Network of Scientific Organisations (TWNSO))
An international NGO, TWNSO was founded at the initiative of the Third World Academy of Sciences by ministers of science and technology and higher education and heads of science academies and research councils in developing countries to promote science-based sustainable economic develop...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
South–South Initiative for Tropical Diseases Research (SSI)
SSI was set up in 2001 to facilitate sharing of resources among research groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America in order to increase competitiveness and optimise scientific opportunities. It provides assistance for proposal development through annual workshops and helps organise annual training...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
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