The role of science and technology in the first years of Colciencias
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colciencias, science and technology policy, principal-agentAbstract
This paper attempts to answer the following question: to what extent thinking and engaging in discussions about science and technology policies can solve natural tensions among science and technology policy makers and therefore legitimate the decisions taken within national systems of science and technology? Focusing on the first two decades since the creation of Colciencias, the authors of this article conclude that the participation of this organization in discussions of science and technology, as well as its concern about the existing economic model at that moment, allowed Colciencias to achieve a greater consistency and coherence between instruments and science policies. It also helped the organization to consolidate a genuine dialogue with the other actors that were implementing science and technological policies as well.
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