Global Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO-SPIN)
The UNESCO鈥檚 Global Observatory of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO-SPIN) is a global resource for science technology and innovation policy providing tools and information for capacity-building, benchmarking and support for policy-making. It provides a standard practice for information collection on science, technology and innovation (STI) policies and policy instruments for countries around the world.
The platform gathers STI policy information on developing countries and tracks impacts of UNESCO鈥檚 main science recommendations such as UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science and on Science and Scientific Researchers. The information includes policies, institutions, legal frameworks, policy instruments, and R&D indicators for evidence-based policy-making.
Main objectives
- Access to key information on STI policies and policy instruments, and gaps in policy instruments for implementation;
- Evidence-based decision making, STI policies design, review, implementation and evaluation;
- Benchmarking and peer-learning on STI systems performance and STI indicators, and
- Policy coordination, cooperation and knowledge sharing among STI stakeholders.
Country Profiles 鈥淢apping Research and Innovation鈥
Below are GO-SPIN Country Profiles in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy; and a selection of publications related to GO-SPIN.
Partners
GO-Spin was originally developped with the financial support of Sweden's government agency for development cooperation (SIDA)