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R&D Investment in the World (I+D+i For Spain)

Files under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment | 25 Friday January 2008

I just had a glance at Nature News and could find the interesting article about R&D investment in the world where apparently Israel comes in first position with 4.71% of gross domestic product (GDP).

To read the original article please go to: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080123/full/451378a.html

Fig. R&D investment in the world 2005

I left a comment talking about the current situation in Spain:

"I wonder why Spain does not appear on the map. According to one of the major newspapers in Spain (el pais) the investment of R&D in 2006 represented the 1.2 of GDP(http://www.elpais.com/articulo/futuro/gasto/I/D/subio/alcanzo/PIB/elpepusocfut/20071121elpepifut_5/Tes) which barely represents 50% of the average in the EU. From a personal experience, as a researcher, and being an eternal ex-pat, I can say, it is pretty difficult to work as a researcher in Spain given that a majority of personnel in R&D departments include temporary research fellowships that end up with no hope of permanent contracts. Also I must mention the problem of recognition of foreign degrees in Spain. Will the Bolonia treaty in 2010 will solve the problem of free movement of European and non-European scientists in Europe and fair recognition of foreign degrees?…"

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