Jarquin-Solis Maria Esteli, Mauduit Jean-Christophe
School of Political Sciences, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Front Res Metr Anal. 2021 Jul 14;6:663827. doi: 10.3389/frma.2021.663827. eCollection 2021.
Science, technology, and innovation (STI) is increasingly gaining in importance on the foreign policy agenda of governments worldwide. However, the implementation of science diplomacy strategies requires STI institutional capacity and strong interfaces with policy and diplomacy. This research first maps the STI public institutions of the six member countries of the Central American Integration System (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) and then draws their capacity to connect internationally in order to highlight their potential for science diplomacy. Variables such as the year of creation and mandates of scientific councils, secretariats, national academies, international cooperation departments and ministries are analyzed. The study reveals several public management challenges stemming from the institutional disparity and complexity of the region, already marked by significant asymmetries of human development between the various countries. Highlighting and understanding such challenges may be helpful for countries in the region in developing meaningful strategies around science diplomacy.
科学、技术与创新（STI）在全球各国政府的外交政策议程中日益重要。然而，科学外交战略的实施需要科学、技术与创新方面的机构能力以及与政策和外交的紧密联系。本研究首先梳理了中美洲一体化体系六个成员国（危地马拉、萨尔瓦多、洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎加和巴拿马）的科学、技术与创新公共机构，然后分析它们的国际联系能力，以突出其在科学外交方面的潜力。对诸如科学委员会、秘书处、国家科学院、国际合作部门和部委的成立年份及职责等变量进行了分析。研究揭示了该地区因机构差异和复杂性而产生的若干公共管理挑战，该地区各国之间人类发展的显著不对称已凸显了这一情况。突出并理解这些挑战可能有助于该地区各国制定围绕科学外交的有意义战略。
