Science and technology indicators in Central America

While the Central American countries, in the 1970s, tried to measure the level of their scientific activities, these efforts were lost in the decade of economic, social and political turmoil of the 1980s. These countries are just beginning to re-emerge into an era of political and economic growth. Central American governments have, through the Commission for Science and Technology Development of Central America, started to consider the redevelopment of their S&T efforts, including appropriate policies, procedures to measure the level of investment in S&T, and the impact of these investments. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.