The key messages in this brief are as follows: 1) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-related research output and impact are related to a region’s long-run economic development. 2) The overall publication output by Sub-Saharan Africa has increased over the past ten years, but not all subregions have grown at the same pace. 3) While relative output in the Health Sciences has increased, relative output in the Physical Sciences/STEM...
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The state of STEM research in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Science, technology, and skills for Africa's development Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361901468212087567