Table 2 Cumulative public funds invested in ST&I activities through SENACYT, 2006 to 2012
From: The Panamanian health research system: a baseline analysis for the construction of a new phase
Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
Panamanian investment in ST&I according to GDP [2] | 0.26% |
SENACYT’s investment in ST&I activities for all areas in 2012 Additional file 1: | |
- Investments in R&D projects, all areas | $6,789,000.00 |
- Innovation and competitiveness | $8,794,500.00 |
- Researcher incentives | $3,082,400.00 |
- Technological development | $4,050,000.00 |
- Training and technological transformation | $4,680,000.00 |
- Metrology and standards | $1,704,100.00 |
- Equipment | $800,000.00 |
Total | $30,000,000.00 |
Masters, doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships for all areas, 2010[28] | $18,000,000.00 |
Accumulated investment in R&D projects in all areas, 2006 to 2011[29]: | |
- Environment and ecology | $4,587,942.00 |
- Biomedicine (health) | $4,351,099.00 |
- Engineering and IT | $2,809,049.06 |
- Agriculture | $2,587,598.00 |
- Infrastructure | $1,868,538.00 |
- Social sciences | $1,468,506.00 |
- Hard sciences | $837,321.00 |
- Logistics and transportation | $498,173.00 |
Total | $19,008,226.06 |