Costa Rica joined the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) after 10 years of absence, Costa Rican authorities said on Thursday.
Costa Rican Science and Technology Minister Eugenia Flores said from now on Costa Rica will be part of the world discussion on the global tendencies and regional needs in that area, and it will also have the possibility of suggesting policies to other member countries.
Flores will attend the 11th Annual Assembly of the CSTD next week. The minister will join the debate on the role of science, technology and innovation to lighten poverty; as well as on the extension of the periods of the world summits on Society and Information.
The CSTD is a specialized organization of the UN Economic and Social Council, which since 1992 supports the UN on issues related to science and technology, by analyzing their consequences for the developing countries.
"The incorporation of our country (to the CSTD) is very important, because this organization contributes to national public policies by boosting science, technology and innovation, which are needed to increase the competitiveness," Flores said.