Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad
Scientific diasporas have been identified as valuable resources to strengthen science, technology, and innovation in their countries of origin. In this context, our paper seeks to contribute by addressing the following research questions: What are the main features of the Costa Rican scientific dias...
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| author | Maria Esteli Jarquin-Solis Enrique Lin-Shiao Melania Guerra Karlissa Calderón Zúñiga Dayana Mora Solórzano José María Gutiérrez |
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| description | Scientific diasporas have been identified as valuable resources to strengthen science, technology, and innovation in their countries of origin. In this context, our paper seeks to contribute by addressing the following research questions: What are the main features of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora, and what policy lessons can be extracted from their experiences abroad? Toward this goal, we analyzed ten years of diaspora perspectives as collected by TicoTal, an online database and network of Costa Rican scientists studying and working abroad created by the National Academy of Sciences (ANC) in 2010. Our study reveals the main features of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora using 121 interviews published over a ten-year period: we identified the academic areas in which the diaspora has specialized, the countries where they were trained, their current location, the most frequent funding mechanisms and sources that enabled professional opportunities abroad, the level of engagement and collaboration they maintain with the Costa Rican STI ecosystem, along with the incentives they consider important to support and harness the potential of this community to advance STI goals in the country. Results from this analysis can inform national policies and investment strategies in R&D infrastructure and resources, by providing a roadmap to engage with scientific diasporas and benefit from their training and talent, as well as guide future scholarship and exchange programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6837e6701404d85991dba61f9138aa22022-12-22T04:21:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics2504-05372022-12-01710.3389/frma.2022.904029904029Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroadMaria Esteli Jarquin-Solis0Enrique Lin-Shiao1Melania Guerra2Karlissa Calderón Zúñiga3Dayana Mora Solórzano4José María Gutiérrez5International Network for Government Science Advice, San José, Costa RicaCystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United StatesDepartment of Environment and Development, University for Peace, Ciudad Colón, Costa RicaIndependent Researcher, San José, Costa RicaAcademia Nacional de Ciencias, Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, Costa RicaInstituto Clodomiro Picado, Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa RicaScientific diasporas have been identified as valuable resources to strengthen science, technology, and innovation in their countries of origin. In this context, our paper seeks to contribute by addressing the following research questions: What are the main features of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora, and what policy lessons can be extracted from their experiences abroad? Toward this goal, we analyzed ten years of diaspora perspectives as collected by TicoTal, an online database and network of Costa Rican scientists studying and working abroad created by the National Academy of Sciences (ANC) in 2010. Our study reveals the main features of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora using 121 interviews published over a ten-year period: we identified the academic areas in which the diaspora has specialized, the countries where they were trained, their current location, the most frequent funding mechanisms and sources that enabled professional opportunities abroad, the level of engagement and collaboration they maintain with the Costa Rican STI ecosystem, along with the incentives they consider important to support and harness the potential of this community to advance STI goals in the country. Results from this analysis can inform national policies and investment strategies in R&D infrastructure and resources, by providing a roadmap to engage with scientific diasporas and benefit from their training and talent, as well as guide future scholarship and exchange programs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frma.2022.904029/fullscientific diasporasscience diplomacyCosta RicaLatin Americaresearch and development (R&D)higher education institutions |
| spellingShingle | Maria Esteli Jarquin-Solis Enrique Lin-Shiao Melania Guerra Karlissa Calderón Zúñiga Dayana Mora Solórzano José María Gutiérrez Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics scientific diasporas science diplomacy Costa Rica Latin America research and development (R&D) higher education institutions |
| title | Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| title_full | Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| title_fullStr | Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| title_short | Voices of the Costa Rican scientific diaspora: Policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| title_sort | voices of the costa rican scientific diaspora policy lessons from a decade of experiences from our scientists abroad |
| topic | scientific diasporas science diplomacy Costa Rica Latin America research and development (R&D) higher education institutions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frma.2022.904029/full |
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