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Evaluation of SAREC support for CLACSO

The evaluation of the support program of the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation to the Latin American Social Sciences Council (CLACSO) was published towards the end of 2018. Together with Ian Christoplos and Mario Bazán we conducted this evaluation, which covered the period 2013-2016 and

Tenth anniversary of FINCyT/InnovatePeru

The tenth anniversary of InnovatePERU (previously FINCyT), the program that supports research and development activities with resources from an Inter-American Development Bank and the Peruvian Treasury, celebrated its tenth anniversary. I had the privilege of being the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of

A persistent challenge (Un desafío persistente)

On December 9, 2017 we launched at the Book Fair “Ricardo Palma” the text we wrote with Lucía Máaga, A persistent challenge: science, technology and innovation policies in Peru during the 21st century, published jointly by the Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico) and the Catholic

Robert K. Merton prize

In December 2017 I received the Robert K. Merton prize, which is awarded by the Research Committee 23 of the International Sociological Association to recognize the contribution of the distinguished sociologist who pioneered the social studies of science and technology. This prize recognizes the professional

Second annual assembly of the “Partido Morado”

The second annual assembly of the political party “Partido Morado”, whose leader and organizer is the economist Julio Guzman, and in which I am actively involved, was held in Cusco during October 2017. We are in the process of submitting our registration in the registry

Lemelson foundation

After ten years as member of the Advisory Committee of The Lemelson Foundation, in September 2017 I left this appointment, which brought me many satisfactions, and I became an emeritus advisor. This foundation is a pioneer in supporting and promoting invention and innovation, particularly in