In December 2017 I was invited to give the keynote graduation speech of the program on political management organized by the Catholic University (PUCP) of Perú and the George Washington University of Washingon DC in USA. This conference highlighted the lessons of five decades of
As part of the preparation for the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2018, the Brookins institution organized on April 18, 2018 a workshop on new values for a new era. My presentation is available here, and some photos from the event can be
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
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
On October 21, 2017 I was interviewed by Christian Hudtwalker, host of the program A boca de jarro in Canal N, to inform about the second assembly of our political party, and the situation of our registration process with the electoral authorities. The interview was
The December 2017 issue of Poder magazine published an interview I gave on the future of Peru and its development possibilities. In addition to reviewing the challenges faced by our country, the interview highlights the disconnection between the capacity to imagine ideal visions of the
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
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
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
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