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| | Strong Science and Technology Capacity a Necessity for Every Nation |
 | | Clear national legal frameworks that promote and protect public-private partnerships are also critical, as are increased international collaboration and the expansion of global funding for local SandT capacity building. |
 | | Other keys to success include national policies that help develop, attract, and reclaim SandT talent; regional cooperation in training scientists; the creation of strong universities and autonomous research and training centers of excellence; and integration of a nation's talent pool into regional or global "virtual networks of excellence" in areas of prime SandT interest. |
 | | Its governing board comprises the presidents of 15 academies of science from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Third World Academy of Sciences. |
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