Ten years of Indicators in 
                        Ibero-America
             In May 1995 the CYTED Program created RICYT as a 
              collective undertaking to stimulate and facilitate 
              production of the indicators necessary for the 
              region. 
            • In 1996, the RICYT and the OAS converged with its 
              Inter-American Program of Indicators.  Since then, 
              RICYT has been an Ibero-American and Inter-
              American network.
            • Currently RICYT’s Coordination Group is also in 
              charge of implementing the OAS’ regional program 
              “Towards the construction of an Inter-American 
              system of  science, technology and innovation 
              indicators.  Basic platform” (2004-2007).
                                        
            Institutions that participate in 
                       or support RICYT
             Participating institutions
           • National Science and Technology Organizations 
             (ONCYT)
           • National Statistics Institutes
           • Regional Organizations (CCST, CTCAP)
             Regional support institutions
           • Universities and Research Centres
           • Organization of Ibero-American States (OIS)
           • UNESCO
           • Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
           • Executive Secretariat of the Andrés Bello Agreement 
             (SECAB)
             Extra-regional support institutions 
           • Organization for Economic Co-operation and 
             Development (OECD)
              – Participation in the  NESTI – OECD Group
              – Participation in projects
           • Eurostat
                                        
                                    OAS Declarations
            • Various OAS policy definitions take into 
               account the need for indicators for the 
               formulation, implementation and 
               evaluation of the science and technology 
               policies of the OAS
                – Cartagena Declaration (1996)
                – Summit of the Americas (2001)
                – Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development 
                  2002 – 2005
                – Plan of Action of Lima (2004)
                                        
               Statements made by the OAS  
           The “Plan of Action of  Lima”, November 2004, states:
           •
            “We will work to create a regional science and 
           technology indicators program, taking into consideration 
           the existing experiences in the Hemisphere, and recognizing 
           the importance of assessing the social impact of national and 
           regional science and technology programs.  We also promote 
           the formulation of sectorial indicators in the various areas of 
           science and engineering.”
           “We will work to expand regional information networks, 
           databases, portals and the dissemination and cataloguing of 
           web-based science journals and publications, which strengthen 
           science, technology, and innovation, to make them available 
           and affordable to all countries in the region.” 
           •
            “Support the creation of a Regional Program on Science and 
           Technology Indicators, utilizing the current mechanisms of the 
           Ibero-American/Inter-American Network on Science and 
           Technology Indicators (RICYT).”     
                                        
                      Progress to date
                          1995 - 2005 
          WORKING AREAS:
        1. Production, compilation 
          and dissemination of 
          information
        2. Methodological 
          agreements
        3. Consolidation of 
          national capacities
        4. Conceptual                    RICYT
          development of new 
          indicators