World Bank Group data on Ethiopia's science and technology base, last updated 2026-04-28. The dataset likely contains indicators such as research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, royalty fees, and patents. Sources include UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D investment levels based on research and development data
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal articles
- Assessing technology sector competitiveness based on high-technology exports data
- Modeling intellectual property and knowledge flows based on royalty and license fees and patents
Strengths
- Data is sourced from multiple authoritative international organizations, including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, aggregating data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, International Monetary Fund, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national and international statistical reports.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 01:03:02.771184; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Ethiopia