World Bank Group data on Palau's science and technology base, aggregated on HDX. The dataset likely contains indicators such as research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, royalty fees, and patents. It was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is sourced from organizations including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in research and development investment based on R&D indicators mentioned in the description
- Model the relationship between high-technology exports and economic growth based on trade data
- Benchmark scientific output based on counts of scientific and technical journal articles
- Study intellectual property flows based on data for royalty and license fees, patents, and trademarks
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
- Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like the World Bank, UNESCO, and WIPO.
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, suggesting recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, with data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal and consolidated on HDX.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:23:05.058126
- Geography
- Palau