World Bank Group data on Panama's science and technology base, aggregated from sources including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The dataset likely contains indicators such as research and development expenditure, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property metrics. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D investment based on research and development indicators mentioned in the description
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal article metrics
- Modeling the relationship between innovation and trade based on high-technology exports data
- Assessing intellectual property activity based on patents and trademarks statistics
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
- Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like UNESCO and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, suggesting recent maintenance.
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.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:17:57.617139
- Geography
- Panama