Data from the World Bank portal, last updated 2026-04-28, aims to shed light on Senegal's technology base. It includes indicators such as research and development, scientific articles, high-technology exports, and patents. Sources include UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and 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
- Assess intellectual property activity based on patents and trademarks data
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse
- Compiled from multiple authoritative sources including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from sources including UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and WIPO
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:55:42.020877
- Geography
- Senegal