World Bank Group data on the technology base of the West Bank and Gaza. The dataset likely contains indicators such as research and development expenditure, scientific publications, high-technology exports, royalty fees, and patent/trademark counts. It was last updated on 2026-04-28 and aggregates data from sources including UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and WIPO.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national innovation capacity based on research and development indicators mentioned in the description
- Analyzing trends in high-technology exports and intellectual property activity based on royalty, license, patent, and trademark data
- Modeling the relationship between scientific output and economic development based on journal article and technology export metrics
Strengths
- Data is sourced from authoritative international organizations including UNESCO, IMF, and WIPO.
- The dataset has a specific geographic focus on the West Bank and Gaza.
- It is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting flexible 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.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:35:35.151397; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- West Bank and Gaza