For an undisclosed sum, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has agreed to set up the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or SkTech.

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Science, engineering and technology (SET) drives sustainable social and economic Development and is vital in addressing basic human needs including poverty reduction, emergency and disaster prevention, response and reconstruction, bridging the knowledge divide and promoting intercultural cooperation.

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The government has now set up a panel, led by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and including biologists and palaeontologists, to oversee any changes to science books.

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The stage was set on Monday morning with presentations of the outcomes of ICSU-UNESCO Regional Science and Technology Workshops and the conclusions of the Planet under Pressure Conference held in London in March 2012.

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At present, the Science and Technology Council, the government's top policymaking body in the field, is meant to set priorities and to co-ordinate research.

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Leading international scientists and policy-makers then came together during the Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in July 2012 and put forward a set of recommendation to help establish such co-designed research, technology and policy agendas.

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Your job as President is to think about how do we set up a equitable tax system so that everybody is paying their fair share that allows us then to invest in science and technology and infrastructure, all of which are going to help us grow.

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