Knowledge for Development

Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO)

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Date: 14/12/2004

Introduction:

Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO) is an international NGO founded at the initiative of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), by ministers of science and technology and higher education and heads of science academies and research councils in developing countries to promote science-based sustainable economic development. TWNSO's 154 members include 33 ministries of S&T and higher education, 45 science academies, 45 research councils and 31 other organizations in 74 countries.