United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
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URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/
Founded
1989 Maastricht Netherlands
History
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Explore how countries can catch up in the unequal global playing field of the 21st century, without increasing inequality and social exclusion; analyse knowledge flows at regional and global levels, and their impact on local development, employment and productivity; train specialists in order to strengthen democratic governance in domestic and international organizations.
Events
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Collaborates with: B-XB0971 - FAO; B-XB2183 - ILO; F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank); E-XE3381 - UNCTAD; F-XF3380 - UNICEF; B-XE3386 - UNIDO; B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Links with: D-XD8572 - African Union (AU): G-XG9639 - Agence française de développement (AFD); E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank); B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM); C-XC3023 - OECD; E-XE3382 - UNDP; E-XE4161 - UNEP; E-XE3016 - UNHCR; E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Associate member of: D-XD4827 - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Collaborations/partnerships with: G-XN2078 - Brookings Institution (BI); G-XG2029 - Research Policy Institute, Lund (RPI); E-XE3096 - United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS); E-XJ6120 - UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS); UNU Media Centre; UNU Office at UNESCO; UNU Press; UNU Vice Rectorate in Europe. Links with: E-XG9290 - African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); U-XE2879 - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva (ICTSD); G-XG7664 - Research School for Resource Studies for Development (CERES); G-XG2876 - Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA); G-XG0974 - SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research; E-XE5942 - UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA). Links indicated by: E-XE3096 - United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS).
Publications
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- Sociology → Sociology
- Economics → Economic
- Technology → Technology
- International Relations → United Nations
- Innovative change → Innovation
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3003
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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