Global programs / Global project 931-0962 · 1982 · private sector competitiveness · Kappa Systems, Inc.
The Scientists and Engineers in Economic Development (SEED) program was established in 1971 as an experimental project by National Science Foundation (NSF), and funded by A.I.D. SEED tested the idea of having individual U.S. university… DEC abstract (PN-AAM-644)
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
The Scientists and Engineers in Economic Development (SEED) program was established in 1971 as an experimental project by National Science Foundation (NSF), and funded by A.I.D. SEED tested the idea of having individual U.S. university researchers work with counterparts in developing countries on projects that contributed to development through improved science and engineering infrastructure. The program sought to stimulate more effective coupling of research and education in science with development priorities in less developed countries. This volume, intended to promote use of SEED project results, represents an attempt to provide a comprehensive guide to SEED awards granted by NSF since the program's initiation. Provided are names and addresses of principal investigators and their foreign hosts, award numbers, abstracts of accomplishments made possible by SEED grants, and lists of publications resulting from these awards. (Author abstract, modified)
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAM-644 (1982). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Latin America, Brazil, Indonesia.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| Kappa Systems, Inc. | implementer Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. | 1982 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 2 sources |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology | 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) (U.S.) | 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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Sector profile (computed): Private sector competitiveness 50%; Higher education, universities and scholarships 15%; Macroeconomic foundation for growth 15%
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluative study of the scientists and engineers in economic development program : survey report | 1982 | PN-AAM-887 | linked as an evaluation of this program |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| Technical Assistance | 1982 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 3 sources |