If we want to judge honestly about conditions of science worldwide we have to say science is not really successful not only in poor countries but also in developing countries. There are several filters may affect on the success of science in developing countries:
In global level there are some limitations which limit knowledge in certain area. It looks some part of the worlds are not suitable for science. Science migration, extinct and development can influence in establishment of scientific life.
Science flow also can affect because it mean some researchers may have not access this knowledge. Internet and social networks may solve accessibility of knowledge but it also created huge amount of information which researchers again cannot select and find proper way for developing science.
Finally local conditions may affect in science. Several factors in society, culture, religion and competition can define science in certain society. It is clear that in some area either talking scientifically is difficult or for developing science you need to pass successfully more barrier.
It would be my pleasure to know which factor is stronger. Are there any studies about scientific barriers worldwide?
I think, it is both. Most developing countries have problems of resources and research rigour due to their stage of development. Only in some like China state has played a salient role in upgrading the status of science in their respective countries. It needs a lot of determination and resolution to proactively work on that direction. That necessitates a strong culture and transformational leadership. Most universities in India are not able to subscribe to the best journals; so how will science develop there. These act as deterrent in taking scientific research with an acceptable level of rigour. Recently, China is inviting Western academics to teach in Chinese universities and is paying them salaries comparable to what they would get in their own western country. Their research production has gone up immensely; and so is the level of rigour.
It is a complicated issue. However we have to take in mind some facts:
- colonial status of many countries has avoided the development of science because of the brain drain
- the lack of journals with a long lifetime prevents people from publishing results easy
- the problem of funding exists, but is not the central one
I think that every country needs time in order to achieve a high level.
Internet can help a lot, but it is not sufficient.
Lack of experience and knowledge AND local limitations LIMIT SCIENCE. Here is a related thread. Let me quote:
'Many researchers who do not teach in elite universities across the globe (as divided above) have hard times to enter the circle of the A-Journals although researched topics are highly more practical to 80% of the world communities versus the 5% of elite publications and read by less than 20% of the world communities!
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_there_Research_Publishing_Divide
Thanks for your comments.
It looks we have two different ways in science in developing countries: Developing countries in one side face several critical problems and lacks in their own countries which society expect researchers to solve them. In other side these researchers are member in scientific family in the world which these associations also expect them to participate in developing science worldwide, data preparation in global questions, publishing the results in famous journals…
It looks the direction of these two ways is not same. I mean experience of developed countries mainly cannot lead to applied science in developing countries and solve problems. If researchers from developing countries be also creative in this worldwide way finally the problems in their own society still exist and the question is who should solve these problems?!
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