Canadian R&D spending in 2011 is expected to have totaled CAD 29.9 billion ($29.6 billion), which is 2.0% higher than initial 2010 R&D figures but 1.9% less than in 2008. Business enterprise spending is expected to have grown 5.0% to make up 52% of R&D spending. The sector contributed 47% of R&D funding for a […]

Global growth is slowing, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook, released in September 2011. The IMF expected global economic growth to be 4% through 2012, after 2010 growth of more than 5%, and now plans to lower that prediction. In November 2011, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted global […]

Singapore’s 2010 gross expenditures on R&D (GERD) increased 7.4% to SGD 6.5 billion ($5.0 billion) according to a national survey. Business expenditures on R&D (BERD) rose 6.0% to SGD 3.9 billion, for which 799 companies were responsible. The BERD for “electronics, infocomms and media,” the largest market category, grew 0.2% to SGD $2.31 billion. The […]

Last month, Egypt announced plans to develop a network of research centers and universities that will complement its upcoming $2 billion science city, which was announced this past May. The Zewail City of Science and Technology network will be connected with research centers that are part of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research […]

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is finalizing proposals for several standards. A standard for sampling analysis is a major component of the draft, with a panel report expected this month. The draft will then be reviewed by a scientific committee. Other drafts in the works regard import regulation, risk-based analysis, flavors […]