In the framework of the Lima Action Plan, resulting of the First Meeting of Ministers and Higher Authorities of Science and Technology held in Lima, Peru, November 11 and 12, the Science and Technology ministries of the hemisphere emphasized the importance of building a regional program for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators.
One of the points of the Action Plan remarks the importance of “supporting the creation of a Regional Program of Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, using the cooperation mechanisms of Network on Science and Technology Indicators (RICYT), recognising the importance of measuring the social impact of the national and regional programs of science and technology for development, and to improve the formulation of sector indicators, regarding the gender approach”.