MEXICO: KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION

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The Knowledge and Innovation Project for Mexico promotes the generation, diffusion, and application of knowledge for innovation that supports economic and social development. There are three components. The first, the Science and Technology Research component, improves the quantity, quality, and relevance of research and human capital formation through field development to stimulate research in new and lagging fields with scientific, economic, and/or social importance; research projects to promote research quality, consolidate and improve peer review, and participatory planning; and institutional strengthening of the deputy directorate of scientific research of CONACYT (National Science & Technology Council). The second component, the Industry-University Linkage component, supports joint action between universities/public research institutes, and the private sector by restructuring public science and technology institutes, providing matching grants for joint industry-academia projects, and funding technical assistance to universities to create and strengthen outreach. The third component, the Enterprise Technology Enhancement component, finances 1) a technology modernization program that upgrades small and medium enterprises; 2) private regional/sectoral technology support centers; 3) special pilot programs that foster consultation among government, academia, and the private sector; and 4) a pilot venture capital fund, managed and controlled by the private sector.