This paper is a Terms of Reference (TOR), of the First Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST-I), which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 28 April – 01 May 2009.

This document is a concept note of The First Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST-I), with the Theme: scientific development, innovation and the knowledge economy, which took ...