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New Science Program for Peru

Dec 29, 2012

With a $100 million program, Peru's prime minister aims to advance scientific research, according to the Nature News Blog. The funds for the program come from the Peruvian government and the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Nature News Blog adds that they will be awarded through a bidding process. Prime Minister Juan Jimenez calls the influx Peru's "most important economic contribution to science, technology and innovation."

While Juan Rodriguez from the National University of Engineering calls this program a "magnificent sign," he also tells the Nature News Blog that the funds need to be well managed and should be used to bolster scientific infrastructure.

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