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Chile is set to take advantage of its strong economy to uplift the state of science and tecnology within the country. Lack of opportunities for scientists and meager salaries have long been a hindrance to scientific progress. The government seems keen on reversing this trend and has made some moves to prove this. It has purchased shares for an international telescope project and has awarded grants to local scientists. With these developments, the scientific community can expect greater government support in the near future.
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Chile's Andes Foundation offers graduate fellowship programs, small awards to industrial research and soon, free technical education for disadvantaged high school students. Under the advice of trustee Igor Saavedra, the foundation spends 60% of its budget on education in order to attract and maintain interest in science and technology. Despite its small size, the foundation demands high standards of performance from all its awardees.
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Chile's president of the Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (Conicyt) Enrique D'Etigny would like to see more government support for science and technology. He believes that raising the incomes of young scientists and putting them in industries would attract more undergraduate students. Conicyt is currently working on these goals by arranging a grants program and offering post-doctoral fellowships.
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