Evolution and Current State of Science and Technology Development in Ethiopia
https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2025-16-3-149-174
Abstract
The article is devoted to the evolution and current state of science and technology in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE). The paper examines legal and regulatory frameworks as well as strategic documents on social and economic as well as scientific and technological development, identifying the priority directions of state policy in this field. In addition, it studies the current conditions of funding and human resource allocation in the key institutions engaged in advancing the country’s scientific and technological potential. The study is complemented by the analysis of scientometric data from the international Scopus database, which serves to test the hypothesis if the publication activity of Ethiopian researchers correlates with broader trends in the development of science and technology in the country. The application of scientometric and network analysis methods confirms the existence of such a relationship. Structurally, the article consists of two main sections. The first addresses the preconditions for the formation of current science and technology development priorities as well as the present state of the field. The second presents findings derived from the analysis of a dataset of Ethiopian publications indexed in Scopus. The conclusion discusses the alignment between the identified trends in Ethiopia’s scientific and technological development and the corresponding quantitative scientometric indicators.
About the Author
A. I. Evgrafov
Institute of Oriental Studies RAS
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Andry I. Evgrafov, Research Assistant
Center for Arab and Islamic Studies
107031; 12 Rozhdestvenka street; Moscow
Competing Interests:
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author
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Evgrafov A.I. Evolution and Current State of Science and Technology Development in Ethiopia. Journal of International Analytics. 2025;16(3):149-174. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2025-16-3-149-174
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