A brief history of UNESCO's science policy programme Between
1965 and 1991, UNESCO tended to focus on science policy and the
organization of scientific research in developed countries, such
as France, Germany, Japan, the USA and the Republic of Korea. In
the early 1990s, science policy studies were phased out as a
separate entity within UNESCO. As a result, requests from Member
States for support in areas of science and technology policy
were responded to in a less focused way. During the period
1988-1993, UNESCO’s Science & Technology Policy Programme (STP)
evolved into a Programme on Science Technology and Society
(STS). This programme had three main components: - promotion of
scientific and technological culture in society, which included
the organization of the first World Conference on Science
Journalists and the international seminars on planning science
museums; - assistance in the management of science and
technology policies and training of personnel, with emphasis on
the provision of policy advice a