Bifurcated Belgium shows the strain from collaboration between cultures
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The weakening of Belgian science following the division of authority between Flanders and Wallonia illustrates how cultural differences can impede science. Belgium, created in the 1830s by uniting Flemish-speaking Flanders with French-speaking Wallonia, adopted a federal system in 1988. Under this system authority over research is shared by the national government in Brussels, by Flanders and Wallonia and by communities. This system's failure to function efficiently has been attributed to two causes: ambiguity in the division of power and the loss of established means of deciding which research was best.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Small-scale space projects 'threaten collaboration'
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A report by the European Space Science Committee warns that efforts to boost international collaboration amongst space agencies are being challenged by the move towards smaller, faster and cheaper missions. The report states that the majority of international missions have been extremely successful scientifically, although some projects have not met their scientific goals. It has identified several key factors that could be used to assess whether future international missions will be successful.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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Hungary pushes for further reform: Hungarian science has undergone considerable post-communist reform, but the country's academy of sciences feels that further change is needed to allow it to take tough decisions on spending priorities
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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences wants legislation liberalizing its operating procedures to be modified, so that more hierarchical forms of decision making can be introduced. In the meantime OTKA, the main grant awarding body for basic research, is aiming to implement more stringent selection processes, which will lead to the rejection of more grant applications, but gives more fundamental support to the country's research system.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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