International scientific collaboration has become a must, says report - Zimbabwe Star
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Summary:
“One in four scientific articles produced around the world were cosigned by a foreign collaborator in 2014, compared to one in five a decade earlier, notes the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030, released in November 2015.”
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“ 'The Internet has brought with it 'open science', observes the report, 'paving the way to online international research collaboration, as well as open access to publications and underlying data'. Many research topics lend themselves to international collaboration, such as in the fields of astronomy or ocean science where dozens of authors may cosign the same research paper.”