Abstract

JIMENEZ DE SANDI VALLE, Alfonso Germán. Origins and performance of Conacyt in the six-year term of Luis Echeverría Álvarez. Sociológica (Méx.) [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.105, e0003.  Epub Nov 18, 2022. ISSN 2007-8358.

This article reviews the National Council of Science and Technology’s main activities since its foundation in 1970 and throughout the administration of President Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970-1976). It goes over certain indicators of scientific work and describes programs and projects supported both by the council’s own resources and by international cooperation. It also explores the scientific articles published in the period that were considered important by the Web of Science organization indices. The information they contain proves the hypothesis that, thanks to the institutionalization of the scientific system in Mexico, begun in 1970, it was possible to organize, support, and promote scientific research in the country, a fact seen in the growth in the number of publications cited. The author’s objective is to show the impact the new institution had in increasing the dynamism of scientific work nationally and internationally.

Keywords : public policy; science; technology; development; scientific publications; Mexico.