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WASHINGTON, July 15, 2010 — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved $25 million in financing on Wednesday for the Science, Technology and Innovation in Colombia Project, aimed at improvin... Mostrar más + g human capital for the knowledge economy and for research, development and innovation. It is estimated that this project will benefit some 1.2 million people.The initiative also seeks to improve the quality of services provided by the Science, Technology and Innovation Administrative Department (COLCIENCIAS, in Spanish) —an institution charged with coordinating all the players involved in these sectors.It also seeks to improve the competitiveness and productivity of Colombian companies to ensure better access to global markets. To that end, it will link investments in science, technology and innovation to the National Competitiveness and Productivity Strategy and to the development of priorities for industrial sectors that fall under the Strategy for the Transformation of Production Capac Mostrar menos -