Science and technology in Spain
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Science and technology in Spain relates to the set of policies, plans and programs carried out by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation[1] and other organizations aimed at research, development and innovation (R&D&I), as well as the reinforcement Spanish scientific and technological infrastructures and facilities such as universities and commercial laboratories.
Spain has become the ninth scientific power in the world with 2.5% of the total number of scientific publications, thus surpassing Russia in the world ranking of scientific production[2] and surpassing Switzerland and Australia in scientific quality.