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In February of this year, Colciencias, in representation of the Colombian government and under the oversight of the Vice-President’s office, convened the “Mission of Scholars” (1). The Mission revolves around eight themes in different areas of knowledge or economic sectors. One of the themes is Health and Life Sciences. Cutting across all the theme areas is the task of making recommendations on how to improve education as the first step towards closing the gaps in science and technology in the country. The starting point is the assumption that scientific and technological development must focus on finding solutions to problems of everyday life, lead to sustainable development, further economic growth and, therefore, serve as a means to improve the living conditions of human beings. I wish to put expound on a few thoughts regarding some possible options which could lead to the development, over the next years, of research, innovation and technology in the health sector and in life sciences, with positive effects for the people of Colombia. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), research and experimental development encompass creative and systematic work carried out with the aim of increasing the body of knowledge and conceiving new applications based on the existing knowledge base (2). On the other hand, innovation is understood as the implementation of a new product, service or process, or a substantial improvement, or new methods of ABOUT THE “MISSION OF SCHOLARS”: SOME THOUGHTS REGARDING INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE COLOMBIAN HEALTH SECTOR

A propósito de la “Misión de Sabios”: algunas reflexiones sobre inversión en ciencia y tecnología en el sector salud del país