Assessing a country’s scientific  contribution towards sustainability  from higher education: a methodology  for measuring progress towards the  Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Olga Lucia Ostos Ortiz; Oscar Yecid Aparicio Gómez; Otto Federico von Feigenblatt

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2023)

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Assessing a country’s scientific contribution towards sustainability from higher education: a methodology for measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/53paf918

Olga Lucia Ostos Ortiz Universidad Santo Tomás

Oscar Yecid Aparicio Gómez Ed&TIC Research Center

Otto Federico von Feigenblatt Keiser University

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Objective. To develop a methodology to evaluate the country’s scien tific production regarding the fulfillment of the Sustainable Develop ment Goals. Methodology. A data set of national and international re positories of science and technology where the scientific production of Colombia is housed was configured; these repositories are recog nized for housing products related to the topics of the Sustainable Development Goals. Complex network analysis and indicators such as perplexity and coherence were used as methodology. Results. Among the most important results, the synchronization of scientific products related to the «End Poverty», «Zero Hunger» and «Health and Well being» goals stands out. The methodology used as a tool to analyze the scientific production of a country regarding the fulfillment of the sustainable development goals is highlighted.

keywords: technology, scientific research, innovation, methodology, sustainable development goals

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Ostos Ortiz, O. L., Aparicio Gómez, O. Y., & Federico von Feigenblatt, O. (2025). Assessing a country’s scientific contribution towards sustainability from higher education: a methodology for measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Revista Interamericana De Investigación Educación Y Pedagogía RIIEP, 16(2), 343-361. https://doi.org/10.15332/53paf918

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