“The UNESCO Science Report 2010 is a mirror of the world development of science. “It shows how the proliferation of digital information and communication technologies is increasingly changing the global picture,” said the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. Its objective is to present analysis on the historical sciences industry by region and serve as additional allowance for the design and evaluation of policies for science and technology in various regions of the planet…The USA, Europe and Japan are still leading the global research and development (R&D) effort, but emerging countries, especially China, are challenging them…Internet has become an important vector for the transmission of knowledge. The number of Internet users per 100 population rose from 38% to 63% in the developed world between 2002 and 2008 and from 5% to 17% in the developing world. In 2008, some of the highest connectivity rates were recorded in the Republic of Korea (81%), Germany and the United Kingdom (78%), Canada (76%), the USA (74%), France and Japan (71%)). The average for Latin America and the Caribbean was 28%, for Asia and the Arab States 16% and for sub-Saharan Africa 6%.”