Since 1999 the National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), guided by the Network for Science and Technology Indicators –Ibero-American and Inter-American– (RICYT) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), has been measuring the investment in S&T by gathering data on expenditure and human resources dedicated to S&T through its annual survey of S&T Indicators.

S&T activities measured in this study include Research and Development (R&D) and Scientific and Technological Services (STS) in Trinidad and Tobago.

Data collection for this survey was launched in the third quarter of 2025. The sectors targeted in this survey include higher education, government departments/ministries, research institutions and business sector.

The objectives of this study are to provide S&T indicators to:

• improve evidence-based decision making by policy-makers
• populate RICYT and UNESCO-UIS databases of S&T indicators
• monitor national and global development strategies
• calculate global indices
• benchmark against developing and developed economies
• serve as reference data

The empirical results of this study are intended to empower decision-makers and policy-makers to make informed, strategic investments in S&T.

The results of the survey will be published on the NIHERST website upon completion and will also be available upon request to the S&T Statistics Department.