目前在科学技术领域拉丁美洲和发达国家之间存在着一定的差距,要想究其原因,就必须了解决定拉丁美洲科学技术发展的因素是什么。这里,我们不想对拉丁美洲科学发展史进行详细的阐述,而仅试图简要地分析拉丁美洲用怎样的方法组织一般性的科学事务,诸如基础研究和技术革新、人类科学潜力和科学教育 At present there is a certain gap between Latin America and the developed countries in the field of science and technology. To understand its reasons, it is necessary to understand what factors determine the development of science and technology in Latin America. Here, we do not want to elaborate on the history of science in Latin America in detail. Instead, we try to briefly analyze how Latin America is organizing general scientific matters such as basic research and technological innovations, the potential of human science and science education