Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Context triple: [Ismail Serageldin, memberOf, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World]
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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Universities Research Association
Universities Research Association is a consortium of research universities that collaborates to manage and support major scientific facilities and high-energy physics research programs in the United States.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a prestigious U.S. honorary society and independent policy research center that brings together leaders from academia, the arts, business, and public affairs to address complex global challenges.
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Target entity description: The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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A.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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Universities Research Association
Universities Research Association is a consortium of research universities that collaborates to manage and support major scientific facilities and high-energy physics research programs in the United States.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a prestigious U.S. honorary society and independent policy research center that brings together leaders from academia, the arts, business, and public affairs to address complex global challenges.
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international scientific organization
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learned society ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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TWAS
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| acronymOrigin |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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Third World Academy of Sciences
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| collaboratesWith |
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
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UNESCO ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| field | science and technology ⓘ |
| focusArea |
capacity building
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promotion of scientific excellence ⓘ research support ⓘ science policy ⓘ |
| formerName |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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Third World Academy of Sciences
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| foundedBy | Abdus Salam ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Trieste, Italy ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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TWAS
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| hasCurrentName |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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The World Academy of Sciences
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| hasMemberType |
fellows
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young affiliates ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Trieste, Italy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mission |
build scientific and technological capacity in developing countries
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support scientific excellence in the developing world ⓘ |
| objective |
promote sustainable development through science
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reduce the scientific gap between developed and developing countries ⓘ |
| offers |
fellowships
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prizes and awards ⓘ research grants ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaries | researchers in low- and middle-income countries ⓘ |
| regionServed | developing countries ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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surface form:
The World Academy of Sciences
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| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName |
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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TWAS
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| sponsors |
collaborative research projects
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scientific meetings ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supports | scientists in developing countries ⓘ |
| supportsDiscipline |
agricultural sciences
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engineering ⓘ medical sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ socially relevant science ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
individual support
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institutional support ⓘ |
| website | https://twas.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World Description of subject: The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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Yuan Tseh Lee
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The World Academy of Sciences
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World Academy of Sciences
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Chinese Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences for Developing World (TWAS)