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B.A.- Finance and International Relations of the Universidad Externado de Colombia (1991)

M.A. (D.E.A.) - International Economics and Economic Development of the Universit¨¦ Paris I Panth¨¦on-Sorbonne (1994)

M.A. (D.E.A.) - International Economic Law of the Universit¨¦ Paris X- Nanterre (1995)

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Gonzalo Ordonez-Matamoros has a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Joint Program between the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia State University in Atlanta (2008). He currently works as University Professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá and as Research Associate at the Technology Policy and Assessment Center TPAC, a research unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology (since 2006). Dr. Ordonez holds a B.A. in Finance and International Relations of the Universidad Externado de Colombia (1991), an M.A. (D.E.A.) in International Economics and Economic Development of the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1994), and an M.A. (D.E.A.) in International Economic Law of the Université Paris X- Nanterre (1995). Dr. Ordonez served as Advisor on Strategic Planning and Prospective of COLCIENCIAS, the Colombian Science Foundation 1997-1999), and as Executive Director of the Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology OCyT (1999-2002). He has worked as consultant to the Interamerican Development Bank IDB, the Organization of American States OAS, the United Nations Development Program UNDP, and several government agencies in Colombia. His research interests include issues on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Design and Evaluation in Developing Countries, topics on which he has published several research articles and book chapters. His doctoral dissertation related to the impact of international cooperation on the development of scientific and technological capabilities in Colombian.