Acknowledgements

The Innovation for Sustainable DevelopmentReview of Kyrgyzstanwas prepared by agroup of international and national experts as well as by staff of the UNECE secretariat. The Review was the result of a collective effort in which the lead authors for each chapter were: Mr. Anders Jönsson, Mr. Christopher Atheyand Mr. Slavo Radosevic(Chapter 1), Mr. Rumen Dobrinsky (Chapter 2), Mr. Thomas Stahlecker(Chapter 3), Mr. Slavo Radosevic(Chapter 4), Ms. Helena Forsman (Chapter 5) and Mr. Ralph Heinrich and Mr. Yoram Krozer(Chapter 6). Ms. Meerim Karybaeva served as national consultant and provided excellent support to the fact finding mission. Mr. Rafis Abazov, Ms. Anna Pobol, Ms. Yelena Shevchenko, Mr. Vusal Suleymanli and Mr. Igor Yegorovreviewed the first draft of the Review and provided detailed comments. Mr. Christopher Athey and Mr. Ralph Heinrichled on the development of the conceptual framework of the Review and overall editing of the publication, with Ms. Ludmila Boichuk providingtechnical assistance. Ms. Sara Sanseverinati provided valuable research assistance.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure