while not being specifically classified in the crs as research activities it can be argued that these activities support sti development and therefore should be included in the analysis of external support towards sti this included activities supporting the understanding and use of icts and broader projects such as the fhi mobile solutions technical assistance and research mstar a technical assistance and research program which aims to fostering rapid adoption and scaleup of digital finance digital inclusion and mobile data in developing countries many of these additional activities have an ict or technology component but are classified in the crs according to a different sector eg the mstar project is classified as business support services and institutions