African strategy for science and technology development
The gap between the rich and the poor countries is to a large extent attributable to differences in technology. This fact is borne out by the experience of nonwestern countries which have seriously set out to acquire, adapt and apply techniques derived from scientific knowledge. The importance of the contribution science and technology can make to development has been fully recognized by the United Nations. A United Nations conference on the application of science and technology for the benefit of the less developed areas held in Geneva in 1963, underlined the scope of such a contribution. Since then UNACAST has been examining the United Nations role in the fostering of science and technology as an instrument for development. The main objectives of an African strategy for the development of science and technology should be to introduce improved technologies in small- and medium-scale industries in order to improve quality and productivity; Improve arrangements for the transfer and adaptation of knowledge and , technology already available in more developed countries; Establish or improve the necessary institutions and train personnel at the professional, technician and craftsman levels, to apply modern science and technology to development.
| Format: | Technical paper biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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1972-04
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10855/10413 |
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