Scientific Areas of Priority

Based on the proceedings of the Inter-Governmental Consultative Conference of Experts (IGCCE) on New and High Technologies of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries held in October 1988 in New Delhi, decisions taken during various meetings of the Centre’s GC/Bureau and consultations among the member countries, several priority areas for the Centre have been identified, which are of direct relevance and benefit to developing countries. These include, among others:

• Agricultural Biotechnology,

• Bio-safety and Bio-ethical Issues,
• Environment, Biodiversity and Ecology,
• Food Processing,
• Advanced Materials Science & Engineering,
• Construction Engineering,
• Microelectronics,
• Information & Communication Technology,
• Non-conventional Energy Sources,
• Natural Disaster Management,
• Science Popularisation – Science Centres & Science Museums,
• Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge,
• Science & Technology Policy,
• Public-Private Partnership for Technological Innovation,
• Technology Transfer,
• S&T for Society,
• S&T for Women