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