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Pakistan to host science and technology summit
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will host the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on science and technology innovation early next year to promote cooperation among member countries and to work out a comprehensive strategy to help eradicate poverty.
This was announced by OIC Assistant Secretary General Naeem Khan at a function in Riyadh. He said that the summit would be the first of its kind with high-level delegations participating from the OIC countries, Arab news reported. “Our aim is to forge comprehensive ties among the OIC members in order to provide skills-based training to their people”, Naeem said.
“The Muslim Ummah has to equip itself with modern education especially in the field of science and technology to achieve success,” he noted. “Many parts of the world are witnessing rapid growth in scientific innovation, which is helping them experience remarkable growth and overall development of their people,”he said.
“Having been to several countries, I have come to the conclusion that there is no way out for us but to work vigorously in this field for the Ummah at large and provide technical and skills-based training on a massive scale which will also help eradicate poverty,” the secretary general said. He added that skills-based human resources would be the key to success in Pakistan as they will help to increase the general income of people and contribute to economic growth.
Naeem said that Pakistan has a large talent pool which can benefit others and alleviate the poverty in Pakistan and internationally. “We are therefore working collectively to usher in the desired economic growth in the OIC countries,” he added. He said that the government of Pakistan was keen to host the science and technology summit and the OIC had extended all cooperation.
Notably, Pakistan holds the OIC chair for the Standing Committee on Science and Technology (Comstech), an effective and vibrant body for promoting science and technology among the member states and has been playing a constructive role.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk