Expert­s stress on the import­ance of these fields at the 5th Scienc­e and Techno­logy Exchan­ge Progra­mme at KUKARACHI: Chairperson of the Task Force on Technology Driven Knowledge Economy, Dr Attaur Rahman expressed on Wednesday grave concern over the decline of education, science and technology sectors in the Muslim world. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 5th Science and Technology Exchange Programme (STEP) International Conference on ‘Health Challenges of Communicable (CDs) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), organised jointly Pakistan and Iran. According to Dr Rahman, who is also former Higher Education Commission chairperson and the former federal minister for science and technology, the prime minister’s Task Force will determine paths of progress and innovation in education, science and technology to develop a ‘technology driven knowledge economy’ in the country. Govt should develop special technology zonesReferring to Iran’s economic progress, he said that the Muslim world, including Pakistan should follow the path of development created by Iran during the on-going economic sanctions. He concurred with Dr Rahman and asked the relevant authorities to allocate more funds for the promotion of science and technology.

Source: The Express Tribune February 28, 2019 05:07 UTC