ASTANA: Malaysia is ready to lend a helping hand to developing Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries to develop the science, technology and innovation (STI) industry in their respective countries. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau said several OIC member countries have agreed on collaborations based on the bilateral meetings held prior to the OIC Summit which started Saturday. Wilfred is on a working visit to the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana to attend the OIC Summit 2017. The OIC member states are developing countries from Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The OIC Summit in Astana was officially opened yesterday by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Source: New Strait Times September 11, 2017 07:18 UTC