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IUPAC-AAPAC Joint Meeting on Chemistry in the Development of Africa
Durban, Republic of South Africa, 11 July 1998
Introductory Remarks
IUPAC and Chemistry in Developing Countries
by Prof. Dr. Joshua Jortner
President, IUPAC
A Five-Point Plan for IUPAC
The central role of chemistry in many recent scientific, technological,
economic, and food/health/energy/environment-related developments
enables IUPAC, its constituent organizations and their members to
make significant intellectual and practical contributions towards
five important goals:
- Strengthening access in DCs to international
information and research networks in chemistry and related fields.
- Strengthening capacity of DCs for chemical
research.
- Strengthening human chemistry-related
resources in DCs, particularly in chemical education.
- Strengthening the ability of DCs to adapt
recent scientific and technological advances to local conditions
and needs.
- Strengthening cooperation with Regional
Academies in DCs.
Regarding the last point, perhaps because of my personal experience
as President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, I regard
National Academies as a strong, often underutilized, force for wise
policy-making. Regional Academies, where they exist, should be strengthened
as useful catalysts for international cooperation.
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