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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Scientists to Focus on Energy, Water and Biological Resources

2 April 1997

Senior scientists and science executives from nearly 40 Commonwealth countries will gather in Lilongwe, Malawi, from 14-16 May for the 1997 biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC).

They will discuss how to further develop the CSC's three flagship programmes - energy, water resources, and biological and genetic resources - which have been identified as areas of deficiency in developing countries and which provide opportunities for scientific solutions. Past CSC activities in these areas include workshops and seminars on such things as fungal identification, the control of water weeds, the development of underutilised but locally important crops, improving water quality and developing solar photovoltaic technology.

The meeting will also discuss the implications of gender and emerging information technologies for science and technology policies and projects. In addition, it will consider programmes to support industry and enhance productivity through engineering analysis and design.

The CSC, a voluntary organisation established 20 years ago to develop programmes of scientific co-operation among its members in both the developing and developed world, seeks to benefit communities economically and socially by focusing on key issues on the science and technology agenda throughout the Commonwealth.

Council members will discuss concessionary terms of membership for small countries for whom many of the CSC programmes and projects are particularly relevant. All 53 countries of the Commonwealth are eligible to join the Council but 17 of them, mainly small states with fewer than a million people, have yet to do so.

This year's meeting will be hosted by Mrs Esther Mede, Principal Secretary for Research and Environmental Affairs, in Malawi who is also the current CSC Chairperson. It will be followed by a workshop on setting science and technology priorities to be attended by experts from Malawi and other African Commonwealth countries.

 

97/15 2 April 1997

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