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On 29 November 2007, the Director-General attended and delivered a speech at
the Closing Session of the 2007 South Asia and South East Asia Forum on the theme of "Capacity¬Building in Science and Technology: Policy
Perspective and Future Challenges in the Context of Globalization", in the presence of the Minister for External Affairs, Mr Pranab
Mukherjee, the Governor of Haryana and Chairman of the Zaheer Science Foundation, Dr A. R. Kidwai; and the President of the International
Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU), Dr Goverdhan Mehta.
Co-sponsored by UNESCO and ISESCO, the Forum was organized by the Zaheer Science foundation, the Indian National Institute of Science
Technology and Development Studies, the Indian Science Academy, and the International Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU). The aim was
to encourage international exchange across interdisciplinary and regional divides in the area of science and technology and industrial
development. The Forum was attended by research scholars, academicians, government officials, industrialists and staff from government
departments. UNESCO was represented by Mr Abdul Wahid Khan, ADG/CI, and Mr Mustafa El Tayeb, DIR/SC/PSD.
The text of the Director-General's speech at the closing session.
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Science, Technology and
Innovation Policy
