As Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held its first summit on science and technology Sunday, a Turkish minister called on Muslim countries to further cooperate in the field.<\/p>\n
The summit was held in Kazakh capital Astana, which continues Monday.<\/p>\n
The OIC summit adopted “Astana Declaration”, which the Turkish Science, Industry and Technology Minister Faruk Ozlu said gave priority to science and technology.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ozlu said the declaration was \u201csignificant\u201d as it urged the OIC member states to increase sci-tech investments.<\/p>\n
Referring to “OIC Science, Technology and Innovation Agenda 2026”, Ozlu said: “We [Turkey] have already set goals for 2023 [which marks the centenary of the Republic of Turkey]. Our efforts in fields of science and technology will help us achieve the OIC goals.<\/p>\n
“We, as Turkey, are ready for any kind of cooperation with Islamic countries.”<\/p>\n
The agenda, discussed and adopted by the OIC member states, presents a holistic view of emerging science and technology, and its social and economic spin-offs.<\/p>\n
The minister pointed out that the gap between the developed countries and the Muslim countries on technology was increasing.<\/p>\n
“In order to narrow the gap, we should focus more on entrepreneurship, innovation and exploration in education,” he added.<\/p>\n
Criticizing the current education systems in Muslims countries, Ozlu said that the budgets allocated for education should be increased.<\/p>\n
At the summit, OIC countries’ leaders agreed that the Muslim states must prioritize education, science and technology, especially the fight against extremism and terrorism.<\/p>\n
Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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