Science & Development Bulletin

Science & Development Bulletin monitors science development and highlights the role of science and technology in establishing knowledge-based economy in the Islamic world.

Issue No.46 – December 2008

Online science and technology forum

Making scientific cooperation a reality

Islamic scientific channel

Sustainable Development in the Muslim World needs Excellence in Science and Technology

Latest News

	Iran home to Indian Ocean tech transfer centre
	Iran will host a centre to promote technology transfer and industrial development among members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC).

	Morocco invests US$3.2 billion in renewable energy
	Morocco has announced plans for a new campus providing knowledge-based services to strengthen research and training in clean technology.

	Kuwait unveils science and technology reform plan
	The Kuwaiti government has endorsed a five-year plan to reform the country's policy on science and technology.

	Islamic countries to get own science citation index
	The 57 member countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have approved the creation of an Islamic Citation Centre (ISC) to be based in Iran.

	UAE to launch international centre to harness ICT research
	The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is aiming to launch the Middle East's first international centre for telecommunications research and innovation by the first quarter of 2009.

Spotlight

Arabic | English

The Prophet Mohamed said: "Seeking knowledge is a mandate for every Muslim (male and female)." (Sahih Bukhari)

Ranking of Universities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and USA

A 10-year action programme for science development in Islamic States (2005-2015)

Making the science work for the Ummah’s need

	Egg beater can be used in disease diagnosis
	Scientists have shown how an egg beater can be made into a hand-held centrifuge to separate plasma from whole blood for testing in resource-poor settings in developing countries.

opinion

	Higher education in OIC member states…Some imperative
	Atta-ur-Rahman, Coordinator General COMSTECH, aruge that Islamic states must build genuine world-class Centres of Excellence insteaded of wasting money in creating beautiful but empty palatial institutions.

feature

	Pertrodollar science
	The article tries to compare and put in context the latest science and education initiatives in 3 Arab Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.