Plans to improve science and technology in developing countries will be discussed at a workshop at KwaMaritane, Pilanesberg, next Thursday.
The two-day workshop, hosted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will focus on international scientific and technological cooperation for sustainable development.
It will be a platform to discuss strategies and technological approaches between developing countries and OECD countries, so as to bridge the digital divide, says Dhesigen Naidoo, DST deputy director general.
Topics to be addressed include technology that affects energy efficiency, and water resource management.
"Partnering with international countries is the main outcome that we are expecting next week," says Naidoo.
Currently, 31 countries are registered, 10 of which are African. "We are hoping that through this workshop, the OECD countries will start making more 'technological` resources available to countries such as ours," he says.
According to Naidoo, the workshop will come up with a way in which a "150-year plan could be fulfilled within 15 years through the use of technology".
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