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AN INTERNATiONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FORMATION OF SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP IFCU ROME, ITALY 25 TH – 27 TH MARCH 2004

AN INTERNATiONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FORMATION OF SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP IFCU ROME, ITALY 25 TH – 27 TH MARCH 2004. THE FORMATION OF SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE E JEROME XAVIER CHRIST COLLEGE BANGALORE INDIA. BACK GROUND EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE SCIENCE TO TECHNOLOGY

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AN INTERNATiONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FORMATION OF SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP IFCU ROME, ITALY 25 TH – 27 TH MARCH 2004

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  1. ANINTERNATiONAL CONFERENCE ONTHE FORMATION OFSCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUPIFCUROME, ITALY25TH – 27TH MARCH 2004

  2. THE FORMATION OF SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE E JEROME XAVIER CHRIST COLLEGE BANGALORE INDIA

  3. BACK GROUND EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE SCIENCE TO TECHNOLOGY THE INDIAN CONTEXT SOCIAL SITUATION AGRICULTURE & POVERTY EDUCATION HEALTH & HYGIENE ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

  4. ART … EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS, EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION – TO - TECHNOLOGY

  5. “THE SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP HAS THE OPPORTUNITY, IF NOT OBLIGATION, TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE. IN PARTICULAR, THE SOCIETY MUST BE DILIGENT IN MONITORING THE CHARACTER OF THESE SWEEPING CHANGES AS THEY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY AND OF SCIENCE ITSELF.”

  6. INDIAN CONTEXT

  7. INDIAN CONTEXT MULTI LINGUISTIC CULTURE & COMPLEX 40% POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE 34% OF MALE & 56% OF FEMALE STILL ILLITERATE 33% OF THE POPULATION HAS NO PLACE TO LIVE SOFTWARE INDIA IS BECOMING POWER HOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE

  8. AGRICULTURE & POVERTY • A trend in decline in the incidence of poverty • Agriculture a dominant role – majority of population in rural area • 40% of the population below poverty line

  9. Industries • Progress – slowdown – progress • Impact of globalization • Manufacturing sector – better growth, performance • Service sector

  10. Ecology environment • Ecology – ‘oikos’ – meaning house • It depends on structure of economy • Production • Technology • Policy • Deforestation

  11. Health & Welfare • Safe drinking water • Nutrition – food • Sanitation • Waste disposal & clean air

  12. Education • Mixed bag of remarkable success & glaring gaps • 63% of male & 54% of female educated • Large dropouts in the age group of 7 – 12 • Higher education – Best institution

  13. Literacy Rate

  14. Formation of science sectorial group • Science & Religion complement to each other • From independency to interdependency of fields of science • Vastness of research • Cost of research high

  15. CONTRIBUTION • Agriculture research • Ecology and Environment • Health, Hygiene and Medicine • Methods to make available advance research and technology to third world countries

  16. CONTRIBUTION • Right to information and access to information • Funding Major Research Projects taken by Christian Scientists • Encouraging smaller projects for the undergraduate students • Myths, Magic and Superstitions

  17. PROPOSAL • FORMATION OF IFCU CENTRE FOR SOUTH ASIA REGION • ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF IFCU AT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES • HOSTING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN INDIA

  18. “THE SCIENCE SECTORIAL GROUP HAS THE OPPORTUNITY, IF NOT OBLIGATION, TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE. IN PARTICULAR, THE SOCIETY MUST BE DILIGENT IN MONITORING THE CHARACTER OF THESE SWEEPING CHANGES AS THEY AFFECT THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY AND OF SCIENCE ITSELF.”

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