KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 17

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development Bedu Ram Bhusal has stressed the need for transferring technologies from developed nations to developing and underdeveloped ones. 'We must keep on pushing for the transfer of technologies from developed nations, which has not materialised even after decades in spite of concrete promises,' he insisted.

Minister Bhusal said this while delivering a statement on behalf of the group of Least Developed Countries in G77 and China Summit in Havana, Cuba under the theme 'Current development challenges: the Role of Science, Technology and Innovation', yesterday.

He also underlined the need to promote science, technology and innovation through public policies, incorporating them in the education systems and encouraging technological entrepreneurship, according to a press release issued by the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York.

Minister Bhusal called for the cooperation of the global South to implement the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs, which features the development of STIs in LDCs as a key priority. He shed light on the development policies and priorities of Nepal, including preparations to graduate from the LDC status.

He highlighted the importance of science and technology, including latest technologies associated with the fourth industrial revolution, for socio-economic development, combating climate change and fighting against pandemics.

A version of this article appears in the print on September 18, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.