The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has cautioned that the future of science in the OIC States would depend on their ability to address the practical challenges of scientific development and take the right policy-decisions to fully exploit technology's development potential. In a recent (May 19) public lecture organized by the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute, Prof. Ihsanoglu stressed that the utilization of science and technology to bring prosperity and change in the daily lives of the people, would foster greater recognition of the value of science. Prof. Ihsanoglu's lecture provided an overview and critical analysis of current trends in science, technology, and research across the Muslim World. He also highlighted the ways in which historical understandings of the changing relationship between Islam and Science can inform and help to improve scientific and technological policies and institutions within the OIC member states, according to a press release issued here today by the OIC. --MORE 12:07 LOCAL TIME 09:07 GMT تغريد
