A true picture of modern Muslim

Countries contributions to the modern

world
Muhammad Mokhter Ahmad

Associate Professor
International Islamic University Chittagong, Dhaka Campus
mokhterahmad@yahoo.com

 Religious duty
Advancing science and technology and their
knowledge base in the Muslim countries
under OIC

We have a religion that encourages scientific researches. In fact,

Islamic medicine and science produced by Muslim scientists led
the world for centuries while Europe stagnated in the Dark
Ages.
The first verse of the Quran that was revealed to Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) was, Iqra! Read in the name of thy Lord
who creates. This is in fact the beginning of the quest for
knowledge, which emphasized the importance of learning in
human life.
"The acquiring of knowledge as bounden duties of each Muslim
from the cradle to the grave" and that "The quest for knowledge
and science is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman."
The Quran exhorts believers to study nature, to reflect, and to
make the best use of reason in their search for the ultimate truth.

 We have a historical record in science and technology

achievements
The Muslim World made remarkable contributions to
science. Muslims introduced new methods of experiment,
observation, and measurement. To name but a few:
Al-Khwarizmi invented algebra (an Arabic word) and the word algorithm is
derived from his name;
Ibn al-Haytham wrote the laws of the reflection and refraction of light and
expounded the principles of inertia (long before Isaac Newton formulated
his theories);
Ibn Sina (born in what is now modern-day Uzbekistan) wrote the Canon of
Medicine, a 318-page medical text that was the basis for all medical
teaching in Europe and the Middle East for hundreds of years.
In the reign of Khalifa Al-Mamun, a scientist named Abul Qasim invented
an aeroplane, but crushed while flying and was killed. And the first two
martyrs among the conquerors were Muslims.

The science historian, George Sarton

(A) The Muslims stepping into the world of science and

technology:

Being imbued by the Quranic commandments of earning knowledge and

Prophetic preference of the knowledgeable over the general masses, the
Muslims spread over the whole earth for acquiring old and new branches
of knowledge.
During the golden period of Islamic civilization, which continued for 07
hundred years (700 to 1500 AD), Islamic science flourished:

Thousands of original scientists were produced (al-Jahiz, al-Kindi, al-Razi, alIdrisi, ibn Bajjah, Omar Khayyam, ibn Zuhr, ibn Tufail, ibn Rusdh, ibn Sina,
ibn al-Haytham etc)
The Works of the Greek, Indian and the Near East were translated into Arabic,
indexed and further developed; and new works were published
Scores of world class universities, scientific academics, libraries, seminaries,
and observatories were established in all the big cities of the Muslim world
(Damascus, Cairo, Nishapur, Cordova, Granada, Baghdad, Makkah, Madinah
etc)
These centers of higher education and research were patronized by the
Caliphs, Rulers, Ministers, Princes as well as rich men (Bait al-Hikmah by alMamun in 813 AD in Baghdad, Khizanat al-Hikmah by Harun al-Rashid, and
Bait al-Hikmah by the Fatimids in Cairo as scientific institutions and public
libraries, and the scientists and researchers were salaried regularly.

?Where were we( 2)

(B) Some Muslim Contributions in science and

There are hundreds of thousands of Islamic manuscripts in the worlds

technology:

libraries, dealing with scientific works of Muslim countries of the earlier

period. There are still 70,000 scientific manuscripts which are not
translated yet:

The foundation of modern science has been laid by the Muslims: In Medicine-Ibn Sina
and Al-Razi, in physical science- Al-Beruni, in mathematics-Al-Khuwarizmi, in
Astronomy-Al-Zarkali and Ulugh Beg, in navigation- Ibn Batuta.
The Arabs studied and developed Algebra, Calculus, Optical Geometry, Navigation,
Medical Sciencewell ahead of European scientists.
The Muslims discovered America 477 years before Columbus, Arabs and Moors traded
with the American Continent; and a Muslim was a guide of Columbus.
Students from France, England, Portugal, Italy and Germany came to Grenada,
Cordova, Madrid..of Muslim Spain to study Astronomy, Medical Science, Chemistry,
Physics, and Mathematicsand brought Protestant, Reformation, Industrial and
Renaissance Movement to Europe
Roger Bacon, the father of modern science was a student in Muslim Universities,
Copernicus, the great Astronomer, borrowed many ideas from Muslim astronomers,
Newton read the book of Muhammad bin Musa on motion of celestial bodies and force
of attraction..Great Emperor Charlemagne sent his son to Muslim Cordova
Many centers for translating Islamic books into Latin and other native European
languages were there.including many dictionaries to facilitate translation..
The Muslims first established Laboratories and Observations whereas Aristotle,
Pythagoras, Galen, and Aristocrats did not possess any laboratory for observation ..

?Where were we( 2)

(C) History of the foundation of Islamic Science/s:

First Scientific Era

Furthering the Causes of Science
Foundation of Physical Science
Subservience of Nature and its elements
Natures Exploration and Gods glorification
Reason: The Test of Faith
Education made compulsory
Persecution of the Scientists in the West
Western Civilization: Direct Offspring of Arab
Civilization
Intellectual Achievements of the Early Muslims and
Islamic Science

It is also true that during our middle ages the Muslim

world was considered more or less like America now I.e.
the world to which one had to go perfect oneself in
science and technology.

'When Europe was lying torpid in the depth of Alessandro Bausani

intellectual obscurity and gloom in the dark ages,
culture and civilization were spread in the Islamic states
under the high patronage of the Caliphs of Baghdad and
Cordova, and at a time when the Barons and Ladies of
Medieval Europe could not even sign their names,
almost every adolescent boy and girl in Islam could read
Dr Campbell
and write freely and with ease.
It must be owned that all the knowledge, whether of physics,
astronomy, philosophy, or mathematics, which flourished in
Europe from the 10th century, was originally derived from the
Arabian schools, and the Spanish Saracen may be looked upon
as the father of European Renaissance.

John Davenport

(A) Status of science and technology in OIC/IDB member

countries

Despite being

22-23 per cent of the world population

having 70 per cent of energy resources
40 per cent natural resources

The contribution of OIC countries towards world income

is only 8 per cent.
39 per cent of population lives below the poverty level
22 of the 50 least developed countries in the world are
OIC Member States.
It is sad to admit to the fact that gross national product of
the Islamic countries collectively was about US$1,200
billion, less than one quarter the figure for Japan with no
natural resources, and only just higher than the GDP of
Germany.

Less than 1% of its scientists who generate less than 5 % of its

science and make barely 0.1 % of the world's original research
discoveries each year.
The Islamic countries have a negligible percentage of patent
registrations in US, Europe and Japan.
The Research and Development manpower of Muslim countries
is only 1.18% of the total science and technology manpower.
Only two scientists from Islamic states have won Nobel Prizes,
Abdus Salam, a Pakistani (Physics, 1979) and Ahmed Zewail, an
Egyptian (Chemistry, 1999). Both carried out their research
outside Islamic countries. Today's Muslim societies have
generated few scientists of international repute.
Islamic countries, as a whole, have approximately 275
researchers per million population against 850 per million in the
developed West.

The entire Muslim world constituting onefifth of humanity,

contributes barely 1000 research articles out of 100,000 science
books and 2,000,000 research articles published annually.
While the West has an average of 3000 science PhDs per million
of its inhabitants, the number in OIC/IDB member countries is
so dismally small that not even the statistics are available.
Countries that are predominantly Muslim are characterized by
low spending on Science, small scientific communities, and
poorquality universities.
Whereas Japan, the United States, Germany, and other Western
countries spend 2 % - 4% of their gross domestic product (GDP)
annually on research; no Muslim country spends more than 0.5%
of its (much lower) GDP on research.
The OIC countries have about 1000 universities in total
compared to 1,000 in Japan, including 120 in Tokyo alone.

 Only 100 researchers per million African Muslims

445 for one million Arab populations
For Asians it is 569 researchers per million people.
The disparity between the Third World and Muslim nations in
the number of scientists and engineers is quite striking.
Despite similar levels of development, there are more than
twice as many scientists and engineers in the Third World as
in the Muslim countries, and almost eleven times as many in
the industrialized nations.

The rate of enrollment in higher

education for Muslim is fully 45 %
lower than that for the Third World
countries, a state of affairs that could
be regarded stunning.

 Of the 28 lowest producers of scientific articles,

according to the US National Science Foundation in
2006, half are OIC/IDB member countries.
In 2003, the world average for production of articles
per million inhabitants was 137; the average of
OIC/IDB member countries was only 13 with the
highest publication rates being in Turkey and Iran.
And according to the World Bank Development
Indicators of 2006, the OIC/IDB member countries
produce so few patents that they are invisible on a bar
chart in comparison with other countries.
Of the top 15 countries which have submitted
international applications under the patent
cooperation treaty, not one of them are Muslim
country.

Leaders
Potential leaders
Dynamic adopters
Marginalized countries.

1.

Only Malaysia and Turkey are classified

among potential leaders.
The rest of the OIC countries fall under
the category of marginalized countries.

2.

Scientifically
Scientifically
Scientifically
Scientifically

advanced
proficient
developing
lagging countries.

1. Only 8 OIC countries namely, Turkey,

Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Iran, Kuwait, Egypt,
Turkmenistan and Indonesia, were classified as
scientifically developing countries.
2. The remaining 49 OIC countries were classified
as scientifically lagging countries.

 At present there are 57 Muslim States, members

of the OIC/IDB, and the total number of
universities and institutions of higher education
and research in the Muslim world is only just
above 1000 (The Federation of Universities of
the Islamic World has membership of 217
universities).
This will help academic and higher education
policy makers in identifying the weakness and
constraints that IDB-based universities are facing
in terms of quality and efficiency as well as
identifying best practices from highly performing
world class universities.

Two scientists from Islamic

states have won Nobel Prizes
in Science

Since the Nobel Prize was introduced by the will of the Swedish chemist
Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in 1895, incorporating prizes in
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace and were
first awarded in 1901 (the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while
the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden), only two Muslims won
Nobel Prize, contrary to the Jews who are 12 million which are 0.2% of the
World's Population (2 out of every 1,000 people) but won 165 Nobel Prizes.

Abdus Salam, a Pakistani (Physics, 1979)

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian (Chemistry, 1999).

From a pool of 1.4 BILLION Muslims which are 23% of the world's
population (2+ out of every 10 people), only 06 Muslims won Nobel Prizes
(upto 2006) in Literature (1988 - Najib Mahfooz), Peace (1978 - Anwar ElSadat, 1994 - Yasser Arafat, 2003 - Shirin Ebadi), Chemistry (1999 Ahmed Zewail), Physics (Abdus Salam)

 According to 2007 academic ranking of the world universities,

2 universities from Islamic world that are listed in the top 500
universities are the following:
World
Institutio
Region
rank
ns
402-508
Univ.
Asia-Pac
http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/english/
402-508
Cairo Univ. Africa
http://www.cu.edu.eg/english/

regional
rank
65-99

Countr
national
y
rank
Turkey 1

Egypt

According to 2009 academic ranking of the world universities,

2 universities from Islamic world that are listed in the top 200
universities are the following:
World
Institutio
Region
regional
rank
ns
rank
181
Univ.
Asia-Pac
Universiti Malaya (http://www.um.edu.my/)

Countr
y
Malaysia

national
rank

 According to 2009 The Times Higher Education

Supplement (THES) 'QS World University Rankings',
below are the Muslim universities mentioned in the
list of top 400 universities.
Rank

201
247
250
266
291
314
320
345
350
351
360
386
374

Institutions

University of Indonesia
King Saud University
Universitas Gadjah Mada
King Fahd University
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
National University of Science and
Technology
BANDUNG Institute of Technology
Bilkent University
University of Teheran
United Arab Emirate University

Country

Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Indonesia
Turkey
Iran
UAE

 According to 2011 The Times Higher Education Supplement 'QS

World University Rankings', only King Saud University of Saudi
Arabia (http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Pages/default.aspx) ranked among
top two hundreds (ranked as 200th) and no other universities are
listed among the top 200.
According to 2007 The Times Higher Education Supplement 'QS
World University Rankings', below are the Muslim universities
mentioned in the list of top 400 universities.
Rank
307

Institutions
University Sains Malaysia

Country
Malaysia

309

University Kebangsaan Malaysia

Malaysia

304

University Putra Malaysia

Malaysia

369

institute of technology

Indonesia

390

Technical university

395

University of Indonesia

Turkey
Indonesia

 According to 2011 The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) 'QS

World University Rankings', below are the Muslim universities mentioned in
the list of top 500 universities.
Rank
217
221
279
266
335
342
370
377
401
403
413
421
440
452
458
460
471

Institutions
University of Indonesia
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
American University of Beirut
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universitas Gadjah Mada
King Abdul Aziz University
Sultan Qaboos University
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Bilkent University
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
National University of Sciences And Technology
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
King Khalid University
Sabanci University

Country
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Lebanon
Malaysia
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Kazakhastan
Pakistan
Malaysia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey

 According to 2012 'QS World University Rankings', below are the Muslim
universities mentioned in the list of top 500 universities.
Rank
156
197
208
250
261
273
326
334
358
360
369
370
390
392
401-450
401-450
401-450
401-450
401-450
450-500
501-550

Institutions
University of Malaya (UM)
King Saud University
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
American University of Beirut
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
University of Indonesia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
King Abdul Aziz University
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
United Arab Emirates University
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
American University in Cairo
Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University
American University of Sharjah
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Sultan Qaboos University
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Abu Dhabi University

Country
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Malaysia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Kazakhastan
UAE
Kazakhstan
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Malaysia
Oman
Indonesia
Indonesia
UAE

 According to 2012 'QS Asian University Rankings', below are the Muslim
universities mentioned in the list of top 500 universities.
Rank
35
58
59
74
76
113
118
135
150161-70
181-90
191-200
191-200
191-200
201-250
201-250
201-250
201-250
201-250
201-250
251-300

Institutions
University of Malaya (UM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
University of Indonesia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Airlangga University
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Universiti Malasia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Bogor Agricultural University
Padjadjaran University
Multimedia University
University of Karachi
Aga Khan University
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
Universiti Teknologi Petronas (Petronas)
University of Brawijaya
University of Dhaka
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
Diponegoro University

Country
Malaysia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Pakistan
Malaysia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Indonesia

The key problem facing scientific achievement in the

Muslim world. results from the cumulative effect of
multiple factors, and not from a single dominant
cause. Here are some ten of those factors:
Demographics:

The number of research scientists and engineers

remains well below that of rich countries as well as Latin America and
South and East Asia. Science and engineering students are drawn
primarily from urban middle-income backgrounds; few of the much
larger number of poor students can pursue research careers. Only a
handful of mostly urban, middle-class male students have sufficient
exposure to science to even consider making it a career.
Language: With an estimated 80 percent of the world's scientific
literature appearing first in English, the literature in Arabic, Persian,
Urdu, and other languages is inadequate for teaching students as well as
researchers. Scientific work, therefore, requires a competence in reading,
writing, and comprehending English, an area in which Muslims overall
lag behind other peoples.

Education: Universities emphasize teaching rather than

research. Few strong doctoral programs or research
centers of academic excellence exist. Overcrowded,
underfunded, and turbulent universities have been
unable to protect space and resources for research.
Research: The Muslim world suffers no shortage of
scientists and engineers, but it does have an acute
scarcity of career researchers. While several countries
boast outstanding individual researchers and projects,
there is little mentorship or in-house ability to train young
researchers.
University-industry alliance: Given the increasing
links between science and technology, state-owned
corporations have a potentially important role. They have
neglected science and unwilling to build linkages to
university researchers .
Professional societies: Professional societies of
physicists, engineers, dentists, physicians, and other
disciplines generally sponsor journals and meetings but
have no structures or resources for research.

Resources: A lack of financial resources and incentives

has been a major barrier to research except in some oilrich states. Even where funds are available, researchmanagement capabilities are in short supply. The
prospects for stable research funding and effective
institution-building are both poor.
Regional cooperation: It makes eminent sense in
principle, for a handful of countries (like Kuwait and
Saudi Arabia) are oil-rich and short of researchers, while
other countries (Egypt and Pakistan) export them. Also,
the similarity of applied-research needs and priorities,
such as solar energy, desertification, and desalination,
should produce shared interests. Meetings held over two
decades to coordinate regional research have produced
many statements and little action.
Government incompetence: Applied-research units in
government
ministries,
such
as
agriculture
or
construction, have often become sinecures for political
appointees with little or no interest or capabilities for
research.

 Some examples for science capacity in

OIC\IDB member countries:
Islamic University of Technology
Asian institute for scientific research & technology
Saudi Arabia ranked 7th in higher education
Malaysia to lead South-South collaboration
Libya.and ground water research.
'Higher education city' in Bahrain a boost for
Middle East science
The Dubai International Academic City
Foundation to narrow 'Arab knowledge gap'

 Iran stands 11, 13, 15, 19, 22 and 32 in the world rankings of the
scientific fields of math, mechanic, polymer, chemistry,
chemical engineering and physics, respectively. Iran published
9,000 ISI papers in international scientific journals in 2007,
showing a 17% growth rate.
Iran in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) plans to set up an UNIDO
center for South-South Industrial Co-operation in Tehran.
The center will promote south-south cooperation in science,
manufacturing, technology, and industrial innovation as well as
providing assistance to developing countries in their efforts to
strengthen their scientific, technological and innovative
capacities.

The proposed institute will be responsible for

identifying technological, research and scientific
capacities of Asian countries and collecting and
disseminating information in this respect. It will also
hold seminars and conferences and establish intergovernmental joint research centers with the
participation of Asian countries in proportion to their
capacities. Iran has proposed the establishment of an
Asian scientific, research.

British magazine The Economist has placed Saudi Arabia on

seventh place ahead of France, Russia, Italy, Spain, Malaysia and
many other countries in the field of higher education and
scientific research.
Several factors helped in enabling the Kingdom to occupy this
position. The amount spent on each student in the field of higher
education, the percentage of allocations for higher education in
the general budget, the total number of external students,
and the number of business administration institutes were among
the other criteria for making the Kingdom occupy top position.
Another significant initiative is the launch in Fall 2009 of a
graduate university in Saudi Arabia, The King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which will
have a US $ 10 billion endowment the sixth largest in the
world. Many new such universities are being established now.

The UN has announced an international centre for South-South

cooperation in science, technology and innovation based in
Malaysia.
The plan was approved by the executive board of UNESCO (UN
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on 24 April
2007.
The centre will seek to create a network of national centers of
excellence. This will promote research collaboration, technology
transfer and the development of industries in fields such as
information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
It will also offer fellowships to scientists, institution managers
and policy makers to attend training in science policy making.

UNESCO has also agreed to establish a centre in

Libya to encourage networking and the transfer of
knowledge between scientists from Africa and the
Middle East.
The
centre will promote scientific research,
education, and sustainable development in the region.
In particular, it will help develop policies to promote
and coordinate cooperative research on technology to
access shared groundwater.

Bahrain has announced plans for a centre to promote

science, technology and innovation in the Middle
East.
The facility, opened in early 2010, eventually
included laboratories, an international centre for
research, a specialist academy as well as a branch of a
United States-based university.
It would provide students with the engineering skills
needed to serve the energy and key economic sectors,
as well as offer much needed courses in the business
and science disciplines.

 It will comprise universities and research and

development centres from developing countries, such
as India, Iran and Pakistan, as well as industrialized
countries, such as Australia, Belgium and the United
Kingdom.
Plans for a science 'plaza' in Abu Dhabi. The Plaza of
Intelligence and Innovation City will promote
science-related activities and include a research
centre for space sciences, a space and science
museum and an academy for maths and science
teachers.

 The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates has announced the
creation of a US$10 billion foundation to narrow the gap in
scientific knowledge between Arab states and the developed world.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation will be based
in the United Arab Emirates.
Starting later this year, the foundation will establish scientific
research centres in Arab universities, offer research grants to Arab
researchers and from 2008 will provide scholarships to students.
It will undertake concrete initiatives to encourage innovation and
entrepreneurship throughout the region, thus creating significant
new employment opportunities and providing hope for the region's
youth.

A database for Muslim scientists in the west

is being developed to be used as a tool for
the transfer of science and technology to
IDB member countries.

A database for science and technology

institutions in IDB member countries is
being developed to be used as a step for
the establishment of Islamic union for
science and technology centers.
It will be used for a number of purposes
such as:

Choosing research institutions for IDB scholars.

Facilitating the scientific and technological
collaboration among IDB-member states for the
development of knowledge-based economy.

It includes the following:

Directory for world class universities
It is ongoing effort to provide scientists, technologists, educationalists and
policy makers in IDB-based universities and higher learning institutions
with an invaluable information resources about the top 50 World class
universities in international ranking systems located outside IDB member
countries and foreign universities with branches located in IDB member
countries to identify best practices from highly performing world class
universities.
Directory for S&T associations, societies and networks
Directory of science and technology parks, incubators and cities in IDB
member countries
E-bulletin (Achieving excellence in science and technology "S&T" higher
education)
A monthly bulletin that monitors the development of S&T within higher
education sector in IDB Member Countries and disseminates information
and knowledge generated from the QW project as well as promotes
cooperation between learning institutions and industry to establish
sustainable and innovation-based S&T higher education system for
development in the Islamic world.

It is ongoing effort to provide IDB-based universities with an invaluable

tool for tracking changes over time in their regional and international
standing and help academic and higher education policy makers in
identifying the weakness and constraints that IDB-based universities are
facing in terms of quality and efficiency as well as identifying best
practices from highly performing world class universities.

It includes the following:

(A) Regional ranking
Ranking

of SESRTCIC Turkish-based Statistical, Economic and Social

Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries
Ranking of COMSTECH "Pakistan-based OIC standing committee on
scientific and technological cooperation"

(B) International ranking

Academic

Ranking of World Universities

QS World University Rankings
Webometrics Ranking
Scientific research performance ranking
Web-based popularity ranking

A model to promote links between selected

universities and private sector in the fields of
agriculture, nanotechnology and information &
communication technologies.
At the implementation stage, The QW Project
should
establish a mechanism for screening
science and technology information to help
universities to cooperate with the private sector for
presenting models for scientific creative ideas that
could be transformed into products and processes
as well as setting up commercially viable sciencebased enterprises.

Once the following roadmap(s) is completed and

cleared by the IDB Management..

General roadmap for excellence in science and

technology.

Customized roadmaps

Agriculture
Nanotechnology
Information and communication technologies
We will start the gap analysis followed by the development
of Pilot Projects in S&T Higher Education.

IDB/OIC has a religion that encourages

scientific researches.
IDB/OIC has a historical record in science
and technology achievements
IDB/OIC has a good present record of
science and technology investment
IDB/OIC has been blessed with enormous
natural resources like: fertile lands, water,
gold, oil, uranium, and minerals.

 The 57 predominantly Muslim countries have about

23 % of the world's total population but less than 1%
of its scientists who generate less than 5 % of its
science and make barely 0.1 % of the world's
original research discoveries each year. The Islamic
countries have a negligible percentage of patent
registrations in US, Europe and Japan. Even more
serious is the fact that the Research and
Development manpower of Muslim countries is only
1.18% of the total science and technology
manpower.

o Be committed to your religion and act as a competent

professional.
o Be a good ambassador to your country, your Ummah and your
religion.
o In this increasingly globalized world, knowledge is fast replacing
physical resources and cheap labor as the driver of growth..
o Acquire as much knowledge as you can but don't forget the
problems that your ummah is facing.
o Learn how you develop ideas into successful new products or
services within existing companies, large or small, and to
spawn new commercial enterprises.
o Learn and practice new ways to effectively commercialize new
technologies.
o Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to transform
technical expertise into commercial success.

The OIC (through Islamic Development Bank)

announced a new policy in 1426H (2005), under which
will consider approving at least 10 percent of a member
countrys annual programme in the science and
technology sector.
IDB Science and technology programme
IDB prizes for science and technology
Centers of excellence cooperation scheme
Science and technology expatriate nationals' scheme
Supporting
scientific projects, conferences, and
workshops.

 Science and technology are today components of power in the

world, considered pillars of any country's independence, and
cornerstones for its development
Today, technology has the first say and even more powerful and
influential than military and economic might in the world
You have a religion that encourages scientific researches.
You have a historical record in science and technology
achievements.
IDB member countries have a good present record of science and
technology investment.
We are here for supporting and helping you
Thus, IT'S YOUR TURN