Ministers of science and technology from some 60 countries discussed identifying priorities in the formation of policy decisions that could guide and inspire Unesco's actions in the field.
During the meeting, the so-called technology divide was raised by the science minister from India and many countries agreed to reduce the divide.
"In the past we talked about the gap between rich and poor countries in terms of income, but now it's time to be concerned about the divide of haves and have-nots in terms of technology," Science Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong said after the meeting.
Apart from the technology divide, Thailand's science minister also raised in the meeting emerging issues of concern to science and technology development.
He said that to develop science and technology in a new era, it's necessary to consider supporting not only the masses but also ageing people who were now becoming a larger group in society. Meanwhile, the development of new energy sources as well as tackling environmental and global warming problems were also major concerns which could be solved by science and technology.
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