Islamic Countries’ Investment in Research is Low in the World
Dr. Jafar Mehrad, President of the Islamic world Science Citation Center (ISC) said that the budget per capita for Research and Development in all the Islamic countries is 23.3 dollars which is much low compared to the world average (194 dollars) and the EU (524 dollars). Iran with 66.7 dollars ranks third among the Islamic countries after Turkey with 95.2 dollars and Malaysia with 70 dollars. <br/><br/>
Dr. Mehrad affirmed that at present nearly 80 percent of the budget for Research and Development is spent in the developed countries. Statistics show that 33.5 percent of the budgets is spent in the U.S.A., 23.5 percent in EU, and 13.4 percent in Japan.
According to Dr. Mehrad, the OIC country members must bridge the gap between themselves and the developed countries by allocating sufficient budget to Research and Development.
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