Invest in science, says World Bank president - SciDev.Net

Invest in science, says World Bank president - SciDev.Net:

"Speaking at a meeting in Washington on Thursday (15 February), Paul Wolfowitz recognized that developing countries faced major resource constraints in their public spending and that, to some, science might appear a lower priority than meeting basic educational or health needs.

"But he said, 'The amount of resources that poor countries devote to science can't be zero. That would condemn poor countries to backwardness'."