The United Nations Conference on Science and Technology opened here today with Israel scheduled to present more than 30 papers on the general subject of “Science in the Service of New States. ” The first of Israel’s major documents, to deal with work in the field of water resources and supply, will be presented tomorrow by Aron Wiener, director-general of Israel’s Water Planning Authority.
Israel’s role in the conference was emphasized by the fact that the head of Israel’s large delegation, Education Minister Abba Eban, is one of the three senior vice-chairmen of the parley. There are 103 countries represented at the conference. The significance attached to the conference by leading nations was attested by the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union sent more than 100 participants each, most of them leading scientists.
Today, a famous American-Jewish scientist, Dr. Jerome Weisner, scientific adviser to President Kennedy, read the opening paper on the need for aiding the scientific maturation of underdeveloped countries. Mr. Eban is to deliver the closing address of the conference. As president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel, he was accorded recognition here as an expert on the role of science in the new nations.
Among Israel’s scientific papers to be delivered here are discussions of solar energy, desalination of water, soil conservation and forestry, geology, medicine and agriculture.
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