The Heads of State or Government of the members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, at their Ninth Summit Meeting held at Belgrade in September 1989, reaffirmed the importance of science and technology as major factors in the development and restructuring of the world economy and in the achievement of accelerated growth of the developing countries. Nevertheless they expressed their deep concern over the fact that the di £fusion of science and technology towards the developing countries did not match the universal significance of those achievements. Rather than narrowing the gap between developed and developing countries, the applications of modern science have contributed to widening that qap. BCT/sm A/S-18/PV.6 6 (Mr. Al-Zahawie, Iraq) The Heads of State and Government emphasized the followinq, inter alia: n despite intensive efforts made by the non-aliqned and other developinq countries within the United Nations and other international forums, no siqnificant proqress has been made in creatinq conditions for a more rapid development of science and technology in developinq countries, as well as for a faster transfer of scientific and technoloqical achievements to developinq countries". (A/44/551; ·annex; ·p;. · 98) At their Belqrade Conference the Heads of State and Government concluded that " ••• there is a need to stimulate broader international co-operation in science and technoloqv and ••• "it is necessary to initiate a broad discussion oo the faster transfer of science and technology to developinq countries". C Ibid., P. 99) The riqht of the developinq countries to acquire science and technoloqv to develop their economies and their industries for peaceful purposes in accordance with their present and future needs is an inalienable riqht. The transfer of science and technoloqy to developinq countries has not been takinq place at the desired level, at the level called for in resolutions adopted 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the importance of science and technology in promoting economic development, particularly for developing countries. The Heads of State or Government are expressing concern that the gap between developed and developing countries is widening due to the lack of transfer of scientific and technological achievements to developing countries. This suggests that the text is focused on the relationship between science, technology, and economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology