Egypt has been on the news in recent months for the political revolution that is taking place in that country. However, there is another revolution that is going on there unannounced. Perhaps the world does not care about this revolution because it is not political; it is a scientific revolution. The Egyptian government has promised to increase its investment in science tenfold. I see this as a very laudable move because my own work has been based on calling African countries to focus on the development of science and technology. Even though political reforms are important, such reforms would not amount to much without vigorous scientific and technological development. Most African countries have much to learn from Egypt's incipient focus on scientific development.
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