Topic: Harnessing Science and Technology to address Development Challenges
Country: Sudan
Delegate Name: Madison Hoffman
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sudan position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
Sudan is currently struggling with technological advancements in our country. Because of the civil war in our country we have been trying to recover and technological advancements have not been achieved as much as we would have liked. We need help from the international community to make this a priority in our state.
In July 2011, Sudan split into two different nations, hurting the economy even more. Because of this money has become a problem in our country, thus not letting us invest our money into technological advancements. However, we have been using the money we can on advancements in solar power. Because of the Saharan weather the sun shines over Sudan for much of the days therefore allowing solar power to become a main energy source.
Sudan believes that nations and educate individuals in STEM fields. The best way to do this is to start with the younger population since they will be the ones to most likely use it in the future. Making this part of the basic education of mathematics can help the under-developed make advancements.
These advancement will take a while to take effect because of distribution of the materials that must be taught. First it must be taught to the educators before anything can be decided and anyone in the under-developed can be educated. This is going to take time and efforts from both developed and under-developed countries together.
Sudan believes that this issue should be tackled on a state-to-state bases for the best results. By doing this it will become a more personal interaction between those involved. If we do this on a regional bases some states may not get the most out of this educational process. The goal of this committee is to help develop countries in STEM fields in the best way we can, so by making this a more personal experience this would be the best option.
Sudan needs help however, as earlier stated because of our civil war we are unable to contribute funds for this to happen but we will give our support and as much as we can.
http://crs.org/countries/sudan
http://phys.org/news188930573.html
