Comments from the Editors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

International Trends in Science and Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The Development of Geosciences in Africa - G.O.P. Obasi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

University-Industry Partnership as a Strategy for Capacity Utilization in Science and Technology in Africa - J.G.M. Massaquoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The Impact of Telecommunications on International Scientific Collaboration, Education, and Networking - I.A. Lerch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics: Developing a Hub of Network Science - J.P. Vary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 

The Development of Research Facilities in the African Continent . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Development of Astronomy within Africa - R.S. Stobie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Ensemble Seasonal Forecasting for Southern Africa Using Advanced Computing - W.J. Gutowski, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The Role of the National Accelerator Centre in the Development of Science and Technology in South Africa and Africa - T.N. van der Walt . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 

Networking and Partnership Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Possibilities of Cooperation Between Latin America and Spanish- and Portuguese-Speaking Countries in Africa - G. Violini. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The Role of Physics and Other Sciences in the Technological Advancement in Ghana - P.K. Buah-Bassuah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Integrating Science and Technology with Economic Activities and Policies in Africa - K.E. Kiangi and G. Kiangi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Basic Science Research: The Case for a Regional Approach - H.V. Mweene . . . i 
 

Science and Technology in Africa - T. Gasmi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The International Program in the Physical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden and Its Co-operation with Research Groups in Eastern and Southern Africa: Some Experiences -- L. Hasselgren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 

International Trends in Science and Technology 
 

Innovative Teaching Approaches to Improve Science Education: Improving Student Learning in a Diversified Environment - L.C. Rule and K.E. Lassila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Physics in a Disadvantaged Community - B. Spoelstra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

Physics in South Africa: Where Do We Stand? - N. Chetty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

The Building of a Physics Program at Hampton University - W. Buck. . . . . . . . i 
 

Toward a People?s Physics - D. Bedford and P. Krumm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 

The 1998 Durban S & T White Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 
 

List of Topics and Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i