The task facing the emerging civilization from Asia

The primary challenge confronting developing nations globally is the attainment of sustainable development. To achieve this objective, governments must undertake substantial strides in the realm of research and technology. Nonetheless, it is acknowledged that there are no shortcuts for this. To establish its own growth trajectory, each nation will assess its existing and potentially accessible national resources and capabilities. Initially, impediments that restrict or obstruct the evaluation of the existing national capacity must be eradicated. Secondly, to attain the developmental objective, the potential of the state and society must be activated. These objectives can be attained by structuring the state’s institutional framework in alignment with this aim.

The principal force for attaining sustainable development is humans, the fundamental productive force. That is, human capital is a country’s most important resource. Developing nations must implement a sustainable, human-centered planning strategy to attain development. The essential element of this strategy is to establish medium- and long-term objectives and to restructure the state and society accordingly. The prevailing neoliberal system prioritizes the powerful and sidelines the marginalized. However, engaging the entire populace is essential for genuinely sustainable and effective development. To mobilize the entire people, the development plan must be founded on principles that address societal disparities and respect the interests of the whole public.

It is clear that the imperialist system’s imposition of neoliberal free market principles on developing nations yields no benefits in terms of development. Furthermore, these impositions hinder these nations from realizing their distinct developmental objectives and result in further reliance on the imperialist system. Consequently, emerging nations must formulate a long-term plan grounded in the public interest.

Another imperative is the significant scientific and technological gap that the emerging world must bridge with industrialized nations. In the contemporary era, to liberate themselves from the constraints of the imperialist system, nations of the Global South must establish an alliance in the domains of science and technology, akin to their collaboration in the security field. In order to address each nation’s needs, a partnership is formed in which nations pool their superior resources and talents and support one another in the face of adversity.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has initiated collaboration in science and technology inside the Global South, among other fields. Countries involved in the BRI are engaging in various collaborations in scientific cooperation, including exchanges of students and scientists, co-organized scientific events, jointly constructed research laboratories, and high-quality collaborative scientific and technological projects. Nevertheless, we remain at the inception of the journey. Together with their collaboration in other areas, emerging nations’ collaboration in the scientific and technological spheres will be a major step toward creating a fair and just world for all people.