Hu sees major role for science

President Hu Jintao focused on sectors that will play a major role in science and technology during a keynote speech in Tianjin on Tuesday to the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.

The academy, based in Italy, changed its name in 2004 from Third World Academy of Sciences. It is an umbrella organization for leaders in the science and technology field in developing countries.

Hu, in his address to the academy, highlighted the breakthrough potential for prime research fields, including biology, energy and space technology.