Many developing countries either haven't the resources or, when help is offered, the will to adopt proper standards, seeing them as an excuse for slowing down scientific exchange.

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The scientific colloquium will bring together reputed international scholars, representatives from archaeological services and concerned enterprises for a high-level scientific exchange on the imminent factors impacting underwater cultural heritage.

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Artefacts from the National Museum of Damascus (the Syrian Arab Republic) and the Nubian Museum in Aswan (Egypt) are selected to highlight this intercultural exchange of scientific, religious and artistic forms of knowledge.

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But Griffiths believes the key to scientific progress is the free exchange of ideas, saying it's better than no information.

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The Convention concerning the International Exchange encourages and facilitates the exchange of publications between both governmental bodies and non-governmental institutions of an educational, scientific and technical, or cultural nature, which are non-profit-making in character.

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Co-ordinate fund-raising efforts to support the implementation of the above-mentioned field of education in the Arab States in general and ensure co-ordination and exchange between concerned parties such as UNESCO HQ, governments, UN agencies, the Islamic States Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and bilateral donors.

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