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Commerce and industry would benefit from Government research into mathematics, said the Minister of Education (Mr Gandar) in Christchurch. Mr Gandar was speaking to about 300 delegates at the first Australasian Mathematics Conference, being held in Christchurch this week. Referring to his portfolio! of science and technology/ Mr Gandar said that the De-; partment of Scientific and Industrial Research had untertaken a series of very) successful projects. Math- ’
■ emati c i a n s from the • D.S.I.R.’s applied mathemat- ■ ics division had done reE search into several aspects i of marketing and resource scheduling. ; He emphasised the import- ■ j ance of mathematics to in-1 ■ dustry, and the contribution I i of the D.S.I.R. i Mr Gandar also spoke of > I the importance of communJication and co-operation be-i -(tween each element of the! I; mathematics community in ■iNew Zealand, and between ’ that community and its j .loverseas counterparts. ; |
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