Ash'shura reviews scientific research impact
Muscat, March 12
The Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Committee of Majlis Ash'shura, on Tuesday hosted Dr Saif bin Abdullah al Haddabi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation for Research and Innovation, to discuss the economic impact of scientific research and its role in promoting sustainable development.
The under-secretary reviewed the reality of scientific research in the Sultanate of Oman, highlighting the close relationship between innovation and scientific research. He touched on the Sultanate of Oman's ranking in the Global Innovation Index.
The meeting also discussed the importance of maximising the economic impact of scientific research by linking it to local investment in line with the needs of the private sector. It explored ways of enhancing partnership between researchers and economic institutions to ensure optimal benefit from the outputs of scientific research in supporting economic development.
The committee was briefed on the efforts of the Scientific Research and Innovation Centre in supporting university students' projects and its role in coordinating with private companies to host specialised research projects. Al Haddabi reviewed projects funded by private companies and the Centre pointing out the number of research projects that received funding during the past period.
The meeting discussed the position of the Sultanate of Oman in the Global Innovation Index, reviewing the factors that affect its ranking and the challenges facing scientific research projects. It also discussed the Ejada programme, which is concerned with financing scientific research conducted by university students and coordinating with government and private institutions to incubate these researches. Also discussed at the meeting was the executive position of scientific research and innovation; and its path within Oman Vision 2040.
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