Muscat,
(ONA) — HH Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan today patronized over the opening of Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue.
The two-day event, held in Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), is organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in cooperation with the International Science Council (ISC).
Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation delivered a speech in which she underscored the importance of this event in exchanging knowledge and expertise to enhance cooperation between countries and peoples to face global challenges.
She stressed the necessity of converting knowledge and innovative ideas to economic and social gains in a bid to achieve a knowledge-based economy in accordance with the objectives of Oman Vision 2040.
The Minister pointed out that Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue constitutes an ideal opportunity for more than 500 elite intellectuals, researchers, scientists, policy makers and partners from all over the world to discuss global challenges and predict the priorities of international cooperation in the field of science.
On his turn, Prof. Sir Peter Gluckman, President of the International Science Council (ISC) underlined the importance of such dialogues and meetings in bridging the gap between science and policy within regional contexts.
During the event, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and the International Science Council signed a letter of good intent to implement a special programme in the fields of science, technologies and innovation. The letter covers several areas of cooperation, namely exchanging official representation between the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and the International Science Council through the establishment of a regional office for the ISC in the Middle East headquartered in Muscat.
The letter of good intent was signed by Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and Prof. Sir Peter Gluckman, President of the International Science Council (ISC).
Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue included several discussion panels covering a range of topics, such as the role of science in facing global challenges and the role of innovation and technology in achieving sustainability, as well as discussing priority fields to utilize sciences to achieve a sustainable future.
