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Education and Research Committee reviews efforts of MOCI to support scientific research

The Education and Research Committee of the State Council hosted HE.Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Theeb, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) on Sunday, to add value to its ongoing study titled, “The reality of scientific research and the role of private sector companies in supporting and developing it”, at its twelfth meeting of the first annual session of the seventh term. 

The meeting headed by Hon.Mohammed bin Hamdan bin Sulaiman al Toobi, Committee Head was held in the presence of the honorable committee members, Secretariat staff and the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Ministry officials. 

The meeting reviewed the contribution of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in supporting scientific research, the availability of the basic infrastructure for scientific research in the Sultanate and its ability to deal with qualitative research, proposals and mechanisms to assist in developing the system of scientific research support.

It is worth noting that the significance of the study ensues from the role of scientific research in technical and industrial progress, its positive impact on development, the need to strengthen the basic structure of scientific research, support spending on it, and the importance of urging the private sector and global companies operating in the Sultanate to support scientific research.

The study aims to find facts on local, regional and global policies and legislations regulating  the process of the private sector's contribution to scientific research, augment its efficiency, reflect on  its role in this regard, and  suggest legislations and mechanisms regulating  the process of contribution of the private sector and the global  companies operating in the Sultanate in scientific research,  in addition to proposing mechanisms that help to settle technical expertise at all levels.