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Madayn officials hosted to apprise the Education & Research Com. of their efforts in scientific research development

Today, the Education and Research Committee of the State Council hosted several officials of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), within the framework of the committee’s study on “the reality of scientific research and the role of private sector companies in supporting and developing it.”
 
During the fifth meeting of the first annual session of the seventh term, headed by Hon. Mohammed bin Hamdan bin Sulaiman al Toobi, Committee Head, in the presence of the honorable members of the committee and several employees of the General Secretariat.
 
The committee discussed with officials of Madayn a number of study areas, including Challenges facing scientific research, the role of Madayn in its support, the national research competencies and its ability to carry out qualitative research and proposals to contribute to the development of the system of scientific research support.
 
During its meeting, the Education and Research Committee hosted, Dr. Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Maliki, Director General of the National Business Center (Oman), Dr. Khamis bin Saeed Al-Mughairi, Director of the Madain Academy, and Sheikh Ahmed bin Ali Al-Hinai, and Director of the Social Responsibility Department at the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn).
 
The study aims to ascertain the reality of the local, regional and global policies and legislations organizing the private sector’s contribution to scientific research and raise its efficiency. It also aims to identify the contribution of the private sector and international companies engaged in scientific research in the Sultanate and suggest legislations and mechanisms regulating their contribution to help localize technical expertise at all levels.