Under the theme “Constructive and purposeful linking of academic sciences and industrial applications for building a society of convergent technologies”, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) participates in the Regional Forum hosted by Kuwait on 12-14 November 2019.
The Forum aims to examine the mechanisms on addressing the various challenges that face academic sciences and industrial applications, meet the growing need for new technologies and innovations by reducing the gap between academic and industrial parties, laying knowledge foundations for linkage and convergence between scientific research and industry, proper management of knowledge resources, scientific management of connection between scientific research and industry, and beneficial cooperation for all parties.
The Forum brings together entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, officials of technology transfer and marketing in academic institutions, officials of technology incubators and science and technology parks, officials of research and development in industrial institutions and industry ministries, alongside with policy- and decision-makers in investment institutions, banks and ministries concerned from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and the hosting country.
ISESCO is represented in this event by Dr. Ali Errahal, Expert at ISESCO Regional Office in Sharjah.
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), in cooperation with the Bruneian National Commission for ISESCO, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), and the Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry in Brunei Darussalam, will hold a regional training workshop on developing leadership talents of women in science, technology and innovation (STI), in Bandar Seri Begawan, on 7-9 October 2019.
The workshop seeks to build leadership skills for the participating women, identify the true causes of the quality gap in STI, set up communication and orientation networks and encourage women to engage in small and medium-size projects.
The workshop will bring together a number of women working in STI fields and experts from Brunei Darussalam, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Egypt.
ISESCO will be represented in this event by Dr. Aicha Bammoun, Programme Specialist at the Directorate of Science and Technology.
It is worth mentioning that the workshop is organized as part of the celebration of Bandar Seri Begawan as 2019 Capital of Islamic Culture for the Asian region.
The headquarters of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) hosted, today morning, the third meeting of the Higher Committee of the Award of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Environmental Management in the Islamic World (KSAAEM). The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Abdulrahman bin Sulaiman Al-Tariki, President of the Award’s Higher Committee, and Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ISESCO Director General, Secretary General of the Award.
The Committee was represented in this meeting by Mr. Bandar bin Dulaim Al-Asmari, Dr. Hussain Mohammad Al-Qahtani, and Dr. Ahmad Al-Ansari, and Mr. Mohammed Fouad AlBakri, while ISESCO was represented by Dr. Amina Al-Hajri, Mr. Mohamed Ghemari, Dr. Ahmed Said Ould Bah, Dr. Nabeel Anwar, Mr. Najib Rhiati, Dr. Abdelmajid Tribak, Dr. El Mahjoub Bensaid, Mr. Sami Al Qamhaoui, Mr. Ali Akdim, and Mr. Amine Errahmane Achargui. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) was represented by Dr. Abdelhakim Al Waer.
At the meeting’s opening session, addresses were delivered by President of the Award’s Higher Committee, and ISESCO Director General wherein they both extended their thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, for his keen interest in the issues of the environment and sustainable development, his eagerness to promote joint Islamic action in different fields; and his continued support for the Award. They also highlighted the importance of this Award and its role in promoting scientific research in the fields of environment and sustainable development, and raising awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving the environment.
Items of the meeting’s agenda included a presentation on the activities of the Award’s General Secretariat, Academic Report on the Award’s Second Edition, presentation on the work of the jury, adopting the list of winners, and looking into the Award’s future action programmes. The meeting also reached agreement on a number of proposals aiming at developing the Award’s organizational, academic and media-related dimensions.
It is worth noting that the General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supervises the Award while ISESCO is in charge of managing its General Secretariat. The Award covers five categories, namely best research works in the field of environmental management, best practices in the field of environmental management in the public sector in Member States, best practices in the field of environmental management in the private sector in Member States, best leading practices in the field of environmental management in NGOs that can be replicated in Member States, and best environmentally-friendly Muslim cities.
The Award is to be handed to its winners (17 winners from 13 Muslim countries) during the opening ceremony of the Eighth Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers, to be held on 2 October 2019, at ISESCO headquarters.
