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    Industry, innovation & infrastructure

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    Promote innovative solutions to build a sustainable community

    Hybrid Scientific Forum on Security Media during Crises and Disasters

    Objectives

    Discussing the role of security media and the importance of promoting the use of new technologies in preventing or mitigating the impact of disasters and crises.
    Shedding light on the importance of the role of the security media and the challenges, they face in managing crises and disasters.
    Clarifying the different effects of the new media on crisis and disaster management.
    Exploring appropriate mechanisms to support security media cooperation.

    Mechanisms for linking scientific research and the industrial sector in the Arab countries

    Objectives

    Consolidate the relationship between universities and industrial institutions for the benefit of both parties and provide the appropriate place to link universities, research center and researchers with industrial applications as a condition for economic and knowledge progress. In this context, the Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO) organized this workshop to encourage linking research centers with industry.

    Outcomes

    Determining the obstacles facing the achievement of partnership between universities and industrial institutions and discussing ways to address them.
    Examine the appropriate mechanisms for marketing and investing the outputs of scientific research to serve the comprehensive and sustainable industrial development.
    Activating the relationship between the university and industry through cooperation in strengthening the relation between technology incubators and entrepreneurs, and the industrial sector.
    A review of the experiences of Arab countries in the field of partnership between scientific research and the industrial sector

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    Smart Education Summit: Reinventing Education in the Age of the Metaverse

    Objectives

    Adopt digital and educational technologies and innovative pedagogical approaches to ensure continuity of teaching and learning activities in during the pandemic. Revolutionize learning and teaching at different levels through relying on the metaverse.

    Outcomes

    Explore research tools, techniques and methods for a better understanding of the theme;
    Determine how new technologies, including the metaverse, can be used to improve education;
    Examine the right tools and methods for this regard.

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    ICESCO Co-organizes International Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing for Epidemic and Natural Disasters Management

    Objectives

    Exchanging knowledge and practical experiences on how to integrate emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, remote sensing and geographical information systems, in everything related to human life.
    Providing a practical understanding of geospatial techniques and risk management applications to provide practical solutions in the field of risk management.

    Outcomes

    Understanding how emerging technology can help in disaster prevention and management.
    Considering the latest technologies related to disaster prevention, including artificial intelligence and remote sensing.
    Promoting understanding and leveraging emerging technologies, particularly space science applications, to improve human life;
    Discussion the ways in which technologies such as, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and geographic information systems, can improve all aspect of human life, particularly epidemic and natural disasters management ;
    Providing a practical understanding of geospatial techniques and risk management applications to provide practical solutions in this field.

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    International Hybrid Workshop on the Role of Metaverse in Achieving SDGs

    Objectives

    Discussing metaverse technologies and their role in achieving development in the fields of health, education, culture, economy and entrepreneurship among youth and exchanging experiences and knowledge about the role of metaverse in achieving sustainable development goals.
    Providing a space for specialists, researchers and technicians from academia and industry to discuss the latest developments in this pioneering field, share its applications, discuss research challenges related to metaverse, and discuss new theories, ideas, designs, frames of reference, mechanisms and related technology.

    Outcomes

    ntroducing the uses of metaverse in health care, education, industry and the arts, and the contribution of metaverse to achieving sustainable development goals.
    Presenting the characteristics of metaverse and its relationship to the fields of education, particulalry children’s education, education for people with special needs, heritage, ways to benefit from this technology to enhance culture and protect heritage, and how to capitalize on this technology in providing training and medical education at a lower cost.

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    ICESCO’s First International Aerospace Symposium

    Objectives

    Identifying structures and mechanisms that support academia in adopting space-related curricula ;
    Developing and nurture strategic relationships between the space industry and academia in developing countries ;
    Developing a space-science entrepreneurial mindset among researchers at universities ;
    Providing a forum for networking, outreach, and interactions involving leaders in the field of space science ;
    Producing and disseminate knowledge, including the latest international developments in space activity ;
    Sharing of success stories by the astronauts, astronaut wranglers, and high executives of space ecosystem.

    Outcomes

    Participating in high-level figures, including ministers, university presidents, space executives from across the globe, and faculties from more than 20 countries.
    More than 1000 virtual participants from all Member States.
    More than 20 speakers from the space ecosystem contributed with their interventions in aerospace science .
    Networking opportunity for more than 150 participants physically present in the symposium hall.

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    ICESCO’s First International Model Satellite (CanSat) Training Workshop

    Objectives

    Provide hands-on training to build and launch Mock Satellite of Soda Can Size ;
    Teach basic physics and engineering concepts to college students ;
    Highlight the important opportunities and benefits of knowledge gained from space-related activities ;
    Inspire young graduates and career seekers in space industry ;
    Motivate university researchers and scholars by sharing experience of space data collection ;
    Develop scientific, knowledge-based professional and institutional networking ;
    Mock mission creation and sequence generation ;
    Satellite architecture design ;
    System analysis, subsystem analysis, development process, assembly, integration, and field test, etc.

    Outcomes

    Participation of high-level dignitaries including ministers, university presidents, space executives from across the globe, and 35 trainees from 20 countries.
    5 days of hands-on training with eventual launch of the model satellites and data collection by trainees ;
    Networking opportunity for all the participants and trainees.

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    ICESCO’s Youth Training Programme on development of small projects in the field of technology and innovation

    Objectives

    Highlighting the role of startups and young entrepreneurs in promoting economic growth by helping them generate new knowledge, products, and services.
    Strengthening the young men and women’s potential in creating enterprises by upgrading the level of confidence and self-dependence
    Identifying the priority areas in the Member States that advances innovation-based economic cooperation and the adoption and exchange of best practices information.
    Facilitating a market-driven innovation environment and the outreach efforts to connect the young and female entrepreneurs from member states.
    Training the startups to raise capitals so as to effectively scale up and grow their businesses by gaining relevant knowledge and skills.
    Developing recommendations and guidance for Startups to commercialize and internationalize their products, systems, and services.
    Increasing the availability of private financing by closer proximity between funding bodies and the entrepreneurs

    Outcomes

    14 selected teams out of 100 applications from across the country;
    2 days of bootcamp and 6 weeks of training completed and the national pitch fest is held;
    More than 75 entrepreneurs trained and upskilled.

    Interregional Seminar on «Innovation & Cyber-Security»

    Objectives

    reviewing existing risks and mitigation measures related to cybersecurity;
    examining industry practices in managing cyberthreats and reducing the risk of the cybercriminal;
    discussing the impact of innovation on aviation security;
    reviewing recent innovative solutions in the field of civil aviation security in general, and cybersecurity in particular.
    discussing ways to enhance the security of air transport operations, aircraft, civil aviation installations, personnel and public.
    studding different procedures to diminish the potential for unlawful acts of interference against civil
    aviation being committed in the region

    Outcomes

    Recommendations on procedures and actions on making aviation systems/services progressively more and more cyber-resilient, flexible and sustainable while remaining safe and costefficient are urgently needed.

    Oman Science Festival

    Objectives

    The objective of this event is to promote science, and it is designated to students, educators and parents, governmental, private and Military Institutions, civil Society Institutions, Scientists, researchers, specialists and academics, and people interested in science from different countries.

    Outcomes

    Providing opportunities for students and interested people to discuss with scholars, academics, and specialists.
    Proposing appropriate solutions to the issues and topics discussed in the sessions and discussing other alternatives.
    Giving stakeholders the opportunity to closely discuss with specialists, which added additional value to the festival.
    Encouraging students to understand the importance of science in life and urging them to innovate.
    Creating a positive attitude towards science, innovation and scientific research.
    Encouraging young generation to continue learning in scientific disciplines

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    1st International Conference on Applying Emerging Technologies for Arabic Language Practicing, Teaching, and Learning

    Objectives

    This conference discussed issues related to how Arabic language can profit from the ICT emerging technologies, in particular Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality technologies, in the three aspects of the language, i.e., practicing, teaching, and learning.

    Outcomes

    The participants stressed the need for supporting initiatives, research, and studies on digital applications for ANLP,
    Examining this merit with a three-dimensional view that combines Arabic language, technology, and the sciences of the Qur’an and Sunnah,
    Organizing competitions and awarding prizes for pioneer initiatives in ANLP in ICESCO member countries,
    Enhancing cooperation and partnership among Arabic language centers and institutes in ICESCO member countries.

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