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Welcome boost for scientific research
But it is also important to make use of the findings and results reached.
- Gulf News
- Published: 00:32 March 10, 2008
The UAE government's initiative to establish a body that oversees the field of scientific research and study is a welcome step given the necessity of supporting scientific endeavours and projects. The role played by education and scientific research in the developmental process of the country is unquestionably of extreme importance.
The newly established National Authority of Scientific Research (NASR) would be funded with an annual budget of Dh100 million and operate under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. "Projects are going to be selected to help promote scientific research and the growth of UAE society and we will compare them with international scientific research criteria," said Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The research areas would include medicine, science, engineering, economics and agriculture.
The necessity of establishing a research centre that looks into various issues is critical given the evolution and the rapid changes the country is experiencing. But what is also of importance here is making use of the findings and results reached in these research projects. The usefulness of research is not limited to advancing scientific fields but also in how it is beneficial to societies.
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