Faisal M Alsuwaidi, President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, speaking at the STS forum in Kyoto, Japan.
DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s ongoing efforts to provide a sustainable future for younger generations and the Foundation’s role in supporting the nation on its journey from a carbon-based economy to a knowledge-based economy was explained at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Kyoto, Japan.
Faisal M Alsuwaidi, President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, joined prominent academics and researchers to discuss the future of sustainability at the forum. During a plenary session entitled ‘How do we move forward to maintain sustainability for the future of humankind?’.
Alsuwaidi underlined Qatar Foundation’s ongoing efforts to provide a sustainable future for younger generations and explained the Foundation’s role in supporting the nation on its journey from a carbon-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.
He said, “Ultimately, Qatar’s cumulative research and development efforts are aimed at enhancing the well-being of its people while making a worldwide impact. In order to maintain sustainable development for humankind, strategic choices must be made that facilitate the pursuit of education and research, so that truly innovative scientific and technological developments can be achieved.”
The tenth annual STS forum, held at the Kyoto International Conference recently, aims to create a global network while providing an open framework for discussions related to the progress of science and technology, and the ethical predicaments it can create for the future of humankind.
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