DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development will be hosting the Qatar National Research Strategy Forum 2013, in collaboration with The New York Academy of Sciences.
The two-day forum, which will be held tomorrow and Thursday at Qatar National Convention Centre, will bring together leading stakeholders from across Qatar National Research Strategy’s (QNRS) key sectors, including academia, government, and research institutes.
The forum has been created to provide stakeholders with an ideal platform to advance the nation’s research objective of becoming an international centre for research and development by identifying, discussing, and confronting a host of pertinent challenges.
Faisal M Alsuwaidi, President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation, will highlight the value of fostering a national research culture. This is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and is designed to have a significantly positive impact on the country’s development by addressing the most pressing challenges facing Qatar and the region.
“We are determined to align all of our science and research objectives with stakeholder priorities, capabilities and interests by facilitating an environment that allows them to engage with one another and find applicable solutions to some of the research challenges that we face today,” said Alsuwaidi.
“Qatar Foundation is steadfast in its commitment to plan and manage its research investments in order to fulfill the objectives within the Qatar National Research Strategy and overcome potential obstacles along the way.”
Michael Goldrich, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The New York Academy of Sciences, will present participants with an overview of the research ‘Grand Challenges’ that Qatar is facing today. During a series of working groups, stakeholders will actively engage in the deliberations on how to overcome these challenges.
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