Amman, July 1 (Petra) – Higher Council for Science and Technology
(HCST) Secretary-General Mashhoor Rifai and South Africa’s Ambassador
Tselane Mokuena mentioned increasing cooperation in science and
know-how fields and growing scientific analysis and innovation
partnerships.
The two sides mentioned financing joint analysis initiatives, exploring
cooperation in areas of mutual curiosity and probably signing a
memorandum of understanding to ascertain a “long-term strategic”
partnership between the HCST and its South African counterparts.
Talking on the assembly, Rifai highlighted the “strong”
Jordanian-S.African relations, voicing HCST’s curiosity in
establishing hyperlinks with counterpart establishments in South Africa,
exchanging experience and benefiting from worldwide expertise in
innovation and analysis administration.
He reviewed the council’s applications and initiatives, together with the
switch of the Scientific Research and Innovation Support Fund underneath
HCST’s umbrella, which creates alternatives to strengthen
institutional integration and advance Jordan’s nationwide analysis and
innovation system.
Rifai additionally referred to as for constructing “effective” partnerships with native
and worldwide industries and growing mechanisms for know-how
switch and analysis commercialization by licensing agreements,
enterprise incubators and joint industrial initiatives.
He introduced an initiative supporting college students in Gaza by the El
Hassan Platform for Learning, in cooperation with the Ministry of
Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Palestinian Ministry of
Education and several other universities in Gaza.
The ambassador, in flip, recommended HCST’s place in native and
worldwide scientific circles, urging coordination to ascertain
“productive” cooperation in science, know-how and innovation.
The diplomat referred to networking HCST with counterpart
establishments in South Africa and strengthening ties amongst
universities, analysis facilities and business, notably in
synthetic intelligence and rising applied sciences.
//Petra// AO