Prof. Mashhoor Al-Refai, Secretary-General of the Higher Council for Science and Technology, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Amman, Tselane Mokuena, to debate prospects for cooperation within the fields of science and expertise, in addition to the event of partnerships in scientific analysis and innovation. Also current on the assembly had been the Assistant Secretary-General for Scientific and Technological Affairs, Dr. Ra’ed Awdeh, the Director of the Scientific Research and Innovation Support Fund, Prof. Tareq Mukattash, and the Director of the International Cooperation Department, Eng. Rasha Smadi.
At the outset of the assembly, Prof. Al-Refai highlighted the deep ties between the 2 pleasant nations and the Higher Council’s dedication to forging hyperlinks with counterpart establishments in South Africa, exchanging experience, and leveraging worldwide expertise in innovation administration and scientific analysis.
Al-Refai outlined the Council’s key applications, initiatives, and actions, highlighting the switch of the Scientific Research and Innovation Support Fund to its purview. He famous the alternatives this creates to foster institutional integration and advance the nationwide analysis and innovation ecosystem, whereas inserting particular emphasis on constructing efficient partnerships with each native and worldwide industrial sectors.
Al-Refai outlined the initiative to assist college students in Gaza via the Al-Hassan Learning Platform and the programs it presents, in collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Palestinian Ministry of Education, and a number of universities within the Gaza Strip.
The Secretary-General emphasised the significance of growing efficient mechanisms for expertise switch and the commercialization of scientific analysis outputs, via licensing agreements, enterprise incubators, and joint ventures with the commercial sector, thereby contributing to the transformation of innovation into productive financial worth.
For her half, the Ambassador expressed her pleasure at visiting the Council, commending its glorious status inside native and worldwide scientific circles and highlighting the significance of coordinating to launch fruitful cooperation within the fields of science, expertise, and innovation.
The Ambassador emphasised the significance of the Council establishing hyperlinks with counterpart establishments in South Africa—sharing comparable targets and operational mechanisms—and highlighted the necessity to give attention to strengthening connections between universities, analysis facilities, and the commercial sector, notably within the fields of synthetic intelligence and trendy applied sciences.
The two events additionally mentioned mechanisms for funding joint analysis initiatives, explored alternatives for cooperation in areas of mutual curiosity, and thought of the potential of concluding a memorandum of understanding to border this cooperation and set up a long-term strategic partnership between the HCST and its counterparts in South Africa.