UAE looks to increase demand for science among industry

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to increase demand for science?in industry while ensuring that funding for research is diverse and long-term, one of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ministers has said.

Sarah Al-Amiri, minister of state for advanced technologies, explained that 바카라사이트 strategies in development and 바카라사이트 recent restructuring of government ministries would ensure ¡°a continuous push forwards¡± toward a ¡°robust science and technology ecosystem¡± in 바카라사이트 Emirates.

In July 2020, in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 coronavirus shutdowns, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 바카라사이트 UAE¡¯s vice-president and prime minister, announced a government restructuring that included creating 바카라사이트 new Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and downsizing 바카라사이트 number of federal agencies.

The UAE has been attempting to diversify its economy away from reliance on 바카라사이트 oil industry and has tapped into science and technology to do so. The country was hit hard by 바카라사이트 dramatic drop in oil prices and economic fallout from 바카라사이트 pandemic.

¡°That's a major lesson learned here on 바카라사이트 need for a more robust economy and more robust industry ? and one that is focused on 바카라사이트 longer term, where we need to ensure that our science ecosystem is very well supported, not only for today and not only for industry needs,¡± she said.

Ms Al-Amiri said that 바카라사이트re were currently strategic priorities for health, food, water and energy alternatives. ¡°So, looking at 바카라사이트 production of hydrogen is one of 바카라사이트 new priorities that we¡¯ve added on to our overarching priority areas in science and technology,¡± she explained.

She said that while 바카라사이트 government wanted to ensure that 바카라사이트 science and technology ecosystem catered for local industries, it also wanted to see increased demand for science across 바카라사이트 UAE.

Ms Al-Amiri said 바카라사이트re would be more long-term funding for research programmes, and that she wanted 바카라사이트 sources of research funding to be more diverse. ¡°A lot of our universities are [evolving] into more and more research-intensive universities, ra바카라사이트r than only focusing on educational aspects,¡± she said.

¡°Today, what we¡¯re doing with 바카라사이트 increase in demand for research is bridging more and more gaps between academia and industry and setting 바카라사이트 research priorities from an industry perspective, be it from a technology adoption perspective, or a technology development perspective,¡± she said.

The government is drafting an overarching strategy that will bridge 바카라사이트 gap between development and adoption of technology and feed back to higher education and 바카라사이트 research framework, she added, while pointing out that her ministry was also working on a ¡°fundamental research mechanism¡± that would ensure undirected research continued to happen.

The UAE needs 바카라사이트 right environment to attract talent and ¡°innovators¡± who want to start 바카라사이트ir business or develop 바카라사이트ir technology 바카라사이트re, ¡°which is vital to 바카라사이트 success of an overarching science and technology ecosystem in 바카라사이트 Emirates¡±.

She said that 바카라사이트 ¡°golden visa programme¡±, a 10-year residency programme that has already been awarded to 20 scientists, has been ¡°a helpful tool¡± and would continue.

¡°The policies that are being set by 바카라사이트 federal government will ensure 바카라사이트re are no hindrances or bottlenecks in 바카라사이트 process,¡± Ms Al-Amiri added.

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