Mr.Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, Minister of Education, inaugurated here the activities of the Sustainable Partnerships Conference entitled “Research and Innovation towards a Prosperous Economy”, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, with the participation of 150 decision-makers as well as local and international experts.
In his opening speech, the Minister of Education welcomed the ministers and conference's guests from the public and private sectors, praising the participation of many Saudi ministries and universities as well as local and international industrial companies.
Al-Benyan stressed that the education, research and innovation sector enjoys generous support from the wise leadership to develop the education system, pointing out to the active role of universities in contributing to achieving the goals of research and innovation in the Kingdom.
The conference is keen to promote the building and sustainability of innovative organizations and urge cooperation between various universities and sectors in the field of artificial intelligence, research and innovation in emerging technologies, and through the conference to discuss the mechanism of success of physical and legislative research partnerships to achieve economic development, as well as how to benefit from graduation projects and build research and innovative relationships with the public and private sectors.
The conference will also address the role of scientific research in the prosperity of the economy and national development and clarify the role of scientific research institutions in promoting innovation.
The Ministry of Education signed a joint cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Investment to activate research and innovation, as well as a cooperative agreement between it and Huawei, and a memorandum of understanding aimed at supporting and encouraging innovation in the field of communications and information technology, promoting volunteerism, developing innovation, and developing skills, expertise and talents in the field of communication.
A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources in the field of educational programs in disciplines related to industry and mining. A memorandum of cooperation was signed between a number of universities to support innovation and scientific research; it was with regard to the mechanism of human capital investment.
