New scientific research center for Muslim world

[sonz]

A research center to advise Muslim states on science and technology policy-related issues will be inaugurated on July 12 in Islamabad, Pakistan, SciDev. Net reported.

The U.S. $8 million project is part of a program launched by COMSTECH, the Organization of the Islamic Conference's (OIC) committee for scientific cooperation, to help Muslim states develop their science policy; the art of justifying, managing or prioritizing support of scientific research and development.

The Technology and Innovation Policy Research Centre will recruit scientists and economists who will provide training courses for students, government officials and policymakers from OIC member-states.

The center will also conduct science and innovation policy reviews for OIC member-states and produce relevant papers for their policymakers and advisors.

Atta-ur-Rahman, Pakistan's minister for higher education and coordinator-general of COMSTECH, said that scientific capacity building and enhancement in the Islamic world should be driven by different policy instruments depending on the specific needs of individual countries and regions

He noted that only three OIC member-states – Egypt, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey — have national centers that can advise their governments on scientific research.

Next month, COSMTECH plans to launch its Frontier Technologies Research Center, which will organize scientific summits and workshops.

Atta-ur-Rahman said the new center aims at “providing Muslim biotechnologists with a platform where they can share and enhance their bio-knowledge together and develop collaborative research programs.”

Saudi-based OIC, an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, is the world's biggest Muslim body, gathering 57 countries with majority Muslim populations around the world. The organisation is dedicated to serving the interests of the Muslim Ummah; nation.

AlJazeera

[Joe98]

The organisation is dedicated to serving the interests of the Muslim Umma

Classic.

Instead of making life better for everybody on earth as the Americans would do it will be happy to make life better for 3 Muslims in Indonesia.

If it finds anything worthwhile the West will commercialise it and make it profitable before any of you hear about it.

[Ameeratul Layl]

Classic.

If it finds anything worthwhile the West will commercialise it and make it profitable before any of you hear about it.

:sl:

That's nothing new is it.

:w:

[Ameeratul Layl]

Salam,

It's nice to know the Muslims are doing well.MashAllah.

Wasalam.

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[Geronimo]

A little fact that was over looked

The U.S. $8 million project is part of a program launched by COMSTECH

Yeah a war on Islam :rollseyes

[Sis786]

A little fact that was over looked
Yeah a war on Islam :rollseyes

What that suppose to mean??

[Geronimo]

What that suppose to mean??

That all the rhetoric on here about the US waging war on Islam but yet they allow funding of this research center.

[Sis786]

That all the rhetoric on here about the US waging war on Islam but yet they allow funding of this research center.

Its no compensation but yeah the Americans do have a bad name and reputation!

Maybe this is a step towards the right direction!

[Zulkiflim]

Salaam,


Geronimo,according to the article the place is being funded by the OIC,Organisation of Islamic countries....um unless of course you are sayin the US is an Islamic country??

[Geronimo]

Salaam,


Geronimo,according to the article the place is being funded by the OIC,Organisation of Islamic countries....um unless of course you are sayin the US is an Islamic country??

I think you need to reread that first sentence:

The U.S. $8 million project

[czgibson]

Greetings,

Why is it necessary for the US to fund this research centre? Is science so low on the agenda for Islamic states that they rely on US help for advancing it?

Peace

[Ameeratul Layl]

Greetings,

Why is it necessary for the US to fund this research centre? Is science so low on the agenda for Islamic states that they rely on US help for advancing it?

Peace

Peace!

Ask the americans...

Peace!

[Muezzin]

Greetings,

Why is it necessary for the US to fund this research centre? Is science so low on the agenda for Islamic states that they rely on US help for advancing it?

Peace

That's a fair point. I don't have an answer I'm afraid.

That said, I think this scientific research centre is good news.

[snakelegs]

is US funding it or is US just the dateline of the article?
$8 million isn't really a whole lot of money, but still, sounds like a good thing to me.

[wilberhum]

The U.S. $8 million project

This denotes the cost of the project, not who is paying for it.
Bad assumption. That was my first thought too. But rereading it makes it clear. The US has no part of the project.

[Woodrow]

I think you need to reread that first sentence:

The U.S. $8 million project

Wilberhum beat me to it:


The cost of it in US dollars is 8 million. This is refering the price in terms of to US currency rather then in Pakastani Rupee.

There is no reference to it being funded by the US

[snakelegs]

ah, i get it now.
thanks, guys.

[czgibson]

Greetings,

The cost of it in US dollars is 8 million. This is refering the price in terms of to US currency rather then in Pakastani Rupee.

I stand corrected (I think).

Ambiguities like that really shouldn't appear in news articles, should they?

Peace

[HeiGou]

I stand corrected (I think).

Ambiguities like that really shouldn't appear in news articles, should they?

Yeah but the depressing thing is that 8 million will barely pay for the press releases. Science costs money. Maybe all they wanted was the press releases.

[Woodrow]

Greetings,


I stand corrected (I think).

Ambiguities like that really shouldn't appear in news articles, should they?

Peace

Quite true. This is just another verification as to how difficult it is for people to truly understand each other. The simple order of words can often place a totaly different concept on a statement.

With that said, perhaps it should be kept in mind that Pakistan has done a lot in terms of scientific research. The medical field is also very modern and it is acknowledged that work in the field of kidney reseach in Karachi is well recognised.

The Journal of Pakistani Medical Association (JPMA) is a good insight on medical research in Pakistan

http://jpma.org.pk/INDEX.HTM

[wilberhum]

http://www.comstech.org.pk/htm/isbdec.htm
PREAMBLE

WHEREAS Allah is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and Muhammad, the last of His Prophets (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) is a blessing for mankind;

WHEREAS the Holy Quran invites mankind to observe, reflect and reason, and the Prophet of Islam (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) has made the acquisition of knowledge a duty of every Muslim;

WHEREAS Allah has made knowledge the source of abundant good for man and it is ordained that all knowledge be used for beneficent purposes;

WHEREAS the unity of God is the basic Islamic belief, from which flows the unity of divine law and of all knowledge, the temporal and the sacred being facets of the same reality;

Whereas, I thought it was about science.