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Innovation and sustainable development (Science, Technology and Innovation Incentives Act)

Professor Dr. Mona Mahmoud Abdel Latif, Director of the City, hosted Mr. Yasser Abdel Fattah Salem, Chief Administrative Affairs at the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute and former Director of the Public Relations and Media Department in the City, on Monday, July 15, 2024, to give a lecture under the title: Innovation and sustainable development in  Law No. 23 of 2018 (Science, Technology and Innovation Incentives Law) in the presence of Professor Dr. Mohamed Rashad Abdel Fattah, Deputy Director of the City for Scientific and Research Affairs, Professor Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (former), and His Excellency the Deans of Research Institutes, members of the research body, their assistants, and administrators in the City.Mr. Yasser Abdel Fattah gave a presentation on innovation and sustainable development in light of the Science, Technology and Innovation Incentives Law. The seventeen sustainable development goals were explained and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. The performance standards and indicators of the Scientific Research City were also presented. It is arranged according to the Semago classification according to the classification criteria in terms of research activity, innovation outcomes, and societal impact.Professor Dr. Mona Abdel Latif praised the lecture for being in line with the directions of the state and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in supporting the field of innovation, sustainable development, and entrepreneurship, as it contributes to research and development at all levels to achieve the best successful innovations, create new opportunities, and create different ideas to support the field of modern technology. It also stressed the importance of the role of transfer and marketing technology activities and supporting innovation in linking the outputs of scientific research to the needs of society, building a knowledge-based economy, developing new applications to enhance the transfer of knowledge from academia to industry, accessing it into locally made products and marketing them, and facilitating the creation and development of new technology-based companies. And stimulating economic development.The meeting concluded with a discussion session on what was covered in the lecture.