Arab Science Cooperation Summit

Thursday, 22 September 2022

06:00 – 12:00 EDT (GMT-4)

https://ssunga77.sched.com/event/14WEy/arab-science-cooperation-summit-convened-by-asren

The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) will officially convene the Arab Science Cooperation Summit Virtually Thursday 22 September 2022 from 06:00 to 12:00 EDT (GMT-4) during the Global Science Summit at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77). This summit is conducted in cooperation with Intelligence in Science (ISC) the official convener of the Science Summit at UNGA77.

The main objective of conducting this high-level summit is to promote and inaugurate an Arab Science Dialogue with the rest of the world. It will discuss Science as a mean for development in the Arab region and how cooperation in science at national, regional, and global levels will support the efforts towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).

It will also present the efforts in conducting science from policies to actions including research, education and innovation and related cooperative projects and activities with focus on Science, Open Science, Open Access and supporting science, research and education communities.

The summit will be attended by high-level representations from the Arab countries including ministers of higher education and scientific research, ambassadors and permanent representatives to the United Nations, League of Arab States the European Commission, the World Bank, Association of Arab Universities, Federation of Arab scientific Research Councils, UNESCO, UN-ESCWA and other regional and international organizations.

The summit will be also attended by policy makers, researchers and academics representing universities, research centers and supporting organizations in the Arab region and the rest of the world to present current science cooperation and to discuss future cooperation at both policy and technical levels.

Program

10:00 - 11:45 UTC	Session I	Setting the Scene: Yousef Torman, “ASREN and Science Cooperation”, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan Declan Kirrane, “United Nations Future Summit 2023”, Managing Director, Intelligence in Science, Belgium High Level Messages: H.E. Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman, ASREN, Jordan H.E. Prof. Amr Ezzat Salama, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan H.E. Prof. Mahmoud Abu Mouis, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Palestine H.E. Prof. Farah Sheikh Abdikadir, Minister for Education, Culture and Higher Education, Somalia H.E. Dr. Saif bin Abdullah Al Haddabi, Undersecretary for Research and Innovation, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Oman H.E. Prof. Mahmoud Sakr, President, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt H.E. Prof. Abdelmajid Benamara, Secretariat General, Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC), Sudan H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Almuzaini, UNESCO CAIRO Office Director and UNESCO Representative to Egypt, UNESCO, Egypt Keynote: Fadila Boughanemi, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Belgium
11:45 - 12:00	Break
12:00 - 14:00 UTC	Session II	Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, Computing Center El Khawarizmi - CCK, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia Prof. Shaher Zyoud, Director General for Development & Scientific Research, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Palestine Prof. Fethi Zagrouba, General Director, Tunis Science City, Tunisia Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd, Vice - President, the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt Dr. Nazar M. Hassan, UNESCO Senior STI Regional Advisor for the Arab States, UNESCO, Egypt Dr. Shaikha Al-Sanad, Program Manager, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait Prof. Jauad El Kharraz, Executive Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Egypt Dr. Abdullahi Bihi Hussein, CEO, SomaliREN, Somalia Dr. Abdullah Al Abri, Consultant, International Energy Agency (IEA), Oman Nabil Ksibi, Engagement Lead, ORCID, South Africa Raed Al-Zoubi, Director of the Centennial Library, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Prof. Andrea Lausi, Scientific Director, Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), Jordan Dr. Juan Miguel González Aranda, Chief Technology Officer, LifeWatch ERIC, Spain Chris Atherton, Senior Research Engagement Officer, GÉANT, Netherlands Erik Ruuth, Scientific Coordinator, IMiBio, Misiones, Argentina
14:00 - 14:30 UTC	Session III	Discussion Conclusions Planning for United Nations Future Summit

ASREN and the Arab National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) have an essential and increasingly important role in supporting Open Science in the region. Within the context of implementing the works and activities of the European Union co-funded AfricaConnect3 project, ASREN has adopted strategies of open science, open data and open access in cooperation with its member NRENs and national authorities of relevance in addition to regional organization. The main objective is to facilitate comprehensive access to scientific resources and repositories in order to enhance productivity in science and innovation in research.

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