MUSCAT: The Research Council on Tuesday reviewed the national innovation strategy, which has been approved by the Council of Ministers. The strategy aims at creating a national system for innovation that has clear-cut vision and policy to achieve clear aims and priorities. The strategy will be implemented through a carefully studied plan that ensures activating all links and relationships among components of the system. Dr Sharifa bint Hamoud al Harthiyah, Manager of the National Innovation Strategy Project, made a presentation on the strategy that included an overview of the strategy, its steps and the efforts made by the different teams. She pointed out that 70 experts from the different institutions of the state and more than 13 staff members at the Research Council took part at the 12-month long work. She added that the strategy seeks to create innovation-based strategy, so that the Sultanate can be among the top 20 leaders in the field of innovation by 2040 to shift from revenue-dependent economy to innovation-based economy. — ONA
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