Public Policy
January 26th, 2012 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Athar Osama Published on SciDev.Net on 12 January 2012 Some Muslim countries’ powerful financial incentives to make quick progress in research could backfire, cautions Athar Osama. Over a decade ago, several governments...
Science
January 26th, 2012 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Mićo Tatalović Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan talks to SciDev.Net about hopes for science in the Middle East, science diplomacy and the role of women scientists. Members of royal families around the world often...
Public Policy
December 19th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Athar Osama Published on SciDev.Net on 15 December 2011 Arab Spring revolutionaries turning to governance must adopt knowledge and innovation as barometers for progress, says Athar Osama. As revolutions swept countries and...
Public Policy
December 9th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Tan Sri Omar Abdul Rahman The government’s science and technology (S&T) apparatus is now in active consultations to formulate the third national S&T policy (NSTP3) and I have been involved in some and benefitted...
Public Policy
November 11th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Athar Osama Published on SciDev.Net on 10 November 2011 The Islamic World Academy of Sciences has been challenged to build bridges. The hardest may be between disciplines, says Athar Osama. The Islamic World Academy of...
Public Policy
November 6th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy Murtaza Haider, Published at Dawn.Com on November 2, 2011 A recent public opinion poll revealed that the top-most research priority areas identified by Pakistanis included Chemistry, Urdu literature, Islamic studies, Arabic,...
News
October 28th, 2011 | by
MuslimSciencePRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE (October 28, 2011; Woking, United Kingdom): Wednesday night, in a gala “black tie” ceremony at the United Nations, Science Policy scholar and practitioner and the founder and editor of...
Science
October 18th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Athar Osama Published in SciDev.Net on 13 October 2011 Desertec, an ambitious solar power project in the Middle East and Africa, should be more transparent and participatory, argues Athar Osama. Desertec is the largest solar...
Public Policy
October 5th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: Frank Lehner Published in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy on 30 August 2011. The idea of generating solar energy on a large scale in the sun-intensive countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to...
Public Policy
October 5th, 2011 | by
MuslimScienceBy: A. A. Khan Published on 29 September 2011 at SciDev.Net The ten-year science roadmap was presented to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani In a major policy shift, Pakistan’s government has declared science and innovation...