Oman State Council to discuss role of education in knowledge economy

Proposals on enhancing the role of education in supporting the knowledge based economy will be among the issues discussed by the State Council at its coming sessions.

The State Council will hold on Tuesday and Wednesday the 11th and 12th regular sessions of the second annual sitting of the sixth term under the chair of Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council. 

It will discuss the proposals of media, culture and tourism committee on public and private libraries, as well as their social role.

It will also discuss the same committee’s proposal on enhancing the role of education in supporting the knowledge based economy.

It will approve minutes of the 10th ordinary session of the 2nd annual sitting of the 6th term and discuss the proposal of the education and research committee on the study about empowering researchers at the academic and research institutions and linking them to business and industrial organisations in the Sultanate.

It will also review the report of the Secretariat General on the activities between the 10th and these two session.

It will review reports presented by honourable members of the council and the report of the Parliamentary Friendship Committee between the State Council and the Jordanian Senate Council and on its visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan form April 9th to 13th 2017 and the recommendations of the Oman 1st Environmental Forum.

Meanwhile, the State Council Legal Committee yesterday held its 5th meeting of the second annual sitting of the sixth term under the chair of Abdul Qadir bin Salim bin Abdulllah Al Dhahab, Deputy Chairman of the Legal Committee.

The Committee reviewed the incoming letter from the State Council Office about revising some laws that have been issued before the promulgation of the Basic Law of the State and remained without any change. It also reviewed the proposal of the legal committee for studying the ‘litigation procedures before the courts and impediments for judgments execution.

The committee also discussed the proposal presented by one of the State Council honorable members on the Royal Decree No.6/89 about regularizing the relationship between the landlords and tenants of the commercial and industrial shops. It also discussed the items listed on the agenda and took appropriate decisions in their regard.

Source: Timesofoman