Tunis: The National Days for the optimisation of the results of scientific research 2024 were launched on Wednesday at the Tunis City of Science, with the participation of a large number of researchers, professionals and investors.
An exhibition of start-up projects and innovations in scientific and technological research was held on this occasion.
Opening the event, which was attended by Minister of Health, Ali Mrabet and Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Ridha Gabouj, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Moncef Boukthir, stressed that his ministry’s ambition is to link scientific research structures with public and private companies in order to benefit from research and innovation projects.
The ministry is working to further strengthen the involvement of public and private companies in scientific research through partnership agreements between all parties, in particular between research structures on the one hand and universities and compan
ies on the other,” he said.
Boukthir pointed out that the state provides 75% of the funding for all research projects carried out in Tunisia, compared to around 25% from the private sector.
The ministry aims to change the situation so as to increase the share of private investment in the funding of research projects, he said.
For his part, Minister of Health, Ali Mrabet, stressed the importance his Ministry attaches to research in order to improve health services and combat priority diseases, pointing to the importance of training researchers and exchanging experiences, as well as strengthening public-private cooperation in the field of medical research.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse