THE Higher Education Department has handed over all activities of science and technology to the newly-established PNG Research, Science and Technology council secretariat.
The council secretariat was established last year by the Government. It coincided with the handing over of the Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology portfolio by Delilah Gore to her successor Malakai Tabar. The activities were handed over to the Research, Science and Technology council secretariat chairman and chief executive officer Professor Teatulohi Matainaho. Gore said the Government had recognised the need to support research and development in science and technology. “It was only in 2007, under the leadership of the former director-general of the office of Higher Education, Dr Willam Tagis, that the science and technology initiative started, to encourage and support research and development in science and technology in PNG and to progress the establishment of the science and technology council,” she said. Tabar said it was one development areas that had not grown in the past 30 years. “We would like to see the work of RST to grow as part of the new Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology,” he said. “We like to look after research and development work coming on in various sectors of the country.” He said research work funded by the Government or the private sector must be coordinated so that there was relevant work researched which should have an ethical relationship with Papua New Guinea society and cultural standing.
ELizah
5/6/2015 12:04:23 am
Its about time. If there's already grants for post-grad available, how do we access it? Comments are closed.
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