20 Apr 2018 – 12:53
The Peninsula
DOHA: Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, met with the Qatari innovators who were awarded gold and silver medals at the International Exhibition of Innovations held in Geneva recently.
He praised the efforts of the Qatari inventors and their achievement in the international scientific forum, which brought together inventors from around the world, reported QNA.
He wished them success and further scientific achievements to highlight Qatar’s name in regional and international forums, adding that the winning inventions contribute to improving the quality of life and achieving further economic and social wellbeing.
The Prime Minister stressed the attention the state pays to innovators and talents in the different fields and encouraged them towards more creations that promote the country’s direction towards a knowledge-based economy.
The inventors from Qatar Scientific Club were awarded six medals in the exhibition; four gold and two silver, in a strong competition with 600 inventors from 40 countries around the world.