Bahrain, July 19 -- A high-powered meeting of the GCC reviewed the the study on establishing a joint GCC fund for scientific research and innovation and a joint GCC centre for scientific research and innovation.

This came as the Kingdom of Bahrain's presidency of the 46th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Diana Abdulkareem Al Jahromi, Secretary General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), chaired the sixth meeting of the Permanent Committee of Scientific Research and Innovation Officials of the GCC states.

The meeting was organised by the GCC General Secretariat, represented by the Human and Environment Affairs Sector, and attended by scientific research and innovation officials and undersecretaries from GCC member st...