KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), aimed at enhancing scientific culture and digital capacities and overhauling the education of sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics. KFAS said in a statement on Monday that the MoU inking came in line with its vision for contributing to building digital potentials in data science, technology, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, the internet, robotics, cyber security, and digital transformation.

The MoU stipulates that there is a possibility to establish joint programs for boosting digital skills among students and workers in various sectors as well as developing researchers’ abilities in the State of Kuwait. Moreover, it sets the stage for cooperation in research and overhauling enterprises related to AI and technologies, in addition to organizing workshops, devising programs in sciences and technologies, innovation, updating the content of education in sciences and technologies, engineering, and online mathematics.

Kuwait scientific foundation inks cooperation deal with Korean institute. – KUNA photos

The signing ceremony was attended by KFAS Director General Dr. Amina Farhan, the head of the Korean institute, Dr. Jaesung Kim, the Korean Ambassador Chung Byung-ha, and other leading figures from the two sides. The Korean Institute hosted, last year, a delegation of the Kuwaiti Foundation to partake in various scientific activities. — KUNA