Kuwait urged to strengthen research investment

Information Technology Professor at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Dr. Bader Al-Khodari told the newspaper that establishing an economic ecosystem conducive to foreign investment requires a robust legal framework, which must protect the fruits of human intellect and scientific endeavor from piracy and plagiarism through an academic tribunal. He asserted that protecting intellectual property rights is no longer a cultural luxury, as it has become vital in assessing the investment security of a nation and its ranking in international indices. He called for the involvement of experts in academic and scientific fields with the necessary qualifications to promote scientific research in state entities to mitigate the material and moral damages resulting from infringing on the rights of others and raise the efficiency and credibility of the local market in handling modern innovations and intellectual products.