Act 2
Southern Sudan Research Council Act
2007
(a) formulate a comprehensive policy and design
programmes for scientific, engineering and
technological research and direct its implementation
to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the
management and utilization of human, natural and
material resources;
(b) initiate, promote, encourage and organise scientific
research in its various aspects with a view to achieving
socio-economic development;
(c) set standards, priorities, regulations and protocols for
research;
(d) promote innovation, creativity and originality of
thought and protection of intellectual property rights;
(e) evaluate and
methodologies,
programmes;
(f)
validate research
scholarships
and
activities,
teaching
monitor and ensure quality standards for centres of
scientific documentation, statistics, information,
computer centres and such other centres as shall be
deemed necessary in collaboration with relevant
institutions;
(g) promote and ensure academic and research freedoms
and independence;
(h) mobilise resources for research;
(i)
promote external academic relations, and makes
bilateral and multilateral research and academic
protocols or agreements between the Government of
Southern Sudan and other bodies;
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