Derasat Chairman made a visit to the Demos Helsinki Research Center, where the CEO of the Center, Mr. Juha Leppänen, gave a brief on the work system of the Center and highlighted their research areas which are focused on sustainable societal change.
Year 2019
Derasat met with the United Nations Technological Innovation Laboratory to discuss areas of research and potential areas of cooperation.
Coinciding with summer, and the effect of heat on the consumption of electricity and water, and in support of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA)’s conservation efforts, came the idea of surveying malpractices in usage patterns and measuring societal awareness to maintain a reasonable use of utilities.
In a recent interview with Al Watan, Ghada Abdulla explains why Bahrain will be resilient in face of any potential global recession.
Derasat hosted a discussion on ‘Regional Dynamics: patterns and perspectives’ with visiting official, Steve Feinberg, Division Head for Iran, Iraq and the Gulf States at the US State Department.
The joint cooperation between Derasat and UNDP to produce the Bahrain Human Development Report 2018, was discussed in a recent meeting between Dr. Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Derasat Chairman and the Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office in New York , Mr. Pedro Pedro Conceição.
In a recent seminar held by the Bahrain Economic’s Society, with regards to ‘Education in Bahrain’, Derasat researchers, Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli and Ghada Abdulla, took part in a panel discussion.
‘Women in Information Technology (IT)’ is the subject of a recent study by Dr. Fatima Alsebaie that sheds light on how women are represented in the field of IT in Bahrain, and which looks at factors that may be preventing an equal representation.
Following the recent attacks on Saudi oil installations, is there a role for NATO? Dr. Ashraf Keshk looks into the policies framing how NATO might get involved in regional crises.
Derasat Chairman met with the President of the Argentine Council for International Relations in Buenos Aires, where they discussed mutual areas of cooperation and exchanged perspectives on international development issues.