Damascus-SANA
The 20th session of the Al-Basel Exhibition for Creativity and Invention, which is organized by the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in cooperation with the Syrian Inventors Association and the General Organization for International Fairs and Markets, kicked off today and will continue until October 28, within the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Damascus University.
In the twentieth session, organized in a strategic partnership with Syriatel, 276 innovative works were presented, the largest share of which is in the field of technology, with 117 works, followed by the electrical field, 52 works, then the medical field 45, mechanical engineering 29, and chemistry 14, in addition to ten participations in reconstruction and nine in the field of design, production and construction. firmware.
The results of the winners in each axis will be released next Saturday, according to the Director of Commercial and Industrial Property Protection, Shafiq Al-Azab, in a previous statement to SANA. The winners in the first place from each axis will receive one million pounds, the second will receive 750,000 pounds, and the third will receive 500,000 pounds, with in-kind prizes for the rest of the winners in addition to the Two awards from the World Intellectual Property Organization “WIPO” for distinguished, according to the opinion of the Scientific Research Committee.
In conjunction with the start of the 20th session, in which inventors from Iraq participated, a YouTube channel was launched for the Al-Basel Exhibition for Creativity and Invention, which contains a variety of videos in the field of creativity and invention.
In a press statement between the Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Amr Salem, that the exhibition includes important and applicable inventions on the ground, and there are many participations from the young generation, stressing the follow-up to them and overcoming the obstacles that stand in front of them and work to put them into practice, through coordination between the ministry, chambers of industry and investors.
In turn, the head of the Syrian Inventors Association, Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Warda, said in a statement to SANA that the exhibition is a window for inventors and every creative person to present and market his ideas, pointing to the great demand for participation from different sectors.
The head of the Iraqi delegation to the exhibition, Falah Hassan, said that it is Iraq's seventh participation in the exhibition, which includes 4 inventions and aims to exchange information and experiences with Syrian inventors.
The Director of Research and Development at Syriatel, Adham Al-Troudi, explained that Syriatel is participating in the exhibition by displaying a 3D printer made with the skill and experience of its employees and with national raw materials.
The Al-Basel exhibition, according to its organizers, aims to encourage creators and inventors to continue their scientific trends and develop their inventions, in addition to achieving the maximum benefit from these inventions and putting them into practice in a manner that serves the objectives of economic development in Syria by investing capital in following up the national creativity and innovation process.
