Kuwait’s Golden Era and the Impact of technology
‘Kuwait benefited from Gulf Nano forum’
KUWAI: The hall of Masaha 13 social hub in Shuwaikh was filled with attendants to hear two seminars organized by HIKMA, a Kuwaiti non-profit organization. The KUWAIT: Kuwait has benefited substantially from the Second Gulf Forum on Nano technology which was held in Oman, said Adnan Al-Meer, Office Director of the International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science and Technology (MILSET - Asia).
Kuwait has become aware of “all latest developments in Nano technology” as a result of its participation in that forum, Meer said, adding Kuwait was keen to participate with Gulf experts in the field, in an effort to bolster development and innovation for the society, in general.
Meanwhile, Bushra Al-Bahr, a participant in the forum and Computer Science instructor from Kuwait Ministry of Education, said Kuwait participated in the forum, with presentations on role of Nano technology in scientific research, promotion of education and awareness of this technology.
The Kuwaiti presentation about Nano’s role in research was addressed by professor Ali Abo Mejdad, who particularly shed light on students’ abstention from specializing in sciences, such as chemistry, physics and biology.
He suggested application of a special program for elementary-level students to help them absorb scientific knowledge, with usage of the IPad. The experience ha already drawn substantial applause from Arab and international quarters. Established on July 1987, MILSET - Asia aims at establishing coordination among organizations in the field of scientific and technological hobbies for the benefit of youth. —KUNA speakers were Dr Rossol Bourisli, PhD in Psychiatry and Dr Saleh Al-Nafisi, PhD in Government and International Affairs on Saturday evening. Dr Nafisi began with a lecture about whether the golden era of Kuwait is really golden. He said: “It is an interesting question because it allows us to evaluate our past and think about it more, and where we might have gone wrong. This is an exercise of evoking thoughts rather than an academic presentation. Are we talking about the 1950s, 1960s or 1980s? The older the person is the older, the further back in history he goes.” He also wondered whether the problems we are facing today are the result of what we called the golden age.
In the second lecture, Dr Rossol Bourisli talked about the chaos of information and the negative effects of the data satiety on the physical and psychological health of human beings. She said that there is a big difference between the IT boom and knowledge because having a large amount of information does not make you a highly cultured person. “According to a scientific study, the number of times the average person spends in front of a mobile screen is 150 times per hour,” She warned.
Non-profit, non-sponsored HIKMA was established a year and a half ago. It aims to enrich the minds of society with wisdom, experience and deep understanding to cultural, social and political concepts. Events are held in both English and Arabic.