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ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (ECE)

The Environmental Center of Excellence project sharing the same vision. The development of the
targets the local community and international Environmental Center of Excellence has indeed
businesses, as well as the affected consumers in commenced, setting a new benchmark in the re-
the process of transforming waste management gion.
services in the Sultanate. The center reveals high

expectations of great opportunities to integrate The Environmental Center of Excellence intends to
environmental researches and services and en- instigate a culture of sustainability within Oman.
courage multi-disciplinary collaboration between The center provides services in the areas of re-

various academic, social and business institutions search & development, innovation, technologies,
in the field of waste management. Additionally, the product development, training, consultancy and
intellectual capacity of these various institutions advisory services, and education and awareness
will be invested in developing the waste manage- support. The Environmental Center of Excellence
ment sector. has four pillars; Research and Development, Envi-

ronmental Data Management, Technology Assess-
Creating an innovative culture for the birth of new ment and Commercialization, and be’ah Academy.
ideas requires the establishment of a training insti- It aims at transforming industry research into ideal

tute that would become a hub for the right prac- practices, acts as a broker for information and pro-
tices towards a sustainable future through a close vide governmental entities with valuable data and
collaboration with MECA, The Research Council of insights.
Oman, colleges and universities and other partners

1. Enhance Research & Development

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