Scientific Research in Sudan, The Need of a Change of Approach and Change of Culture
09 December, 2012KHARTOUM, (Sudanow)—1. Introduction: The 21st century is acentury of information and communication, so scientific research is based on these two factors. Research service providers should always be closer and closer to research users whoever they are and whenever they were. The level and scale of basic and applied research and the use that is made of their results determines the level of development of a country.
Public institutions, interest groups and private initiatives on a commercial basis stimulate scientific research and provide a measurement tool for progress, stagnation or regress of research. Market oriented, community oriented research services are becoming of focal importance to economic growth and development. Nonmarketable research is defined as “research of the past” and “wasting research facilities, money, time and effort”
2. Challenges and Constraints of Research in Sudan
During the 20th century Sudan used to be a leading African country in scientific research, generating well worldwide reputed scientists in fields of – agriculture, animal resources and natural resources in general. This great achievement was aborted because of the monetary, social, economic and political changes that took place from 1980 to date the major constraints, although not exhaustive, can be highlighted in:
· The loss of trust between researchers, society and the state expressed in blaming each other for their failures
· The researcher is always self- centered looking for his individual glamour and promotion irrespective of the society needs
· The public research institutions, at present, are not accountable to the public, the government or the interest groups.
· The repeated failure of the researchers and their institutions to
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