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Our Research Strategy

To create a truly inclusive environment, building on our cherished cultural diversity. Dedicated to the public good, we will generate new knowledge, challenge existing knowledge, and engage locally, nationally, and internationally to create a better world.

Principles of Research and Innovation

Our research culture is built on the principles of entrepreneurship, innovation, and engagement. We are dedicated to making a meaningful impact and actively involving end users, patients, policy-makers, and the public in our research endeavors. These guiding principles are fundamental to our strategy and are reflected in the following research and innovation principles:

Attract top researchers from around the globe to collaborate with us and strive to become global leaders in both disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation.
Substantially enhance external research funding to bolster our research endeavors through various national and international channels.
Utilize internal funding to stimulate fresh initiatives in priority research areas.
Produce research outcomes that are globally recognized by our peers, with a distinct and disciplined focus on global and local impact in political, environmental, energy, economic, and societal domains.
Regularly evaluate our support, review, and execution of research to promote diversity and inclusion, ensuring that our research practices adhere to the highest standards of research ethics and integrity.

Pillars of Research Excellence

1. Cultivating a Supportive Environment for Researchers

Attracting top-tier research talent from around the world and nurturing internal growth and development.
Facilitating interdisciplinary and international collaboration among researchers.
Substantially increasing the number of externally-funded Research Fellows.
Assisting researchers in significantly boosting external research funding and strategically investing in targeted research areas.

2. Establishing a World-Class Research Environment

Developing research strengths that align with societal needs, subject to continuous review and flexible investment.
Leveraging disciplinary expertise to attract and retain top talent, train future researchers, and shape national and international disciplines.

3. Generating Leading Research Outputs and Embedding Impact

Supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact to address global and national challenges.
Fostering a culture where impact, innovation, and engagement are inherent in all research activities, and promoting our impact internally and globally to enhance our reputation.

Our Research Standards and Ethical Guidelines

The Gulf Center of Energy Security is dedicated to generating and advocating for top-tier research. Our research protocols guarantee that research and innovation are adequately nurtured, executed, and shared in accordance with the utmost standards of integrity. We maintain a comprehensive array of regulations encompassing all facets of research, accessible in our ethics and policies segment.

Empowerment of Our Researchers

The Researcher Development team advances research excellence by empowering researchers to thrive in their careers. We provide assistance through:

Training programs
Guidance on writing and securing funding
Wellbeing resources
Individual and group mentoring and professional growth
Access to resources, frameworks, and surveys

1.1 Sector Intervention Framework

The results, indicators, and means of verification specified in the present annex may need to evolve to take into account changes intervening during the research period.

Specific Objective 1: To Improve Energy Efficiency with Particular Emphasis on Renewable Energy Resources

Expected Results	Indicators	Means of Verification
Establishing the necessary institutional arrangements and human resource capacities to address renewable energy and environmental issues within the wider scope of sustainable development.	Based on the research, the percentage of electricity production will increase continuously. Decision makers will make investment decisions based on their understanding of political and geographic conditions.	Reports of government authorities and non-governmental organizations; Take into consideration sustainable development and climate change issues in the feasibility studies for further renewable energy expansion.
Conclusion of research about and pre-feasibility exercise renewable energy potential (oil, gas, waste, bio-energy, climate change and environments, etc.).	Report on renewable energy resources mapping and pre-feasibility study produced.	Information from relevant authorities.
To assist countries in devising a subsector strategy for energy, it is crucial for them to have a good understanding of the political situation, climate change, and conflicts.	Report on the political situation and provide a pre-feasibility study.	Information from relevant authorities.

Specific Objective 2: Support Democratic Development

Expected Results	Indicators	Means of Verification
Improved institutions functioning of democratic processes.	Number of enacted legislative reforms to change media laws articles; Number of Civil Society initiatives in support or opposing legislative endeavors;	Amended laws ratified; UPR review; IHCHR Annual Report on Human Rights Iraq; UNAMI Reports on Human Rights; UNAMI Annual Report to UNSC; US Annual report on HR; Documents produced by CSOs;

Specific Objective 3: Develop and Streamline Research Policies”

Specific Objective 3: Develop and Streamline Research Policies

Expected Results

Expected Results	Indicators	Means of Verification
Establishment of modern research methodologies within the authorities.	Number of training sessions delivered, particularly at centralized and decentralized leadership levels; Number of webinars.	Training session reports and attendance sheets; Questionnaires at the end of the training.
Improved strategic planning framework based on coordination between governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, including the private sector.	Number of amendments on laws and decisions related to strategic planning; Number of coordination mechanisms between governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.	Feedback from Government and Community; Data on research; Amended laws and decisions ratified; Coordination meetings organized / Minutes of meetings; Coordination procedures adopted.
Increase of researches in accordance with their respective mandates.	Number of developed research plans.	Research delivery data, to be collected through opinion polls and public satisfaction surveys; Feedback from local authorities and Community.