 In her capacity as President of the Royal Scientific Society, Princess Sumaya sits as a member of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST), a government body that advises the State on public policy issues relating to science and technology.She is also founder of the Queen Rania Centre for Entrepreneurship (QRCE), Jordan’s first and only university-based centre for Entrepreneurship, and established the Queen Rania National Business Plan Competition for aspiring student entrepreneurs.HRH was elected as Chair of the Board of Governors of the UN-ESCWA (UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) Technology Centre, which is based on the RSS campus.