Strategy of research, innovation and transfer of technology in algeria

strategy  of    Research,  innova2on  and  transfer  of  

technology  in  Algeria  

Murcia,  November  26th  2012  

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The Higher Educational System in Algeria

E ighty - f our ( 84 ) h i gher educat ion institutions covering all the country. This network consists of :

•  Thirty six (36) Universities,

•  Fifteen (15) Academic Centers,

•  Sixteen (16) National Schools,

•  Five (05) teacher training colleges,

•  Ten (10) preparatory schools

•  Two(02) Integrated Preparatory Classes.

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The total Number of students for the

2012-2013 school year is about 1.8 million

failure  of  policy  research  before  1998  

•  Any   research   policy   can   achieve   its   objec2ves   or  yield  convincing  results  without  a  clear  and  rigorous  

organiza2on  where  the  responsibili2es  of  all  par2es  

involved   in   both   upstream   and   downstream,   in  

terms   of   performance   as   the   assessment,   are  

previously  well  define  

Why?  

•  segmenta2on   of   the   research   ac2vity   between  different  operators,  

•  the   lack   of   organiza2on   and   logis2cal   support   for  the  benefit  of  research  at  the  university.  

•  compartmentaliza2on   and   rigidity   in   the  rela2onship  between  the  different  sectors   involved  in  research,    

•  The  lack  of  op2miza2on  of  the  results  of  university  research.  

Poli2cal  will  for  change.  

Na2onal  policy  of  scien2fic  and  technical  research  has  been,   for   the   first   2me   in   1998,   a   law  of   orienta2on  and  programming  for  five-­‐year  projec2on  on  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development.  

Will   of   the   government:   the   research   ac2vity   in  science  and   technology  are   the  center  of   the  process  of  building  a  modern  na2on.  

legal  provisions  

•  Loi   N°   98-­‐11   du   22   août   1998   portant   loi  d’Orienta2on   et   de   Programme   à   Projec2on  Quinquennale  sur  la  Recherche  Scien2fique  et  le  Développement  Technologique  1998-­‐2002  

•  Loi   N°   08-­‐05   du   23   février   2008   modifiant   et  complétant   la   loi   n°   98-­‐11   du   22   août   1998  portant   loi   d'orienta2on   et   de   programme   à  projec2on   quinquennale   sur   la   recherche  "2008-­‐2012".  

Law  Orienta2ons  (98-­‐11)  

•      Scien2fic   research   and   technological   development  are  na2onal  priori2es.  

•    Scien2fic   research   and   technological   development  aimed  at   the  economic,   social,   cultural,   scien2fic  and  technological  development.  

Loi  n°  98-­‐11  du  22  août  1998  Objec2ves  

•Ensure   the   development   of   scien2fic   research   and  technological  development,  •Strengthen   the   scien2fic   and   technological  founda2ons  of  the  country;  •  Iden2fy  and  collect  needed  in  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development;  

•   Rehabilitate   the   search   func2on  within   ins2tu2ons  of   higher   educa2on   and   scien2fic   research   and  encourage  recovery  of  research  results;  

•   Enhance  the  ins2tu2onal  buildings  for  more  efficient  management  

Encouraging  public  and  private  investors  to  promote  research  

•  The  public  and  private  economic  agents  must  invest  in  the  na2onal  effort  to  promote  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development.  

•  They   benefit   in   return   for   incen2ve  measures   and  encouragement  defined  annually  by  the  Finance  Act  

 Na2onal  program  of  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development:    Ac2vi2es  

The  program   is   an   important  part  of   the   implementa2on  of  the  na2onal  strategy  for  global  development.  •  1.  Organiza2on    the  research  ac2vi2es  are  organized  in  programs  with  a  sectoral  character,  intersectoral  and  /  or  specific.  2.  Its    execu2ve  func2oning    organs  :  The   Na2onal   Council   of   Scien2fic   and   Technological  Research  is  the  main  organ.    It   is   Responsible   to   adopt   the   main   orienta2ons,     the  na2onal   policy;   to     iden2fy  priori2es   and     to   coordinate  their  implementa2on    

Five  (5)  execu2ve  decrees  rela2ng  to:  

1.  Crea2on   of   permanent   sectoral   commigees:   their  organiza2on  and  opera2on  

2.  Crea2on   of   public   scien2fic   and   technological  establishment  (EPST)  

3.  research  units,  4.  research  laboratories  5.  the  nomenclature  of  spending  on  scien2fic  research  

(subject  to  ex  post  control)  

Legisla2on  for  the  crea2on  of  opera2ng  and  assessment  organs  

Funding,  

•  The  funding,  subsidies  allocated,    for   the   period   1999-­‐2005   amounted   to   34266  million  Dinars    with:  

•    17   550     DA   for   strengthening   the   research  environment.  

•  14  154  DA  for  equipment    •    2562  DA   for   sekng   na2onal   research   programms  (PNR)  

1.  The   development   and   implementa2on   of   twenty-­‐seven  (27)  na2onal  research  programs.  

2.  The   introduc2on   of   twenty-­‐one   (21)   sectoral  commigees  with  different  departments;  

3.  The   approval   of   six   hundred   forty   (640)   research  laboratories.  

4.  The  crea2on  of  two  (02)  units  of  research;  5.  The  crea2on  of  the  Na2onal  Agency  for  promo2on  

of  research  results;  

Bilan  98-­‐2002  

6.   The   involvement   of   more   than   thirteen   thousand  seven  hundred  (13700)  teachers  and  thousand  five  hundred  (1500)  permanent  researchers  on  a  global  poten2al  of  sixteen  thousand  (16000)  provided  by  the  98-­‐11  law;  

7 .The   launch   o f   const ruc2on   o f   research  infrastructures   for   informa2on   and   communica2on  technology,   space   technology,   biotechnology,  renewable   energy,   health,   agriculture   and   food,  society   and   popula2on,   social   sciences   and  humani2es.  

Bilan  98-­‐2002  

Scien2fic    results  

•  Significant  improvement  of  the  number  of  scien2fic  publica2ons  and  theses  compared  to  1997.  

•  Among  the  remarkable  technological  achievements  that   may   be   men2oned   the   launch   of   the   first  Algerian  satellite  ALSAT-­‐1.  

Law  08-­‐05  proposes  to  consolidate  the  results  achieved  by  the  law  n  °  98-­‐11  and  to    bypass  the  dysfunc2ons  observed  during  its  implementa2on.  

The  changes  are  rela2ve  to:  • The    new  five-­‐year  period  (2008-­‐2012).  • New  objec2ves  for  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development  for  a  decade.  • Extension  of  na2onal  research  programs,  • Improvement  of  research  funding  • Condi2ons  of  mobiliza2on  of  human  resources.  

Loi  08-­‐05  complémentaire  (2008)  

1.  Development  of  human  resources:  •  Improvement  of  research  environment.  

•  Valoriza2on   of   research   results   par2cipa2on   of  Algerian  skills  living  abroad.  

2.  Reinforcement  of  higher  educa2onal  structures  :  The   research   policy   plans   to   reach   28000   teachers,   to  achieve  this  strategic  objec2ve  one  must  reinforce  the  research  laboratory.    3.Technological  development  and  engineering:  Implementa2on  mechanisms   strengthening   links   with  the  business  sector.  

Implemented  Ac2ons  for  2008-­‐2012  

4.  Improvement  of  scien2fique  informa2on  by  :  

speeding  up  a  process  of  implementa2on  of    a   na2onal   system   of   scien2fic   and   technical  informa2on,   construc2on   of   na2onal   databases,  defini2on   of   a   strategy   for   publishing   and  dissemina2on  of  na2onal  scien2fic  review.  

5.Na2onal  and  interna2onal  scien2fic  coopera2on  strengthening   partnership   with   na2onal   and  interna2onal   ins2tu2ons,   and   defining   framework   to  assist  doctoral  training.  

:    6.  Valoriza2on  of  research  ac2vi2es  :  

• Transfert   of   research   results   and   knownledge   to  economical  partners.      

• Establishment   of   strategic   management   of   research  field  with  economical  impact  

infrastructure  and  large  research  facili2es(  equipment).  

six  (6)  infrastructure  types  are  concerned:  

1.  Laboratories,  2.  Centers  and  research  units,  3.  Poles  of  excellence    4.  Interuniversity  scien2fic  facili2es,  5.  Technopoles    6.  Heavy  equipment  concerning  the  areas  of  

aerospace,  nuclear  and  biotechnology  

Funding  of  scien2fic  research  and  technological  development  2008-­‐2012  

•  Es2ma2on   of   the   envelope   to   allocate   to   five   (5)  years  amounts  to  100  billion  dinars.  

•  Alongside  this  financial  effort  it  is  necessary  to  take  all   appropriate   legisla2ve  exemp2on   from  customs  du2es  and  value  added   tax   for  all  equipment   from  the   local   market   or   import   ac2vi2es   for   scien2fic  research  and  technological  development  

Temporary  Bilan  2008-­‐2012  

•    2577   selected   programs,     mobilizing   16   000  researchers.  • In   terms   of   infrastructure   and   scien2fic   equipment,  crea2on  of  260  research  laboratories  and  the  launch  of  the  construc2on  of  25  research  centers,    

•   4  experimental  sta2ons  4,    • 5  units  of  research,    • 17  technology  plaoorms  17,    

• 31  plateaux    techniques,    •   5  incubators,    •    Crea2on   of   5   thema2c   agencies   and   technology  transfer  centers  

Temporary  Bilan  2008-­‐2012  

•    implementa2on   of   the   na2onal   system   of   online  documenta2on.  • Establishment   of   measures   for   tax   exemp2on   on  research  equipment  and  research  ac2vi2es.  •    Within   the   framework   of   coopera2on   and  partnership,   two   projects   have   been   launched   on   the  realiza2on   of   a   solar   tower   and   the   crea2on   of   the  Algerian-­‐   African   Ins2tute   on   "Water,   energy   and  climate  change”.  

 Research,  Innova2on  and  Technology  Transfer:  Three  missions  interdependent  

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Importance  of  research  and  innova2on  

•  Both   of   them   are   a   key   factor   for   economic  development  and  social  progress.  

Research    has  a  key  role  in  Higher  educa2on  •  The   rela2onship   between   research   and   higher  educa2on   is   interac2ve   ,   one   can   not   fully   develop  without  the  contribu2on  of  the  other.  

Research  and  Innova2on  are  two  fields  Interdependent  :  

• An   advanced   scien2fic   research   requires   sophis2cated  technology  resources,  

• Technological   innova2on  requires  a  developed  scien2fic  knowledge.  

Algerian  Strategy  for  innova2on  :  Crea2on  of  Poles  of  excellence  

The   Na2onal   determina2on   to   create   centers   of  excellence  is    in  order  to:  •  Bridging   the   Gap   between   University,   enterprise  and  research  centers.  

•  Respond   to   the   market   demand   by   developing  training   cycles   more   adapted   to   the   professional  world.  

•  Be  a  center  of  exper2se    •  Providing  human  resources  for  development.  

TRAINING  Universi=es;  High  schools  About  120  000  étudiants  graduates  /year  

Research    laboratory,    research  Unit    and  centers    

INDUSTRY  

RESEARCH  

Objec2ves  of  the  sekng  up  of  centers  of  excellence    

The   research   centers   are   provider   of   technology.     So  How  to  transfer  this  technology?  •  By  Mul2plying  partners.  

•    Increasing   collabora2on   and   strengthening   contact  with  partners.  •Responding  to  the  needs  of  partners  •Promo2ng   technological   solu2ons   to   meet   these  expecta2ons  with  respect  to  2me  

Research  policy  emphasizes  the  development  of  Partenership  research  

.  Strenghning  the  partnership  

.  Development  of  joint  project  

.    

Share  skills  and  knowledge  of  research  with  economic  

partners    

Imporovement  of  innova2on    in  the    

entreprises  for  

Intégra2on    of  research  results  in  produts  and  services  

.  Empoyment  

.  compe22vness  .  More  dynamic  More  compe22ve  

Excellence  poles  :  Objec2ves  

Ambi2ous   objec2ves   of   the   development   of  partnership  research  which  is  declined  by:  

•  Engagement   with   enterprises   in   EU,   na2onal   or  regional  programs.  

•  Development  of   technological  plaoorms  and   joint  laboratories  with  companies.  

•  determined   ac2on   in   the   direc2on   of   small   and  medium  enterprises,  

•  An  ac2ve  policy  of   support   for   swarming   and   the  crea2on  of  start-­‐ups,  

•  Establishment   of   a   charter   of   good   prac2ces   for  

Intellectual  Property  and  Transfer  of  Knowledge  and  

Technology,  

•  Establishment  of  strong  rela2onships  with  academic  

research  and  universi2es.  

•  Crea2on   of   Joint   laboratories   and   exchanges   of  

scien2sts,  

 Poles  of  Excellence:  What  agrac2veness  for  companies?    

Provide  a  guarantee  in  terms  of:  

1.  Sc ien2fic   and   Techno log i ca l   Exce l lence  (interna2onal  standards).  

2.  High-­‐availability  for  the  socio-­‐economic  partners.  3.   High  Quality  of  work  and  professionalism  4.  Ability  to  an2cipate  market  needs  and  respond  to  

them.  

5.  Ability  to  project  management  of  mul2disciplinary  research.  

6.  The  strength  of  a  structured  network.  

Poles  of  Excellence:  cons2tu2on?  

•  Poles  are  an  assembly  of:  

•  Preparatory  Schools  and  High  Schools,    Centers  and  Research   Units,   Research   Laboratories,   Technology  Plaoorms.  

•  Intensive  Compu2ng  Centers,    •  Central-­‐characteriza2on.  •  Center  for  Innova2on  and  Technology  Transfer  •  Incubators.  •  Vulgariza2on  Scien2fic  and  Technic  Centers  

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Priority  economic  and  societal  challenges  

-­‐Transport,  mobility,  

-­‐  Public  Safety,  

-­‐Health,  personal  assistance,  

-­‐Renewable  Energies,  

-­‐Informa2on  Society.  

 Mobiliza2on  of  six  main  fields  of  competence  

•  Technical   informa2on   and   communica2on,     micro  

and  nano  technologies,  

•  Materials,  and  mechanical  processes  

•  Energy,  environment  and  transport,  

•  Life  sciences,    

•  health  technologies,  

•  Earth  sciences,  natural  resources,  land  plannig  

Implementa2on  of  the  system  of  Excellence:    Schedule   to   develop   partnership   research   and   link  research  and  economical  partners.  Beginning  of  2011:  A  shared  commitment  of  research  actors   partnership   to   join   forces   in   response   to  business  demands.  

End  of  2011:  launch  of  the  first  excellence  pole.  2012:  Establishment  of  excellence  device.  End  2014:  func2onality  of  the  excellence  poles.