strategy of Research, innova2on and transfer of technology in Algeria Murcia, November 26 th 2012
May 13, 2015
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.