National Innovation Systems: The Moroccan Case

Hamidi, Siham; Benabdeljalil, Nadia

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.04.014

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“…Nevertheless, a unique feature of the technology transfer process in the North African nation is the presence of a variety of research funding sources, such as "INNOVACT". Hamidi and Benabdeljalil (2013) in their study noted that the many arms of technology transfer and available funding sources do not translate to innovation progress within the country. As a result, the authorities in Morocco introduced the "Morocco Innovation Strategy" in 2009.…”

Section: Technology Transfer Situation In Africamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Morocco's intellectual property and technology transfer front is rather complex, with several organizations (The Permanent Inter-ministerial Committee for Scientific Research and Technological Development (PICSRTD); The National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (NCSTR); The Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology (HIIAST); The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and New Technologies (MCINT); The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Professional Training (MHESRPT)) playing a number of intertwined roles. As described by Hamidi and Benabdeljalil (2013), there seems to be a weak coordination of these bodies, perhaps due to similar roles, even when there exist some forms of hierarchy. Nevertheless, a unique feature of the technology transfer process in the North African nation is the presence of a variety of research funding sources, such as "INNOVACT".…”

Section: Technology Transfer Situation In Africamentioning

confidence: 98%

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Perspectives of University-Industry Technology Transfer in African Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Nigerian Scenario via a Data Envelopment Approach

Fadeyi

Stemberkova

Afolayan³

et al. 2019

Social Sciences

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All of Africa’s emerging economies are faced with developmental challenges, which can be partly ameliorated using effective University–Industry technology transfer. While technology transfer remains at the infant stage, sparsely documented, and with no complex ongoing processes in many African societies, Universities in Africa are making efforts in University–Industry collaborations aimed at bringing significant improvements to the continent in a bid to drive national innovation and regional economic development. In this paper, we attempt to evaluate the progress made so far by Nigerian Universities in technological innovation transfer, in order to suggest ways for possible future progress. To do this, crucial technology transfer resource factors (inputs), namely, the number of linkage projects funded by the “African Research Council” (ARC), consortium membership of the University’s technology transfer office, and the number of doctoral staff at the University’s technology transfer office, were checked against a set of performance measures (number of executed licenses, amount of licensing royalty income, number of spin-offs created, and the number of spin-offs created with university equity), using data envelopment analysis and multiple regression, respectively. Results suggest that Universities that possess better resource factors reported higher outputs on most of the performance indicators applied. In addition, it was observed that Universities with greater ability to effectively transfer knowledge had higher technology commercialization performance and financial sustainability. The implication of these results is that Universities in Africa need to develop in line with the technology transfer resource (input) factors suggested within this study, as this is the way to go for better performance.

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Section: Technology Transfer Situation In Africamentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Technology Transfer Situation In Africamentioning

confidence: 98%

Perspectives of University-Industry Technology Transfer in African Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Nigerian Scenario via a Data Envelopment Approach

Fadeyi

Stemberkova

Afolayan³

et al. 2019

Social Sciences

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“…The highly-centralized structure of the STI system in NACs might hinder long-term development plans. Despite the existence of overarching bodies, coordination among the main actors of the innovation ecosystem seems insufficient (Hamidi & Benabdeljalil, 2013;Khodr & Uherova Hasbani, 2013). In this context, there are striking similarities between NACs.…”

Section: Innovation Ecosystems and Governance Of Science And Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Morocco, the government authority for scientific research acts as the secretariat and main supporter for the abovementioned committee. In Egypt, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research supports the operation of the supreme council, which organized only a few meetings and was disbanded following the Egyptian revolution in 2011 (Bizri, 2018d;Hamidi & Benabdeljalil, 2013;Radwan & Sakr, 2017). Like the Moroccan inter-ministerial committee and the Egyptian supreme council, the Jordanian Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST) plays a significant role with the involvement of several ministers.…”

Section: Innovation Ecosystems and Governance Of Science And Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the value of industry funding and funding from abroad in these European countries is a major differential factor (Aguiar & Gagnepain, 2017). This fact suggests that the allocation of a higher percentage of GDP in NACs for research and development should be accompanied by significant interventions to incentivize industry-academia collaboration and encourage private sector contribution in R&D (Akaev, Korotayev, Issaev, & Zinkina, 2016;Hamidi & Benabdeljalil, 2013).…”

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Science and innovation policies in North African Countries: Exploring challenges and opportunities

Radwan¹

2018

JESI

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Effective science, technology and innovation (STI) policies and strategies reflect a country's successful contribution to scientific advancement. While the economic and geopolitical framework of many North African Countries (NACs) transformed enormously during the past decades, their relevant policies and performance were not responsive enough in adapting to these dynamics. This review is meant to highlight the current development and evolution of NAC's STI policies as well as similarities and identified common societal challenges within NACs. It focusses on the nexus approach to water, energy and food. The findings of this review suggest that the existing reform and development of the STI system in NACs require reorientation towards higher socioeconomic relevance and innovation focus accompanied by legislative measures, effective monitoring and evaluation tools as well as engagement of relevant stakeholders and the adequate leverage of sufficient strategic investments.

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Transference of Ecotechnology in Disadvantaged Regions of Mexico, Towards Sustainable Development

Álvarez-Castañón

Zamora

Romero-Ugalde

2017

World Sustainability Series

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National Innovation Systems: The Moroccan Case

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Perspectives of University-Industry Technology Transfer in African Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Nigerian Scenario via a Data Envelopment Approach

Perspectives of University-Industry Technology Transfer in African Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Nigerian Scenario via a Data Envelopment Approach

Science and innovation policies in North African Countries: Exploring challenges and opportunities

Transference of Ecotechnology in Disadvantaged Regions of Mexico, Towards Sustainable Development

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