strategy
of
Research,
innova2on
and
transfer
of
technology
in
Algeria
Murcia,
November
26th
2012

The Higher Educational System in Algeria
Eighty-four (84) higher education
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.2
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The total Number of students for the
2012-2013 school year is about 1.8 million
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3

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

Legisla2on
for
the
crea2on
of
opera2ng
and
assessment
organs
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)

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)

Bilan
98-­‐2002
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 .T h e
l a u n c h
o f
c o n s t r u c 2 o n
o f
r e s e a r c h
infrastructures
for
informa2on
and
communica2on
technology,
space
technology,
biotechnology,
renewable
energy,
health,
agriculture
and
food,
society
and
popula2on,
social
sciences
and
humani2es.

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.

Loi
08-­‐05
complémentaire
(2008)
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:
• he
new
five-­‐year
period
(2008-­‐2012).
T
• ew
objec2ves
for
scien2fic
research
and
technological
N
development
for
a
decade.
• xtension
of
na2onal
research
programs,
E
• mprovement
of
research
funding
I
• ondi2ons
of
mobiliza2on
of
human
resources.
C

Implemented
Ac2ons
for
2008-­‐2012
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.

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
:
• ransfert
of
research
results
and
knownledge
to
T
economical
partners.
• stablishment
of
strategic
management
of
research
E
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.
• n
terms
of
infrastructure
and
scien2fic
equipment,
I
crea2on
of
260
research
laboratories
and
the
launch
of
the
construc2on
of
25
research
centers,
• 4
experimental
sta2ons
4,
•
units
of
research,
5
• 7
technology
plaoorms
17,
1
• 1
plateaux
techniques,
3
• 5
incubators,
•
Crea2on
of
5
thema2c
agencies
and
technology
transfer
centers

Temporary
Bilan
2008-­‐2012
•
implementa2on
of
the
na2onal
system
of
online
documenta2on.
• stablishment
of
measures
for
tax
exemp2on
on
E
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
:
• n
advanced
scien2fic
research
requires
sophis2cated
A
technology
resources,
• echnological
innova2on
requires
a
developed
scien2fic
T
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.

INDUSTRY
RESEARCH
TRAINING
Research
laboratory,
Universi=es;
High
schools
research
Unit
and
centers
About
120
000
étudiants
graduates
/year

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
Intégra2on
of
research
results
in
Imporovement
of
innova2on
produts
and
services
in
the
entreprises
for
.
Empoyment
.
More
dynamic
.
compe22vness
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. S c i e n 2 fi c
a n d
Te c h n o l o g i c a l
E xc e l l e n c e
(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
34

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.