ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ICTD/2006/WP.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Working papers
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: Governance & enabling environment, Technology & innovation
Initiatives: Technology Centre
SDGs: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Keywords: Arab countries, Centres, Communication technology, Feasibility studies, Information technology
A pre-feasibility study: Establishment of the ESCWA technology centre for development
January 2006
In view of the dearth of regional cooperation, coordination or synergy, the fact that ESCWA member countries are making little progress in this respect, as is reflected in the available indicators, is not surprising. STI policies must be reassessed in view of the global challenges, institutions must be upgraded and new R&D institutions created in industrial, technical and engineering domains. Furthermore, there is an acute need to create linkages between academic institutions and R&D centres, and between potential funds and those with ideas and innovative projects. There is an additional need to strengthen the demand side of technology and match it with the supply side.
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Governance & enabling environment
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In view of the dearth of regional cooperation, coordination or synergy, the fact that ESCWA member countries are making little progress in this respect, as is reflected in the available indicators, is not surprising. STI policies must be reassessed in view of the global challenges, institutions must be upgraded and new R&D institutions created in industrial, technical and engineering domains. Furthermore, there is an acute need to create linkages between academic institutions and R&D centres, and between potential funds and those with ideas and innovative projects. There is an additional need to strengthen the demand side of technology and match it with the supply side.