Some realisations under the recommandations of the 7th session of UNCSTD

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Some realisations under the recommandations of
the 7th session of UNCSTD

• Dr H. BOUABID
• Head of Division of Valorization and Innovation
  Department of Scientific Research Morocco
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UNCSTD recommandation 1 Strengthening national
science advisory bodies and their linkages to
provide expert opinion to the Government on
regular basis, with the involvment of
representatives of organizations promoting
womens contribution to science

• Some realisations
• gtgt Nomination of Secretary of Hassan II Academy
  and the
• board (5 members)
• gtgt Meeting of the Interministerial Committee for
  ST
• gtgt setting a monitoring comittee for EUREKA
  programs
• gtgt projet-decree to establish National Committee
  of
• Evaluation of ST.

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UNCSTD recommandation 2 Promoting public
awareness of the benefits and risks of new
emerging technologies

• Some realisations
• gtgt project-law regarding the risks of GMO
• gtgt project-law reagarding biosecutity.
• to be adopted

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UNCSTD recommandation 3 encouraging
universities and research institutions to
contribute to national development

• Some realisations
• gtgt set up of 17 interfaces within universities
  and high
• schools
• gtgt national program for training the personnel
  of the
• interfaces (0.1 Million Euros)
• gtgt annual meeting on Science semaine de la
  science,
• by universities involving regional stakeholders
  
• gtgt supporting oriented RD
• Med Fruit fly White fly
• Ceratitis capitata Demicia tabaci

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UNCSTD recommandation 4 Increasing investment
in tertiary science education and adopting
concrete measures to increase the enrolment of
girls and women

• Some realisations
• Tertiary educational
• 36 200 girls out of
• 74 700 students
• 46,1 enrolled in educational
• levels are girls

total
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UNCSTD recommandation 5 adopting special
measures to retain and attract young and talented
scientists and technologists, and establishing
close ties with expatriate scientists and
engineers

• Some realisations
• since april 2004 national strategy FINCOME to
  attract moroccan competencies abroad to serve
  national development
• gtgtgt workshop on cooperation Morocco-France in
• scientific research (nov 04),
  expatriates from France
• gtgtgt symposium on neurosciences (feb 05),
  expatriate
• from Sweden
• gtgtgt creation of an entreprise on design of
  microchips
• (jan 05, 26 high qualified jobs
  actually), expatriates
• from France and USA
• gtgtgt workshop on Energy challenges and
  technologies,
• (April 05), participation of
  more than 10 expatriates
• from France and Belgium.

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UNCSTD recommandation 6 establishing centres of
exellence, technology incubators and parks to
apply knowledge and facilitate commercialization
and diffusion of technology

• Some realisations
• gtgt set up of a new pole of exellence on
  cultural heritage, to bring
• the total to 18 poles
• gtgt creation of new incubator in
  Casablanca-Tecknopark
• gtgt creation of new incubator in ENIM high
  school
• gtgt assistance to 3 incubators (El Jadida,
  Marrakech and Rabat)
• to establish a business-plan.
• gtgtgt

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UNCSTD recommandation 6 establishing centres of
exellence, technology incubators and parks to
apply knowledge and facilitate commercialization
and diffusion of technology

• Some realisations
• gtgt creation of the house of energy helped
  creation of
• hundred very small entreprises for rural
  elecrification
• using solar energy
• gtgt innovation award by RD Maroc Association
  (total price 0.5 millions Euros)
• gtgt project-decree to create research and
  innovation national
• award (to be adopted soon)
• gtgt project-decree to create Science and
  Technology Medal (to
• be adopted soon).

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UNCSTD recommandation 7 increasing RD
expenditure to at least 1 of GDP and
encouraging RD that adress the needs of the poor

• Some realisations

0,79 in 2003 (which private sector expend 12)
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UNCSTD recommandation 8 taking advantage of the
CSTD ICT benchmarking tool to assess connectivity
and monitor progress in efforts to provide
universal Internet access and implement the WSIS
plan of action

• Some realisations
• gtgt Casa Tecknopark (more than 130 entreprises
• more than 700 jobs)
• gtgt more than 60 call-centres employing 7000
  personnes
• gtgt 68 increase of Internet subscribers since
  2003
• gtgt e-government intranet for assesment
  through providing
• indicators on government projects
• gtgt e-morocco national website of
  institutional and
• administrative information.

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UNCSTD recommandation 9 providing incentives
for industrial RD, such as tax benefits,
simplified licensing procedures, customs exemption

• Some realisations
• gtgt since nov 04 new and modern law regarding
  licensing
• and patent
• gtgt since Jan 05 new law to finance IT research
  and training from
• contribution of telecommuniocations operators
• gtgt procedure simplification to benefit from the
  Provision for RD
• (tax free)
• gtgtgt

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UNCSTD recommandation 9 providing incentives
for industrial RD, such as tax benefits,
simplified licensing procedures, customs exemption

• Some realisations
• gtgt steady customs reduction
• gtgt FTA with Europe, USA, Turkey, Arab League,
  etc

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UNCSTD recommandation 10 encouraging venture
capital from both public and private sources to
assist product development and commercialization
of new and emerging technologies

• Some realisations
• development of venture capital
• gtgt 65 of funds are invested
• gtgt average 1,3 million Euros per entreprise
• gtgtgt

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UNCSTD recommandation 10 encouraging venture
capital from both public and private sources to
assist product development and commercialization
of new and emerging technologies

• Some realisations
• gtgt Investment Fund (public financial support)
• gtgtgt ST-Microelectronics RD for
  microelectronics
• gtgtgt Matra Automobile Engineering design centre
  for
• automotive
• gtgtgt Lead design RD and design of microchips
• gtgt Technological Diffusion Network
• gtgtgt Budget 3 millions Euros (including 1
  million euros
• private source)
• gtgtgt More than 200 technological diagnosis during
  2004.

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• THANK YOU
• h.bouabid_at_enssup.gov.ma