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Support to Research and Technological Development and Innovation Initiatives and
Strategies in Jordan
مشروع دعم مبادرات واستراتيجيات البحث والتطوير
التكنولوجي واإلبداع في األردن
SRTD is an EU funded programme
Tech Transfer Branch Offices Awareness
Introduction
Trained over 500 people
SRTD is a 3 year, € 4.000.000 EU funded project
The Higher Council for Science and Technology and Jordan Enterprise are co-founding some of the activities implemented by the project.
SRTD aim: To develop Jordan’s scientific and technological capacity with a focus on the use of RTD results by the industrial and SME sector and accelerate the integration of Jordan into the European Research Area and the Community Framework Programme.
SRTD Knowledge Transfer Activities
Startups/Spin-offs
Incubation
JIC Incubators
JEDCO
IP Licensing
Tech. Transfer
IPCO
EHSC
Research Support
Research Collaboration
FP7 Programs
HCST
Progress to Date: Research / Focal Points
52
• Awareness Events (29)• Meeting on bi-monthly basis
Universities23
Research Centres
11
JICs7
SMEs11
Progress to Date: Research
Training Missions Outside Jordan
• Specific for the Liaison Officers- Initial Liaison Officer Training- FP7 Advisor• FP7 Contract Negotiation and Finance• FP7 Proposal Evaluations / How to
become an evaluator• FP7 Advisor for SMEs• Partnering in FP7 (Universities)• Specialized Workshops- FP7 People Programme Proposals- FP7 Thematic Area Direct Support:
Environment- FP7 Thematic Area Direct Support: ICT
• Research Connection 2009, Prague• Nanotech Europe Conference, Berlin• IWA Conference, Denmark• EuropaBio Conference, Portugal___________________________* 2 Internships for Focal Point Liaison
Officers (June & November/2009)
Workshops
Progress to Date: Participation of the MPCs in FP7
Main listed applicants vs. total applicants
Moro
cco
Tunisia
Palestine
Jordan
Algeria
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Libya
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
365 282 43 123 123 462 125 69 16
72 46 7 19 18 58 12 7 1
Applicantsin Main List Total applicants
Research Plans
• 3rd InternshipBrussels and UK
• VisibilityContinue with awareness days in all FPs
• Training– “Direct support” to researchers actively seeking FP7
partners– 3-5 x 1 week missions of Thematic Area experts & EU-
JORDANNet– Mission on research / business cooperation
• Outside missionsSend approximately 30 researchers to European “info
days”
Progress to Date: Start-ups
Missions to Jordan Missions Outside Jordan
• Gender Business Planning Tool• JIC Assessment• Business Planning for Incubatees• JIC Quality System Finalisation• Local Expert Evaluation• JIC/BIC Twinning: JIEC
• Investing in Technology Forum – Cairo, Egypt
• EBN Annual Congress, Fez• EBN Master Class, Brussels
• 1 Internship for Incubatees and Start-up Grant beneficiaries
• Initiated 60 days of local consultant support for incubatees
Research Grants (Area)
30 Research Grants awarded from 124 applicants
Start up Grants
30 Start-up Grants awarded from 111 applicants
The awarding ceremony under the patronage of H.E Minister of Industry and Trade (17/12/2009)
Progress to Date: Commercialisation
Achievements
• Signed MOU between SRTD, HCST and EHSC for establishment of national IPCO
Missions Outside Jordan
• ASTP Annual Conference, Ghent
• Agreed to support 11 TTUs in research and business focused organisations
– Jordan University– JUST– Yarmouk University– Mut’ah University– Jerash University– NCARE– JE– ACI– JIEC– KADDB– Al Urdenia Lil Ibdaa
SRTD TECH TRANSFER INITIATIVE
04/12/2023
Research and Innovation
MoneyKnowledge/Science
Innovation
R&D
Science & Business Bridging through SRTD activities
Science Business
SME/ Industry
Focal points
IPCOIntellectual Property Comm.
Office
Tech TransferResearch/Uni.
Tech TransferIndustry
Research/ Uni. Focal
Points
Link to EU SMEs
Link to EU Uni.
Commercialisation
JIC
SRTD Tech Transfer Program
• Create a National Technology Transfer Programme that brings in all existing players
• Create a Steering Committee of organisations from research and industry
• Create Intellectual Property Commercialisation Office (IPCO) with technology transfer branches offices (TTBO) across Jordan in universities, research centres and business-oriented organisations
SRTD National Tech Transfer Structure
Steering Committee
Intellectual Property Commercialisation Office(at the El Hassan Science City)
Universities Research Centres Industrial Organizations
04/12/2023
TT Branch Offices
Research• Jordan University• Jordan University for Science and
Technology• Yarmouk University• Mut’ah University• Jerash University• National Centre for Agricultural
Research
Business• Jordan Enterprise Development
Corporation• Amman Chamber of Industry• Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation• King Abdullah II Design &
Development Bureau• Al Urdenia Lil Ibdaa
04/12/2023
Intellectual Property Commercialization Office (IPCO)
• Responsible for:– TT policy development– Identifying TTBOs and agreeing their participation– Signing MOUs with TTBO hosts (initially also with SRTD)– Hiring TTBO staff in conjunction with host– Organisation of funding for commercialisation process– Managing common commercialisation support activities
• Reports to Steering Committee:– For policy approval– On TT progress
TT Branch Offices
• Allocate (full-time) staff member to work within the host community based on whether coming from research or business
• Business Oriented TTBO– Understand business
activity within TTBO’s area– Work with SMEs to define
weaknesses where R&D may help – define the DEMAND side
– Liaise with IPCO to identify research activities relevant to the demand
• Research Oriented TTBO– Understand research
activity within TTBO’s area– Work with Researchers to
define – define the SUPPLY side
– Liaise with IPCO to identify SMEs where existing research could add value
Technology Transfer Offices
Industry/SME
TTO
Uni.
Research
SRTD Commitment
•Laptop
•Office furniture
Establishment cost
•10 weeks of EU expert time within Jordan
•Capacity building
•Consulting
Inward missions
•Workshops , conferences and training
•Internships
Outward missions
TTBO Host Commitment
The officer of the TTBO will effectively communicate with researchers/business-people in order to have number of disclosures/ industrial-needs and send them to the IPCO
Raise awareness on the importance of IP protection as an asset and the different methodologies among their institutions
The business oriented officer will inform her/his access to industry about available technologies ready for commercialization from IPCO database
The research oriented officer will inform his/her access to researchers about available industrial needs from IPCO database
Further Information
• Fully functioning Website – www.srtd-eujo.org
• SRTD Wiki and Forum
wiki.srtd-eujo.org forum.srtd-eujo.org