Handasa Arabia Organization
www.handasarabia.org
Outline Arab Education Status
Arab Talent Pool at US
Handasa Arabia Organization
Open Source Hardware.
Arab Education Status Students’ Growth Rate
Universities’ Growth Rate
Distribution & Finance
Research
Negative Impacts
Students Growth Rate Increase 5% from 1985-1996
3.1 millions -1996
3.6 millions -1998
Growth rate ramps to 9%
6 millions expected by 2010
Universities Growth Rate 10 Universities- Early 50s
175 Universities- 1996
200 Universities -2004
35 % private Universities.
Distribution & Finance Average 2500 $/Student (Arab)
Average 4500 $/Student (developed)
57 % at average of 550$-1500$ Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Yemen, Somali, Sudan, Mauritania
32.5 % at average of 1750$-3100$ Palestine, Iraq, Algeria, Libya, Tunis, Jordan , Lebanon
10.5% at average of 1600$-7650$ Gulf
Negative impacts Low profile Libraries & Laboratories
High number /class
Students/ Instructors gap
Gap with developed world Universities & Research Centers.
Low Profile Graduates.
Limited Market.
Limited Talent Pool
Arab Talent Pool in US Academia Talent Pool
Executive Talent pool
Engineering Talent Pool
Academic Talent
Some of the top minds at US Universities…
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4,000
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China Taiwan India Israel MENA
1999/00
Foreign Scholars in US
Source: International Education Network
Executive Talent Large pool of executives who acquired key
management skills working at startups in the US …
Engineering – Delivering products to market
Marketing & Sales – Winning business from
customers worldwide
Finance – Structuring and running global companies
136,646
12,0095,320 2,367 1,891 619
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India China MiddleEast
Russia Taiwan Israel
H-1B in 2001 - Computer Related
Source: United States INS
Engineering Talent Region continues to produce outstanding technical talent…
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10,000
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MENA India Taiwan China Israel
Undergraduate
Foreign Student Body -- US (1999)
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China India Taiwan MENA Israel
Graduate
Foreign Student Body -- US (1999)
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500
1,000
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Taiwan China India Israel MENA
1999200020012002
US Doctorates Awarded in S&T
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China India Israel MENA
2000/2001
2001/2002
Enrollment in Tertiary Education
Handasa Arabia Organization About us
Objectives
Platform
International Collaboration
Press
Open Source Hardware
About Us Community of volunteer engineers worldwide.
A Window on the Hi-Tech world
Educational Portal
About Us- continued Open Source Engineering Systems' Solutions
Development
Hi-Tech Proponent in developing countries
About Us -continued Building Pool of Talent in our region
Motivation of Investment in our region.
Founded by Three young Arab engineers
Objectives Hi-Tech development in Arab and developing countries.
Open Source Hardware
Reliable, High Quality, and High Performance Designs.
Hi-Tech qualifications platform.
Bridging Technological, Educational and Cultural gaps between developed and developing countries.
Knowledge sharing.
Design, Reuse and Integration of open source solutions
Platform
Regularly Updated Website
www.handasarabia.org
Platform-continued Projects.
NOUR (Open Bluetooth Baseband IP core) http://www.handasarabia.org/folder.php?id=17
OFOQ ( PDA-Personal Digital Assistant on Chip) http://www.handasarabia.org/folder.php?id=11
“NOUR” & International Research “NOUR” And The “Proteus” project at Nagee Ann
Poly-technique at SingaporeThe "Proteus" Project has selected NOUR to be
as the “Baseband” IP layer of the Bluetooth system that is under implementation as a test vehicle of the technology.
One Partner does the Verification boards, another doing the RF and “Handasa Arabia” is the baseband provider.
Platform-continued Mailing-lists
General and Projects free lists
http://www.handasarabia.org/document.php?id=82
Platform cont. Contests
IEDCS- The 1st International Electronics Design Contest for Students
http://www.handasarabia.org/iedcs04
Call for Tutorials & Articles. http://www.handasarabia.org/document.php?id=82
Platform-continued CVS (Concurrent Versioning System) http://cvs.handasarabia.org
Platform-continued Tutorials
Tutorials for students and practicing engineers in all engineering disciplines
Platform-continued Hi-Tech News.
The latest of the state-of-the-art in technology and engineering
Platform-continued Open Research Incubators.There is a requirment for aggregation of the
distrubuted intellectual research power among the globe.
http://www.handasarabia.org/document.php?id=152
Platform-continued• Open EDA DesignTools; OpenTech Package• The 1st open electronics design tools distribution• http://www.eedesign.com/story/OEG20030814S0025
International Collaboration Several academic and Industrial
Contributors from Different Asian and Western Countries.
Handasa Arabia is Open for ALL Participants. It doesn't discriminate against a race or a religion
Press• August 25, 2003
EEtimes and EEdesign featured Top Story
“Arab Engineers Launch Open source Organization”
www.eedesign.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17408557
EEtimes Top-Story for Handasa Arabia
Press -continued.• July 1st , 2004
– EEdesign “Exclusive Feature” Article.
– “An Introduction to Open Source Hardware Development”
– EEdesign “Most-Read” Feature Award for July 2004
– www.eedesign.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22103383
EEtimes Most Read Feature for July 2004
Press -continued August 04, 2004
EEtimes and EEdesign news story about IEDCS’04
Design contests seek EE student submissions
www.eedesign.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26805904
IEDCS at EEdesign
Open Source Hardware Introduction and Motivation Definition Open HW Implementation Roadmap Business Models Hi-Tech Promotion in Developed Countries New Computational Engines and Internet Challenges and Suggested Solutions
Introduction & Motivation Open Source Software Success Software-Hardware Analogy Cost Reduction Short Time to Market Reusability Customization
Open Hardware Definition Disclosure of design data
design specification HDL files simulation test benches synthesis results utilization instructions interfaces to other systems
Governed by GPL-combatable licenses General Public License.
Open EDA design tools
Open HW Implementation Software programs runs on programmable
processors.
Programmable Implementation Platforms are the most suitable for open designs implementation
Open HW Roadmap Phase I (Primary)
Simple open designs and boards.
Phase II (Advanced) Advanced designs and boards Vendors produce boards at low cost Downloaded designs from Internet to run on open low cost boards.
Phase III (Run Time Configuration) Complex designs Run time reconfiguration of programmable devices Vanish of software/hardware boundary Linux can be executed as Hardware!
Hi-Tech Promotion in Developing Countries
Open-source hardware is an open resource for industrial and academic fields.
Lack of high-tech activities and firms. Lack of expertise in the high-tech field. Open-source allows interaction with a wide spectrum of
experts in high-tech fields all over the world. HDL designs that address programmable logic devices based
implementation platforms can be affordable, as chip manufacturing is beyond economic capabilities.
Open source might help focus the spotlight on high-tech talents and qualifications in developing countries that are hidden due to market constraints.
New Computational Engines & Internet Hardware designs resemble simple
computer software programs. Computers replaced by programmable
boards. Boards Networks frame the Future
Designers Internet Services. Designers connect to remote boards and
implement their designs like we download programs from internet!
Challenges & Solutions Cost of EDA design tools
Development of open tools Manufacturing Cost
Programmable platforms implementation Design Protection
GPL Licenses. Anti-Industry
Reduce time and cost Refine of Open designs at low cost Adoption of large users designs
Credibility High Quality and Documentation Time.