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http://dx.doi.org/10.7165/wtr2013.2.2.96

Egypt's Science and Technology Parks Outlook : A Focus on SRTACity (City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications)

Abdel-Fattah, Yasser R. (Supreme Council for Research Centers and Institutes, Ministry of Scientific Research, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City))
Kashyout, Abdel-Hady B. (Supreme Council for Research Centers and Institutes, Ministry of Scientific Research, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City))
Sheta, Walaa M. (Supreme Council for Research Centers and Institutes, Ministry of Scientific Research, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA-City))

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World Technopolis Review / v.2, no.2, 2013 , pp. 96-108 More about this Journal

Abstract

Egypt has been known as the light house of science and innovation not only in the Middle East but to the world across ages. Recently, there have been many ups and downs that positioned Egypt in a lower rank that it actually deserves according to its long history. This review entitles the current condition of science, technology and innovation in Egypt and the consequent setting up of best practices of science and technology parks (STPs) experiences. Egypt's science, technology and innovation (STI) system is highly centralized and dominated by the public sector, with R&D happening mostly in state-run universities and research centers supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Scientific Research. R&D indicators state that Egypt ranking is 40th worldwide for the published articles (around 10,000 papers in 2011), while the numbers of issued patents (350 local and 50 international in 2011) is still far beyond expected. STPs in Egypt are addressed in this review by three examples; smart village in Cairo, Investment zone in Borg El-Arab City and Technology Valley in Ismailia. The three models are discussed in details and a suggested road map for developing more STPs is estimated.

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