Science and Technology Development Fund www.stdf.org.eg

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Science and Technology Development
Fundwww.stdf.org.eg
Abeer Shakweer, Ph.D., Planning Monitoring
Working Group Manager June 12th, 2008
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Table of Contents

• STDF Vision and Mission
• Objectives
• Challenges
• STDF Action Plan
• Organizational Structure
• Workflow
• Statistics

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STDF Vision and Mission

• Vision

An efficient leading funding agency in the area
of Science and Technology, with a remarkable
impact on the country's economic competitiveness
and innovation power
Mission
To improve Egypts technological capacity,
strengthen its innovation power, and ensure the
application of scientific endeavor for the
benefits of the people of Egypt
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STDF Objectives

• Funding scientific research and technology
  development in Egypt
• Providing an oversight on the complete cycle of
  innovation
• Continuously assessing ST in Egypt
• Disseminating information on ST in Egypt and
• Developing and strengthening innovative capacity.

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Challenges

• Absence of a National Strategy for ST
• Mega Projects in priority areas
• Capacity Building with focus on priority areas

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Challenges

• Human Resources

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Challenges

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

National Science Foundation, 2008, Science and
Engineering Indicators 2008
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Challenges

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

Chart of Papers in Biotechnology in Developing
Countries
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Challenges

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

Chart of Patents in Biotechnology in Developing
Countries
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Challenges

• Cycle of Innovation

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STDF Action Plan

• Landscape for the ST community
• Capacity Building
• Brain Gain
• Complete cycle of Innovation

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STDF Action Plan
Research Grants
Young Researcher
Basic Applied
Reintegration

• Young Researchers
• working in Egypt
• 3 Years
• L.E 500,000

• Young Researchers holding
• a Ph.D. from a reputable Uni.
• 3 Years
• L.E 750,000

• Any researcher/ group
• of researchers
• 2 Years
• L.E 1,000,000

• Brain Gain
• Strengthening RD
• community

• Landscape for RD community
• Capacity building
• Prevent brain drain

• Landscape for RD
• community
• Capacity building

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STDF Action Plan
Innovation Support Programs
Venture Capitals
Investment Banks
Emerging Companies

• Planning to establish
• 3 Venture Capitals
• L.E 150M/ VC
• Belton and EFG-Hermes

• Similar to SBIR
• L.E 5M
• Directed towards
• product development

• International Arab African
• Bank
• Commercial International
• Bank

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STDF Activities

• Media Campaign

27.03.2008
09.04.2008
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STDF Activities

• Results of the Media Campaign

Ad.1
Ad.2
Ad.3
Email Campaign
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Organizational Structure
Technical Assistance (Information Technology)
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Workflow Selection of Proposals
Announcement of results
Projects ranking and Recommendations
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Received Proposals According to Grant Type
First Call for Proposals 06.04.2008
Eligible Proposals Received Proposals Date
274 360 11.05.2008
In progress 28.05.2008
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National Trends Eligible Proposals per Field of
Science
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RD Investment Pattern
Total Required Budget L.E 188,000,000
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Percentage Distribution of Research Proposals
per Institute
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Distribution of Research Proposals per Institute
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Distribution of Research Proposals per Institute
Less than 8 proposals per institute
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BA Grants Eligible proposals per Field of
Science
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YR Grants Eligible proposals per Field of
Science
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Reintegration Grants Eligible Proposals
Required Budget
619,500
750,000
Total Required Budget L.E 1,400,000
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