Portfolio

National Policy & Strategy STI of Jordan

It aimed at reviewing and assessing the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies and Strategies in Jordan for the project period of 2013-2017. IBTECAR Consulting supported the Higher Council for Science and Technology of Jordan to review the national STI policies for the UNESCO Project. The project developed the strategy review and assessment framework based on international best practices, using the framework for reviewing the National Science, Technology, and Innovation strategy, and stakeholder assessment, and facilitating the focus groups’ feedback...

Innovation and Creativity stimulation in health organizations

This project, implemented in 2013, discussed how employees’ creativity can be stimulated through policies, methods, and processes at “the 3rd Symposium with the theme “Professional Training in Developing Human Capital”. It was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and organized by the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

Development of the national ICT strategy of Jordan

The EU project, implemented in 2012, aimed to support the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the national strategy including a master action plan, KPIs, and implementation budget and timeline. The strategy was based on stakeholder assessment (such as Intaj and TRC) as well as assessment of the market, regulations, and research.

Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF)

Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF) aimed to promote the development of applied science and engineering ideas in Jordan and the Middle East. It is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded and seed-financed by Dr. Samih Darwazah, founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals. ASRF is the first private sector-initiated research funding institution in Jordan as a non-profit company ASRF. ASRF funds applied research and innovations that have market potential and the return on investment will be through the commercialization of intellectual property.

Bedaya startup growth project

Bedaya Program, implemented in 2011 in Palestine, is one of the Palestinian Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) projects which was conducted for USAID and CISCO. The Program focused on global resources, mentors, and market makers: to assist high-potential Palestinian ICT ventures and to accelerate growth and new market outcomes. It leveraged the services and investment of the incubator and the support to the start-ups to go to the international market.

SRTD1

Support to Research and Technological Development (SRTD) is an EU project conducted through ENPI. It was implemented in 2009 - 2010 and aimed to support innovation initiatives and strategies in Jordan. The program focused on supporting the development of a national Technology Transfer Program, supporting the establishment of 11 Jordanian Technology Transfer Offices, and conducting a value and impact assessment of over 30 funded research. It also supports the assessment of Industry Research Link and the development of a Quality...

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Social Innovation – Ministry of Social Development

IBTECAR has been granted a consultation assignment with the ‘social innovation and research Challenge Fund’. The project aims to foster the implementation towards social innovation. IBTECAR will be responsible in developing and implementing pilot activities. For that it conducted various research of stakeholders and held several meetings with social cohesion working groups. The meetings included brainstorming about the social innovation challenges that facing youth and creative people in the area, and accordingly, IBTECAR developed a proposal and recommendations to hold...

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SESO Capacity Building Project

IBTECAR is working as consulting & training provider for preparing, conducting the online training, for Social Enterprise support organizations specially in social business entrepreneurship fields. Desk research and interviews were conducted to identify the needed skills for the organizations followed by clustering the training needs and matched with the modules. Accordingly, IBTECAR submitted recommendations and proposals to hold a capacity building program that covers the SESOs needs and increasing their effectiveness, developing in their business, and help them to support...

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Jordan Industry 4.0 & Digitalization Innovation Centre (InJo4.0)

IBTECAR is key partner in EU funded project to setup and run Industry 4.0 & Digitalization centre of excellence to support the SMEs. IBTECAR has developed the centre structure including management, financial & operational plan as well as some grants to the SMEs. On the other hand, IBTECAR is the lead partners in the capacity building activities in the industry 4.0 and digitalization targeting SMEs, and youth. The work is based on studying the needs of the ICT/ITO/BPO sector through...

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Support to Social Entrepreneurship Structures Project

IBTECAR worked as a researcher for social entrepreneurship ecosystem, to identify support structures for social entrepreneurship and extend their services. IBTECAR conducted various interviews and desk research to identify the skills and capacity building needs of the organizations to enable them support refugees and migrants in Jordan. During the work on this project, IBTECAR identified activities to be conducted based on data analysis for the results of the research that they conducted, which helped further in defining the role, concept...