Social

Impact Week Program and training

The program aimed to support youth in Jordan in addressing solutions for local challenges through establishing social innovations, enterprises, and businesses. IBTECAR Consulting was the lead implementation partner for the “Impact Week Program Jordan 2019” while collaborating with the German Jordanian University (Jordan), the Help Alliance (Germany), and other partners. The program, implemented in 2019, involved Train the Trainers of coaches on Design Thinking and human-centered design along with training for 100 youth on social innovations with high impact. IBTECAR...

The Civil Society Facility (CSF) South

The EU-funded program aimed to build the capacity of youths in various Southern Mediterranean countries. IBTECAR Consulting designed and implemented the program “Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity Building” targeting Youth leaders affiliated with social enterprises, CSOs, and NGOs. The Capacity Building program, implemented in 2018, involved various training sessions, hands-on coaching, and planning of youth projects aiming at establishing social enterprises and ventures. The program combined face-to-face technical support (workshops) through the delivery of relevant skills and followed by a...

Shoman Foundation Innovation Award Design

The Innovation Award Design program aimed to support and develop innovative and creative start-ups. IBTECAR Consulting conducted an assessment on Innovation and Research Funding in Jordan and various related fundings, and it organized various stakeholder and ecosystem analyses to understand the situation of innovation and entrepreneurship in Jordan. As part of the mission, IBTECAR Consulting has assessed several ongoing research and innovation grants for the Shoman Foundation on their commercialization potential to support the creation of new innovative start-ups. The...

Water & Sanitation Entrepreneurship Program

The program, implemented in 2017, aimed to support the establishment of new ventures focused on solving challenges related to water, sanitation, and environmental issues. IBTECAR Consulting worked in collaboration with CEWAS Middle East through a Swiss project, to develop the program, delivering various trainings on Design Thinking, Business Model Innovation, and market feasibility. Besides, more than 6 months of coaching were organized for various ventures that participated in the program.

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...

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.