Development of a Roadmap to Achieve Excellence in ICT

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							 Development of a Roadmap to
Achieve Excellence in ICT Higher
  Education in the Arab region


Pr. Bouchaib BOUNABAT
National Higher School for Computer Science and Systems analysis (ENSIAS)
Med V – Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
International Expert in ICT Strategies and e-Government
bounabat@ensias.ma



       November 02-06, 2009 – Ifrane, Morocco
           Outline

  • Current situation diagnosis

  • Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

  • Strategic Action Plan

  • Roadmap Implementation



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           Current situation diagnosis

• ICT in Arab countries
• ICT Higher Education: Present status
• International Benchmarking
• Synthesis (SWOT matrix)




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           Current situation diagnosis




            ICT in Arab countries
•    Substantial strides in integrating the new strands of the information society into traditional, social,
     economic, and cultural patterns. 7th annual Global Information Technology Report (2008):
       –    Adaptation of the legal and regulatory frameworks for ICT
       –    Deployment of ICT infrastructure enhancement programs
       –    Improvement of ICT accessibility : Internet, mobile telephone use, etc.
       –    Development of national e-government programs
       –    Successful interregional connectivity initiatives : ArabSat
       –    Creation of a research-promoting environment via clusters and/or technology incubators

•    Major challenges in ICT adoption and usage to be met by Arab states :
       –    Weakness of local ICT competencies  almost all needed equipment is imported
       –    Poor performance of R&D and Innovation (RDI) in ICT intensifying reliance on foreign expertise and the “brain
            drain”
       –    Low speed rate  deficient services
       –    Higher costs of services discouraging both demand and supply
       –    High software piracy rates recorded in the Arab region
       –    Weakness of digital Arabic content
       –    Triple digital divide in Arab states: (1) between the Arab world as a whole and the rest of the world, (2) across Arab
            states, and (3) within Arab states.



              “Enhancing the process of developing human and institutional capabilities in ICT: All aspects
              related to the building of ICT capacity (planning, delivery and partnerships management)
              must be dealt with in a comprehensive manner in order to train a critical mass of ICT
              specialists, set-up a strong policy of RDI and achieve excellence in ICT higher education”
                                      “The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007” - Recommendation
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           Current situation diagnosis




            ICT Higher Education: Present status
•     Developing ICT industry challenge faced by all Arab countries  launching of numerous
      ambitious programs of training on ICT : “10, 000 Engineers by 2010” initiative in Morocco,
      “Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy” program in Jordan, “Tunisian Virtual Schools”
      in Tunisia, “Iraqi Networking Academies Project” in Iraq, “Professional Training Program” in
      Egypt, etc.
•     Major problems to be solved:
       –    Bring up-to-date ICT courses and teaching strategies offered in Arab institutes
       –    Deal with the severe shortage of professors in Computer Science and Computer Engineering
       –     Enhance the aptitudes of human resources involved in ICT training and R&D processes
       –    Develop pertinent and strong RDI activities in ICT fields
       –    Establish a clear policy aimed at building strong and sustainable partnerships between Arab ICT
            Higher Education Institutes (AIHEIs) and both the private business community and the public
            administration
       –    Adopt rigorous and regular assessment as a means to achieve higher quality in higher education


    The offered ICT curricula must be market-oriented, based on strong theoretical foundations, aligned
      on international academic and industrial requirements and standards, and updated in line with
                                   advances in technology and business.


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             Current situation diagnosis




               ICT Higher Education: SWOT Matrix
                                                   Helpful                                                                Harmful
                                              to reach the objective                                                 to achieve the objective

                       Strengths                                                            Weaknesses
                       Launching and setting-up a comprehensive national reform of         Poor performance of RDI in ICT
                       higher education in most Arab countries                              Real difficulties to satisfy the local market needs of graduating students
                       National, regional and international recognition of many Arab       Teaching methods tend to focus on passive rather than proactive
                       ICT higher institutions                                              learning
                       High demand and increasing job opportunities for Arab ICT           Limitation of the available programs in scope and applicability
    Internal           institutions graduates                                               Very few contracts signed between Arab universities and both the
     origin            Noticeable strides towards the relevance of programs aimed at       private business community and the public Administration
  (attributes of the   increasing employability                                             No clear policy to set-up real certification systems of acquired
        system)        Increasing Investment of Arab universities in developing local      professional knowledge in ICT fields
                       and regional RDI                                                     Deficiency of the student/ lecturer ratio
                       Existence of incubating technological start-ups and small
                       business projects
                       Growing openness of the Arab university to its socio-economic
                       environment
                       Development of international collaboration
                       Opportunities                                                        Threats
                       Noticeable improvements in technology-readiness of the Arab         Persistent digital divides within and across Arab states, and between the
                       region                                                               Arab region and the rest of the world
   External            Elaboration and carrying out of strong national ICT Strategies       Weakness of local ICT capabilities confirmed by the fact that nearly all
                       Strong national and regional willingness to boost scientific        equipment is imported
    origin             research                                                             Strong brain drain to which local graduates are exposed
  (attributes of the   launching of pan-Arab foundations for the development of            High software piracy rates recorded in the Arab region
    environment)       world-class knowledge in the Arab region                             Weakness of the Arabic content
                       Setting-up of dedicated techno poles and techno parks of
                       international standards.
                       Successful interregional connectivity initiatives (Arabsat, etc.)




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          Current situation diagnosis


           International Benchmarking of Good
           Practices
• Increase the number of highly-skilled ICT graduates
• Enhance and update ICT curricula continuously
• Ensure a global adequate environment to ICT institutions
• Set up and/or reinforce a quality monitoring system
• Promote R&D activities in ICT fields that are consistent and
  meet industry and development needs
• Reinforce innovation ability of ICT higher education
  institutions
• Build strong collaborative partnerships and networks


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           Outline

  • Current situation diagnosis

  • Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

  • Action Plan

  • Strategic Roadmap Implementation



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           Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

• Vision
• Strategic-Objective-1- Training ICT quality
  graduates
• Strategic-Objective-2- Strengthening the
  openness of AIHE Institutions




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          Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives




           Vision

• The strategic vision of the targeted roadmap consists of
  achieving excellence in ICT higher education in the Arab
  region.

• It mainly aims to use ICT higher education to :
       – reinforce the development of Arab countries in various aspects –
         economic, social, political and cultural, and, thus,
       – develop this region to become knowledge-based and able to benefit from
         innovations and increased competitiveness in the international arena.

• Two Strategic-Objectives :
       – To train ICT quality graduates
       – To strengthen the openness of AIHE Institutions
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          Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives


          Strategic-Objective-1-         Training ICT quality graduates

• Objectives :
       – To deal with the difficulties related to the satisfaction of the local
         market needs of ICT professionals
       – To provide the market with highly qualified graduates who can :
              • develop the Arab region from an ICT consumer to an ICT producer and
                even exporter
              • serve as national leaders for the future in this sensitive and strategic
                domain.

• Two Strategic Levers (SL) :
       – Reviewing and updating ICT curricula
       – Providing AIHEIs with the necessary environment to attain excellence




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              Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives


              Strategic-Objective-1-         Training ICT quality graduates
                 Strategic Lever 1.1 - Reviewing and                 updating ICT curricula

•      Training graduates capable of leading new ICT industry activities :
         –    Application oriented solutions development,
         –    ICT systems implementation, management and support,
         –    ICT selling and consultancy

•      Ensuring Balance between :
         –    Solid mathematical and scientific understanding
         –    Fundamental skills based on traditional computer science such as Programming, Data structures, Data basis, Top-Down
              Program Design, Operating Systems, Hardware Architecture and Electricity
         –    General or vocational specialization skills mainly including : Information Systems, software Engineering, Communication
              Networks, and Processors and Platforms

•      Introducing and/or enhancing of ICT curricula related to the integration of systems and technological
       convergence, namely :
         –    Interoperability, Business Intelligence,
         –    Embedded Systems, Information Security, and
         –    Interdisciplinary modules (e.g. e-Government, e-Business, e-Commerce, e-Education, etc.)

•      Enhancing managerial and behavioural graduates skills, mainly by :
         –    Introducing more specific courses : e.g. business fundamentals, Information projects management, leadership, problem-
              solving skills, capability to innovate, etc.
         –    Including multicultural aspects in AIHEIs curricula.
         –    Giving more importance to international ICT degrees to help students be more culturally sensitive,
         –    Providing double majors or double degrees by combining ICT with commerce, law and other disciplines.


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          Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives


          Strategic-Objective-1-         Training ICT quality graduates
           Strategic Lever 1.2 - Providing AIHEIs with the   necessary environment
                                    to attain excellence

•    Developing the academic skills of the staff in parallel with the rapid evolution of
     ICT

•    Setting-up and/or reinforcing the ICT based reform of the teaching and learning
     methods (specific online directories, e-learning platforms, etc.), as well as the
     prerequisite change management within universities.

•    Setting-up and/or reinforcing the quality monitoring system enabling AIHEIs to
     function with responsibility, accountability and transparency.



      The quality monitoring system can eventually become a real national and/or regional
     ranking system of AIHEIs in order to create and enhance the necessary competitiveness
                                 for any excellence willingness.




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          Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

                      Strengthening the openness of
          Strategic-Objective-2-

          AIHE Institutions

• Objective : To enable AIHEIs
       – To be opened up to get engaged effectively and actively in their socio-
         economic environment, and to meet community-identified needs,
         problems and issues,
       – to generate and apply knowledge which promotes economic,
         environmental and social prosperity,
       – to provide leadership and highly skilled graduates for the development
         of both ICT in business and ICT industries.
• Two strategic levers (SL):
       – Promoting ICT RDI Activities
       – Building collaborative partnerships and strong networks



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           Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

                       Strengthening the openness of
           Strategic-Objective-2-

           AIHE Institutions
            Strategic Lever 2.1 - Promoting ICT           RDI Activities
•    Encourage talented people with productive skills to pursue both fundamental and action
     research, in collaboration with laboratories, universities, industries and professionals

•    Make Arab ICT R&D activities flexible and responsive to the real needs of the economic and
     social environment in terms of co-operative projects and programs

•    Reinforce the innovation ability of Arab ICT higher education in order to help local firms to
     produce high-quality products at low costs, and to deal with the increasingly individualized
     customer’s demands

•    Improving ICT RDI domains Selection Process :
       –    Adaptation of international recognised and trustworthy classification of ICT research fields : e.g.
            CISTRANA- the European initiative for the Coordination of IST Research and National Activities
       –    Interdisciplinary domains : e-government, e-commerce, e-education, e-health + cyber-security
       –    Special domain : Arabic content development
       –    Domains with potentially revolutionary importance for science and economy: such as Biotechnology
            and Nanotechnology.




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           Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

                       Strengthening the openness of
           Strategic-Objective-2-

           AIHE Institutions
            Strategic Lever 2.2 - Building of        collaborative partnerships and strong
                                    networks

•     Maintaining a narrow, cross-sectoral and bi-directional collaboration between Industry and
      AIHEIs, especially their R&D Centres.

•     To launch joint industry academia research projects targeting :
       –    The creation of a useful and innovative knowledge base
       –    The forecasting of the necessary actions to deal with the future needs and requirements of industry
       –    The emergence of technological clusters
       –    The setting-up of real certification traditions of ICT acquired professional knowledge.

•     Creating partnerships and networks able :
       –    To avoid duplication of R&D efforts and to make a better use of financial, infrastructural and human
            resources
       –     To build an Arab critical mass of researchers and expertise in ICT fields,
       –    To allow Arab institutions to emerge at the international level and
       –    To make the Arab region become respectable interlocutor, especially vis-à-vis global ICT
            corporations.




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           Outline

  • Current situation diagnosis

  • Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

  • Action Plan

  • Strategic Roadmap Implementation



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           Action Plan

  • Roadmap Collaborating stakeholders
  • Strategic Action (SA):
         – Building-up of a national e-skills framework and an ICT needs data
           collaborative platform
         – Strengthening AIHEIs internal capacities
         – Launching relevant programs for the enhancement of AIHEIs Academic
           cooperation
         – Creation of an Arab-wide e-skills qualifications framework
         – Development of a pan-Arab collaborative ICT skills e-learning platform
         – Structuring and reinforcement of AIHEIs RDI units
         – Promotion of innovation within AIHEIs’ research structures
         – Reinforcement of regional and international ICT RDI cooperation



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            Action Plan




           Roadmap Collaborating stakeholders

  •     Major challenges to be met by AIHEIIs :
         – To make the various stakeholders work together by appropriating planned
           actions following their prerogative and expertise.

           Stakeholder                                          Contribution
       ICT Education and           • Training world-class ICT graduates and researchers
       R&D communities             • Making Arab ICT innovations reach local and international markets
                                     4.5% (Japan 2%)
       ICT industry actors         • fostering e-skills of the Arab region’s ICT workforce.
                                   • providing leadership, and ICT expertise to back up projects and
                                     programs promoting ICT training, R&D and the innovation
       ICT policy makers           • Shaping the proposed strategic actions in the national context
                                   • Ensuring an adequate global environment (legal, funding, governance,
                                     coordination, etc.) to the targeted roadmap
                                   • assessing the outcomes of the planned strategic actions and their real
                                     impact




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            Action Plan

           SA-1- Building-up of a national e-skills framework and
                an ICT needs data collaborative platform

  • Purpose:
         – To elaborate and apply a common and seamless national e-skill framework
           taking into account newly-introduced technologies, employees’ skills
           requirements and development actors’ perspectives


                 Expected Outcome                            International similar initiative
       National e-skills Framework                 • UK’ SFIA - Skills Framework for the
                                                     Information Age
                                                   • “Light” version for countries with a lack of
                                                     adequate vocational training

       ICT needs data collaborative                • The European e-Skills Forum project
       platform




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            Action Plan




           SA-2- Strengthening AIHEIs internal capacities

  • Purpose:
         – To launch and achieve pertinent projects enhancing AIHEIs internal
           capacities



                    Expected Outcome                   International similar initiative
           Training programs for ICT
           academic staff
           ICT curricula certification             the Council of European Professional
           programs                                Informatics Societies (CEPIS) :
                                                   Comprehensive list of existing in today's
                                                   training and certification market




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            Action Plan


           SA-3- Launching relevant programs for the
                enhancement of AIHEIs Academic cooperation

  • Main purpose :
         – to launch a pan-Arab program “ TAIMAR ‫( ” ثمار‬Trans-Academic ICT-staff
           Mobility in the Arab Region), supporting and funding ICT higher
           education joint Arab projects.
                    Expected Outcome                     International similar initiative


     • Multilateral partnerships between            • The European program TEMPUS (Trans-
       AIHEIs and their partners                      European Mobility Program for
                                                      University Studies)
     • Introduction of new diplomas and
       Double degrees
     • Mobility activities for AIHEIs p rofessors
       and researchers




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            Action Plan


           SA-4- Creation of an Arab-wide e-skills qualifications
                framework

  • Main purpose :
         – To set up an Arab-wide framework (JISR – “‫ ) ”جسر‬facilitating the mutual
           recognition and transferability of ICT qualifications among AIHEIs and
           partner institutions

                      Expected Outcome                 International similar initiative


        Arab-wide e-skills qualifications          • The European e-Skills Forum project
        framework - JISR – “‫( ” جسر‬Joint ICT
        Skills Recognition)




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            Action Plan


           SA-5- Development of a pan-Arab collaborative ICT
                skills e-learning platform

  • Main purpose :
         – To build a strong Arab network for ICT learning, first step towards the
           setting-up of an Arab inter-university postgraduate programs on ICT


            Expected Outcome                                         Requirements
    Creation of an innovative world-               • Development of detailed ICT curricula based on a
    class Arab ICT skills e-learning                 common e-skills framework (planned in Strategic
    platform                                         Action 1)
                                                   • Development of local AIHEIs’ e-learning platforms
                                                     (planned in Strategic Action 3)
                                                   • solution of various technical and semantic
                                                     interoperability problems




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            Action Plan

           SA-6- Structuring and reinforcement of AIHEIs RDI
                units

  • Main purpose :
         – To structure and reinforce RDI activities as a first inevitable step towards
           the building up of real Excellence Centres in AIHEIs
    Expected Outcome                                                 Goals
    ICT RDI Centre            • to deal with all ethical ICT RDI aspects, namely those related to the protection
    Excellence charter          of intellectual property rights
    ICT infrastructure        • to be able to carry out RDI projects including high performance computing,
    for ICT RDI Centres         broadband communication networks, digital libraries and large scale
                                information repositories
    Online ICT RDI            • To support cooperative RDI projects, and especially shape and enhance
    information sharing         industry AIHEIs joint ICT RDI projects in an e-collaborative way
    system
                              • To ensure the availability of the full text of ICT doctoral dissertations, master
                                theses and relevant research papers
    ICT RDI monitoring        • To set up benchmarks in the institution as indicators of the quality and
    and evaluation              achievements of all the planned RDI projects, and as a basis of its rating and
    system
                                ranking




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            Action Plan


           SA-7- Promotion of innovation within AIHEIs’ research
                structures
  • Main purpose :
         – To clearly define the innovation process, ensure its quality, and prepare the
           adequate environment so that it can succeed
                     Expected Outcome                                  Recommendations
       Launching of joint industry academia research   • Setting-up of specific incubators
       projects
       Web-enabled collaborative platform for          • Maintained and shared by each AIHEI and local
       managing the Innovation                           ICT industry stakeholders.
       Launching a technological park                  • Encouraging high-value-added technological and
                                                         creative activities
                                                       • Attracting foreign investors thanks to a high
                                                         international profile.
       Setting-up of permanent local innovation task   • Making involved representatives from AIHEIs’
       forces                                            Excellence Centres, ICT industry and public
                                                         sectors
                                                       • Using of all the mentioned tools (i.e. national e-
                                                         skills framework, national ICT labour market
                                                         data repository, Excellence Centre active
                                                         directories)


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            Action Plan


           SA-8- Reinforcement of regional and international ICT
                RDI cooperation

     • Main purpose :
            – To promote inter-institutional RDI cooperation projects involving only
              AIHEIs and/or including AIHEIs and their international partners.

                          Expected Outcome               International similar initiative
          Elaboration and Application of IRFAN -   • EUROINDIA :Euro-India ICT Cooperation
          “ ‫( ”عرفان‬ICT Research Framework           Initiative
          program for Arab Nations)                • “PRO INNO Europe” European Initiative
          Pan-Arab web-based collaborative         • European technology platforms
          platform for ICT RDI sharing and           initiatives
          dissemination




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           Outline

  • Current situation diagnosis

  • Roadmap Vision and Strategic Objectives

  • Action Plan

  • Strategic Roadmap Implementation


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           Strategic Roadmap Implementation




           Regional profile of ICT capacity building

    •    Objectives :
           –    To customise the planned strategic actions following national needs and priorities
           –    To make Arab states collaborate efficiently for the benefit of a regional integration

    •    Approach : ESCWA’ maturity levels concept grouping Arab countries into homogenous
         cluster:
           –    Maturity Level 1: It underlines the lack of adequate vocational training and insufficient
                university level involvement in terms of curricula and outputs. This level also indicates the
                absence of RDI in ICT.
           –    Maturity Level 2: Vocational training is available, and universities have established some form of
                ICT oriented curricula and its related output. RDI in ICT is still in the early stages.
           –    Maturity Level 3: It denotes consistent vocational training output in terms of quantity and
                quality which suits the job market. This level also signals increased output from universities in
                both outcomes and curricula.

    •    Due to the lack of updated information and relevant indicators on ICT capacity
         building in Arab countries, the nominative classification of these countries may
         seem subjective.




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                     Strategic Roadmap Implementation




                    Strategic Roadmap projects
 Strategic                                          Projects                                           National Implementation bodies members         ML 1   ML 2   ML 3
action (SA)
   SA-1           Development of a National e-skills framework                                                                                        MT     ST     ST
                                                                                                      AIHEIs, ICT Industry, Ministry of Education,
                  Building of Web-based platform specific to the needs of ICT labour market          ICT Governmental authorities or agencies         LT     MT     ST
                  Setting-up of a National ICT Skills e-Forum                                                                                         LT     MT     ST
   SA-1           Carrying out of training programs for ICT academic staff                           AIHEIs                                           ST     ST     ST
                  Setting-up of an ICT curricula certification System                                AIHEIs, ICT Industry                             MT     ST     ST
                  Building of ICT skills e-learning platforms/ Students                              AIHEIs                                           MT     ST     ST
                  Building of an ICT knowledge platform / AIHEIs professors                          AIHEIs                                           LT     MT     ST
                  Setting-up of National ICT e-learning academies                                    AIHEIs, Ministry of Education                    LT     LT     MT
                  Development of a Gateway linking to other regional and international virtual       AIHEIs, ICT Industry, Ministry of Education,     LT     LT     MT
                  universities                                                                        ICT Governmental authorities or agencies
                  Implementation of an accountability system and particularly of an ICT              AIHEIs, Ministry of Education                    MT     ST      ST
                  curricula monitoring and evaluation system
   SA-1           Implementation of Multilateral partnerships between AIHEIs and their               AIHEIs,                                          ST     ST      ST
                  partners
                  Introduction of new diplomas and double degrees                                    AIHEIs, Ministry of Education                    LT     MT      ST
                  Launching of Mobility activities for AIHEIs professors and researchers             National level : AIHEIs                          ST     ST      ST
                                                                                                      Regional level : Arab Coordination Commission
   SA-1        Development of an Arab-wide ICT qualifications framework - JISR – “               ”   Arab Coordination Commission                     MT     MT      ST
                (Joint ICT Skills Recognition)
   SA-1        Building of an Arab ICT skills e-learning platform                                                                                     LT     LT     MT
                                                                                                      Arab Coordination Commission
               Development of Arab inter-university postgraduate programs on ICT                                                                      LT     LT     LT
   SA-1        Elaboration and implementation of RDI Excellence Centre charter                       AIHEIs,                                          LT     MT     ST
               Providing ICT infrastructure for AIHIEs’ RDI Structures                               AIHEIs, Ministry of Education                    ST     ST     ST
               Setting-up an of an online ICT RDI information sharing system                         AIHEIs                                           MT     ST     ST
               Settinn-up of an ICT RDI monitoring and evaluation system                             AIHEIs, Ministry of Education                    MT     ST     ST
   SA-1        Launching of joint industry academia research projects                                AIHEIs, ICT Industry, Ministry of Education      MT     ST     ST
               Building Web-enabled collaborative platform for managing the Innovation               AIHEIs                                           LT     ST     ST
               Launching technological park                                                          AIHEIs, ICT Industry, Ministry of Education,     LT     MT     ST
                                                                                                      ICT Governmental authorities or agencies
               Setting-up of permanent local innovation task forces                                  AIHEIs, ICT Industry, Ministry of Education,     LT     MT      ST
                                                                                                      ICT Governmental authorities or agencies
   SA-1      Carrying out of joint ICT RDI inter-Arab and international projects                                                                      ST     ST      ST
             Building of Pan-Arab web-based collaborative platform for ICT RDI sharing                                                                LT     MT      ST
              and dissemination                                                                       Arab Coordination Commission
             Setting-up a Regional ICT watch system                                                                                                   LT     MT
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             Launching of an Arab Technology Platforms initiative                                                                                     LT     ST     LT
           Strategic Roadmap Implementation




           Roadmap Governance bodies

•     Two Roadmap governance levels :
       – Senior-level decision making: Developing, adopting, articulating, and communicating the
            decisions by which strategic actions and their related projects are conducted
       – Implementation: Ensuring that the decisions are implemented effectively

•     Recommendations :
       – Creation in each Arab country of a Centralized Steering Committee (CSC) :
              • Dedicated to the fulfilment of the roadmap strategic actions
              • Integrated into a broad concept of educational reform
              • Key Success factors : political support at a high political level, independence from stakeholders
                and transparency
       – Creation of a Regional Coordination Commission (RCC) : essential for
              • The harmonization of the works of national roadmap governing bodies,
              • The achievement of the pan-Arab planned project (e.g. Development of “ JISR – ‫ - ” جسر‬Joint ICT
                Skills Recognition, “ TAIMAR ‫- ” ثمار‬Trans-Academic ICT-staff Mobility in the Arab Region, IRFAN
                - “ ‫ ”عرفان‬ICT Research Framework program for Arab Nations, Building of Pan-Arab web-based
                collaborative platform for ICT RDI sharing and dissemination, etc.).

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           Strategic Roadmap Implementation




           Roadmap evaluation and assessing

• Objective :
       – To ensure the availability of reliable and consistent information related to the
            evaluation of the real impact of the undertaken projects on the excellence
            achievement process in AIHEIs.

• Recommendations :
       – To take into account the value of both qualitative and quantitative information .
       – To distinguish between :
               • Indicators gauging implementation activities : e-skills frameworks elaboration,
                  developing specific web-based platforms development, AIHEIs ICT infrastructure,
                  professors training, etc. and
               • Indicators measuring the economic, environmental, and social effects or outcomes
                  of implementation.


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               Wisdom is knowing what to do next…
               Skill is knowing how to do it, and…
               Virtue is doing it!
               David Starr Jordan




                                                   ...‫وشكرا‬
                                                                         Pr. Bouchaib BOUNABAT
                                                                         bounabat@ensias.ma



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