NEXT SOCIETY Advocacy Panel for Innovation, October 26th, Amman (Jordan)

Theme : NEXT SOCIETY Advocacy Panel for Innovation, October 26th, Amman (Jordan)

Place : Amman, Jordanie

Date : On 26 october 2017

The Next Society, where FEMISE is a partner, is pleased to invite you to become a member of the National Advocacy Panel for an Innovation Policy Agenda in Jordan and to take part in its first meeting that will be held in Amman on Thursday 26 October 2017. 

This high level meeting is organised by Royal Scientific Society with the support of ANIMA Investment Network and with participation of FEMISE in the frame of THE NEXT SOCIETY, with selected national and international innovation stakeholders.

Acting as a Task Force at national level, the goal of THE NEXT SOCIETY Advocacy Panel is to oversee innovation roadmap formulation, its implementation, evaluation and update, with the objective of:

Strengthening the national Innovation system,
Fostering coordination among actors involved,
Improving concrete instruments of the innovation policy.

The first meeting of this Advocacy Panel will include presentations, from FEMISE and other experts, of ranking analysis and enterprise surveys as well as international best practices on innovation and competitiveness.

The priority policy measures to support innovation and competitiveness decided by the Advocacy Panel members, will be implemented thanks to technical assistance missions conducted by international experts.

To reach its goals, and guarantee a sustainable and inclusive approach, the Advocacy Panel will be composed of EU and Jordanian private sector representatives and investors, innovation stakeholders, relevant Ministries and their agencies, the Delegation of the European Union to Jordan as well as academic experts including FEMISE. Special attention to the private sector will be given to ensure they are involved in the national innovation agenda.

The Royal Scientific Society, FEMISE, Kedge Business School, Bpifrance, MENA Business Angels Network, Scientific Research Support Fund, Jordan University, the Higher Council of Science and Technology,  Endeavour Jordan, Jordan University of Science and Technology, OASIS 500, etc.

To participate in this meeting, please contact:
Dr. Mohammed Aljafari, Royal Scientific Society
m.aljafari@ipark.jo
Tel. (962 6) 5341381
Mathias Fillon, ANIMA Investment Network
mathias.fillon@anima.coop

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