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Annual Report
3-14 International Arab Conference on the Role of the Private
Sector in Technological Development and Future Industries
Under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, and
in response to an invitation by the Arab Industrial Development and
Mining Organization (AIDMO), the General Secretariat took part in
the “ International Arab Conference on the Role of the Private Sector
in Technological Development and Future Industries” which was held
in Rabat, 6-8 June 2012. The participants in this conference include
senior officials from government ministries, public and private technical
agencies and institutions, chambers of commerce, industrial associations
and related organizations such as universities, institutes and scientific
and technological research centers.
The conference objectives is to bring out the mechanisms of setting up
a technology partnership and cooperation between the public and private
sectors in the Arab, national and international levels. The conference
also focused on the most important weaknesses and obstacles aspects
in this field and how to address them, encouraging the complimentarily
relations between the private sector institutions and the Arab research
and development entities proceeding from the successful experience
at the Arab and International levels, and promoting the Arab private
sector orientation toward industries of the future based on the applicable
research to raise their competitiveness and integration in the new global
economy.
The conference topics consist the challenges and risks facing the
private sector and activate its role in the technological development, as
well as funding sources and their role in the development of innovative
industries and prospect to enhance job creation.
The conference comprised six sessions presented and discussed 20
working papers included the following main topics:
Enhancing the role of the private sector in achieving Arab industrial
development according to geo-economics perspective.
Overcoming obstacles that limit the progress effectively with the
