Final Meeting: Tunis 28-29 June 2007
ESTIME Final Meeting
28, 29 and 30 June 2007
Hammamet, Tunisia
Wednesday, 27th June 2007: Arrival of participants
Thursday 28th June 2007
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and registration of participants
9:30 – 9:50 Opening
Welcome words,
Hatem Mhenni, ONST
9:50 – 10:10 Opening words
Lazhar Bououni, Research Ministre of Tunisia
10:10- 10:30 Research Co-operations in the Mediterranean countries
Maria Luisa Temborra, DG Research, European Union
10:30 – 11:00 The ESTIME project: experience, results and prospect
Rigas Arvanitis (IRD), Coordinator, ESTIME
11:15 – 11:45 Bibliometrics and research systems
Research systems in ESTIME countries : A global view
Roland Waast and Jacques Gaillard (IRD)
11:45 - 12:15 National research production: bibliometric indicators
Françoise Laville (OST)
12:15 - 12:45 The research production of institutions and disciplines in ESTIME countries
Pier Luigi Rossi and Roland Waast (IRD)
12:45 - 13:10 Questions and debate
13:10 – 14:30 Lunch
National Research Systems : National surveys
15:00 – 15:30 Institutional framework of research
After ESTIME: Results from ASBIMED, MED7 and the MIRA project
Rafael Rodriguez, CSIC and coordinator of MIRA proposal
15:30 – 16:00 The research system in Jordan
Waleed Al Turk, HCST
16:15 – 16:45 The research system in Morocco,
Zayer El Majid, MESRSTFC
16:45 – 17:15 The research system in Algeria,
Abdelmalekh Othmani-Marabout, MESRS
17:15 – 17: 45 The research system in Lebanon by
Hassan Charif, CNRSL
17:45 – 18: 15 The research system in Tunisia,
Hatem M’henni , ONST
Friday 29 June 2007
Innovation and uses of research
9:30 – 10:00 Innovation surveys in enterprises in Morocco
Jamal Assad
10:00 – 10:30 Innovation surveys in enterprises in Tunisia
Najeh Ben Salah
10:30 – 11:00 Qualitative survey on Entreprises, R&D and innovation (Morocco)
Kamal Mellakh, Univ. Hassan II, Morocco
11:15 – 11:45 Innovation policies and uses of research in ESTIME countries
Rigas Arvanitis , IRD
11:45 – 12:15 Questions and debate on innovation and uses of research
12:15 – 14: 30 Lunch
Social sciences in the Mediterranean countries
14:30- 15:00 Funding sources and NGOs
Sari Hanafi, AUB, Lebanon
15:00 – 15:30 Social sciences in Algeria,
Mohamed Benguerna & Assia Guedjali, CREAD
15:30 – 16:00 Questions and debates
16:15- 16:45 Social sciences in Morocco,
Jillali Adnani, Univ. Hassan II, Morocco
16:45 – 17:15 Social sciences in the Mediterranean countries
Roland Waast, IRD
17:15 – 17:45 Questions and debates
Saturday 30 June 2007
General issues on research in the Mediterranean countries
10:00 – 10:30 Lessons from the experience of the ESTIME project and comparison to similar evaluation experiences.
Roland Waast, IRD
10:30 – 10:45 Questions and debate
After the ESTIME project
10:45 – 11:00 Final session A network of research on science in Mediterranean countries
The building of a network of science and technology observatories
11:00 – 11:30 Debates and exchange between participants.
Preparation of publications, dissemination, website, etc.
11:30 – 11:45 Final words
Ridha Ben Mosbah, secretary of State, Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology in Tunisia
