On Monday, May 3rd, 2024, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, with the minister of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro-enterprises, Mr. Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid, chaired the closing ceremony of the research, development, and innovation products fair, hosted by the Faculty of Information Sciences and Communication, and organized by the General Direction of Scientific Research and Technological Development under the theme “scientific research at the service of development.”
During his speech, the minister highlighted the importance of research and innovation in the field of development and the encouragement of entrepreneurship spirit among university graduates. He stressed the importance of supporting them in creating their projects to make them “an added value” to national economy.
“The Algerian university and the scientific research centres, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro Enterprises, has made great progress in revitalising and developing entrepreneurship in the university environment”, he said, noting that “these efforts permitted the establishment of 109 project incubators in universities and research centres of entrepreneurship development.”
For his part, the minister of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro Enterprises stated that “the Algerian university has become more open on the world with the adoption of the English language, and the provision of better services owing to digitization, promotion, and encouragement of the spirit of entrepreneurship among students.”
In the end, the winners of each category and speciality of scientific research and innovation were honoured in the presence of the minister of Post and Telecommunications, Mr. Karim Bibi Triki.