The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. KAMEL BADDARI, inspected on December 6, 2023, the Research Center for Energy Semiconductor Technology located in EL HARRACH (Algiers). During his visit, the Minister high lighted the necessity of matching scientific research with the challenges of economic development and the needs of Algerian society. Hereof, the Minister stressed that the year 2024 must be one of achieving “scientific excellence, industrial priority, and matching the needs of Algerian society.” He pointed out that in order to forge this strategy, it was agreed with researchers to create economic institutions inside the Center that will be in charge of transforming research projects and prototypes into industrial products, mainly those directly related to the needs of Algerian citizens.
In the same context, he added that the funding that the Center will receive next year will make it an “added value,” for the creation of economic institutions will generate jobs and contribute to the economic recovery through the manufacturing and marketing of products.
During his visit, many projects, supervised by the Center’s researchers, were presented, including products in the form of research prototypes in the field of energy, sustainable development, and water security.