ITAC - ITIDA

ITACInformation Technology Academia Collaboration

Amr Safwat, PhDITAC manager

July 2018

ITAC Structure within ITIDA (Who we are)

ITIDA CEO

VP Innovation

ITAC TIEC SECC EME

VP Industrial Development

Several Departments

Other Departments

ITAC Mission (Why)

To bring value to Egyptian ICT Industry by fostering collaboration between industry and academia aiming at developing R&D based

innovative products and services that put

Egyptian ICT companies in a leading position in the ICT market, both locally and internationally.

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ITACInformation Technology Academia

Collaboration

ITAC عاون امج دعم الن

رت ت

ركات الش ن ن ت

ة ن جن الن

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ITAC Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Policy

Finance

Culture

Supports

Human Capital

Market

© Daniel Isenberg

ITAC Programs and services

Finance• Collaborative

funded projects

ITAC

Policy

Finance

Culture

Supports

HumanCapital

Market

Culture• Tech Days

• Write IT

• Success stories

• Newsletters

Human Capital• Summer internships

• Graduation projects support

ITAC Beneficiaries

Companies• Startup

• Small

• Medium

Research Institutes

• Research Institutes

• Public Universities

• Private Universities

ITAC NASA Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 9- Actual System “Flight Proven” Through Successful Mission Operations

8- Actual System Completed and “Flight Qualified” Through Test and Demonstration (Ground or Flight)

7- System Prototype Demonstrated in Space Environment

6- System/Subsystem Validation Model or Prototype Demonstrated in Relevant Environment

5- Component and/or Breadboard Demonstration in Relevant Environment

4- Component and/or Breadboard Validation in Laboratory Environment

3- Analytical and Experimental Critical Function and/or Characteristic Proof-of-Concept

2- Technology Concept and/or Application Formulated

1-Basic Principles Observed and Reported

TRL 7

TRL 2

ITAC

TRL 9

TRL 8

TRL 7

TRL 6

TRL 5

TRL 4

TRL 3

TRL 2

TRL 1

Our Areas

Wireless and Cyber Security

Technology-TrendStrategic

Mobile Applications & Computing

Data Analytics and Big Data

Internet of Things

Gamification

Cognitive Computing

ICT for Disabled

ICT for Transportation

ICT for Education

Electronics & Embedded

Systems

ICT for Homeland

Security

Cloud Computing

ICT for Health

ICT for Energy

Smart Machines

ICT for Agriculture

ITAC Programs and services

Finance• Collaborative

funded projects

ITAC

Policy

Finance

Culture

Supports

HumanCapital

Market

Culture• Tech Days

• Write IT

• Success stories

• Newsletters

Human Capital• Summer internships

• Graduation projects support

Our ProgramsIdea

Proof-of-concept

Prototype

Product

Collaborative Funded Projects (CFPs)

SuccessIndicators

Preliminary Research Project (PRP)

EGP 250K Advanced Research Project (ARP)

EGP 1.5M

Product Development Project (PDP)

EGP 2.5M

Commercial

Technology

Job Creation

Our Programs

Proof-of-concept

Prototype

Product

Egyptian-Spanish IT Innovation Program ESITIP (CFPs)

SuccessIndicators

Advanced Research Project (ARP)

EGP 1.5M Product Development Project (PDP)

EGP 2.5M

Commercial

Technology

Job Creation

Our Programs

IC FabricationSupport (ICFS)

IdeaProof-of-concept

Prototype

Product

Preliminary Research Project (PRP)

EGP 100K Advanced Research Project (ARP)

EGP 250K

Product Development Project (PDP)

EGP 250K

SuccessIndicators

Commercial

Technology

Job Creation

Our Programs

Prototype

Patent Filing Support(PFS)

Patent Filing FundUSD 10K

Proof-of-concept

Drafting

Search

Examination

Prosecution

Maintenance

Filing Date

Publication Date

Grant Date

Project Evaluation Time Line (5-6 months)

• Start of Submission

4 Weeks

• 2-3 Independent reviewers/proposal

2-6 Weeks• Presentation

of shortlisted proposals in front of SC.

6-8 Weeks

• Contracts preparation and signing

3-4 Weeks

Project Execution

Contract Signing

MS Check Release

MS Technical Activities

MS Report

MS ReviewMeeting

ProgressEvaluation

Closure Report

ProjectTermination

ProjectClosure

Project Follow Up

SuccessIndicators

Commercial

Technology

Job Creation

ProgressEvaluation

Closure Report

CFPs Beneficiaries – Academia

Cairo, 44

Ain Shams, 21

Helwan, 4

Alexandria, 8

Assiut, 4Nile, 9

Zewail, 6

EJust, 12

AUC, 10

GUC, 5

AASTMT, 2

French, 2

Benha, 1

BUE, 1

Mansoura, 1

Menofia, 1NTI , 1

Zagazig, 1

Port Said, 1Other, 11

1 9 Universities

CFPs Beneficiaries – Industry

CFPs Funding

Advanced Research Projects (ARPs)

• 57 Projects

• 37.9 MEGP

Product Development Projects (PDPs)

• 33 Projects

• 38.8 MEGP

Preliminary Research Projects (PRPs)

• 47 Projects

• 5.1 MEGP

ITAC Programs and services

Finance• Collaborative

funded projects

ITAC

Policy

Finance

Culture

Supports

HumanCapital

Market

Culture• Tech Days

• Write IT

• Success stories

• Newsletters

Human Capital• Summer internships

• Graduation projects support

Idea Prototype

Graduation Project Support (GPS)

Graduation Project (GP)

EGP 10K

Our Programs

Startups

Awards

Recruitment

SuccessIndicators

2nd and 3rdYear

Students

ICT Companies

Summer Internship Support (SIS)

Summer InternshipEGP 1K/2 months

Our Programs

Assessment Reports

Recruitment

SuccessIndicators

ITAC 2006-Present

Graduation Project Support (GPS)

• 960 Projects

• 4.47 MEGP

• 33 Universities

Summer Internships Support (SIS)

• 5492 students

• 3.2 MEGP

• 26 Universities

• 102 Companies

Collaborative Funded Projects (CFPs)

• 137 Projects

• 82.5 MEGP

• 19 Universities

• 76 Companies

ITAC Programs and services

Finance• Collaborative

funded projects

ITAC

Policy

Finance

Culture

Supports

HumanCapital

Market

Culture• Tech Days

• Write IT

• Success stories

• Newsletters

Human Capital• Summer internships

• Graduation projects support

ITAC Tech Day

ITAC WriteIT Day

Navigation and Localization Technologies

March 2015

WSNs and the IoTJune 2015

CFPs in Electronics and software development

Mar. 2018

TIEC (Chamber of IT) Mar. 2018

Electronics Eng. - MonoufApril 2018

Mansoura UniversityFeb 2016

Biomed Software and Embedded Systems

Feb 2016

IEEE Event –AswanFeb 2016

Assiut UniversityJul 2017

Aug 2017 Electronics Research Institute

Nov 2017 TIEC Spain CFPs

ASITA - AlexandriaMay 2018

CFPs Impact- Academic

CFPs Impact: ROI

CFP-PDPs Success Stories - Industry

Self Compensating Oscillator

Virtual Tutor

Clever PageBluetooth Low Energy

Zigbee IP

2007- 2013

2007- 2011

2011- 2016

CFP-PDPs Success Stories - Industry

DIGISON-Q

Timing Chip

Acquired by Bahgat group

Accident detection (MIT, Arab Mobile Challenge) Competitions

2015- 2017

ITAC Calendar

Call for CFPs

Call for summer internships

Call for CFPsOctober

Call for graduation projects January

April

May - June

ITAC Yearly Calls

CFP with Spain Nov. – Jan.

ITAC Special Calls

ITACInformation Technology Academia Collaboration

Thank You!

itac@itida.gov.eg

http://www.itida.gov.eg