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Arab Youth Scientific Innovation:
“Stars of Science” TV Program–Qatar Foundation
“Youth Entrepreneurship Training” FGCCC
Fouad Mrad, Executive DirectorESCWA Technology Centre
Science Advisor to Program
Why do we need inventions and new products?
Improve quality of life – “useful”
Commercialization for economic benefit – profit !
Not every idea is an invention ! Needs to work.
Only 2 products out of every 3,000 ideas [16]
Not every invention is a product! Needs to be useful
Only 3,000 out of 1.5 million patents are
commercially viable [16]
Not done before ≠ Necessarily useful invention!
THE FIRST TELEVISED THE FIRST TELEVISED COMPETITION COMPETITION
TURNING IDEAS INTO TURNING IDEAS INTO INVENTIONS !INVENTIONS !
TV Program: STARS OF SCIENCE TV Program: STARS OF SCIENCE 33rdrd Season Since 2009 Season Since 2009
An Initiative by
Produced by
Opening new opportunities for the Arab new generation, Qatar Foundation launched a:
World Wide Arab Competition
In support of young inventors and innovators
This competition is under the form of a new original
Docu-Reality Television Program
The Concept
16 Inventors
Men and Women
Arab Speaking
Competing to create their invention The Winners go home with:$300 000 First Prize$150 000 Second $100 000 Third$ 50 000 Fourth
•Phase I
Professional Review by expert committee. The Committee will choose novel ideas
•Phase II
Invited for a recorded “face to face” pitch in front of a Jury in 8 casting Arab countries
•Phase III
16 Finalists are selected in Doha from all qualified Casting:
3 Months Intensive Workshop
Selection process
Criteria Guidance
1. Complexity
Possible to develop the novel idea into working invention prototype in 3 months?
2. Use What is the use of this product in the society?
3. Scientific correctnessIs the idea sound and respects scientific laws?
4. Patentability Novel: Can the intellectual property be protected ?
The Workshop Support
All labs in Qatari Universities
Professors and Technicians from Universities
Specially tailored seminars:
Safety in laboratories
Engineering Design Process
What is a successful entrepreneur?
Effective Teamwork
Business plans
others
Program Phases
1.Proof of Concept: validity of the novel scientific feature
2.Product Engineering: functioning product prototype embedding the proven concept
3.Product Design: packaged prototype towards a professional product
4.Business & Marketing: feasibility and marketability of the packaged product based on a business plan
8 Prime Time Episodes Broadcast 1. The development of projects 2. Work with experts 3. Invention coming to life4. EVALUATION / SCREENING
30 Daily episodes1- Allow viewers to know the 16 candidates2- Connect on an emotional level3- Daily struggles and achievements
Episodes
The Program
“Stars of Science” broadcast on Pan Arab television to More than 22 Arab countries with a viewer ship counting into tens of millions worldwide
Episode number in order of subject Number of Projects
#1 &2 Arab World Casting over 500
#3 Selection in Doha over 35
#4 Proof of concept 16
#5 Engineering 10 #6 Design 6 #7 Business & Marketing 5
#8 Launching Final 4
Supported skills of Participants
(a) Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems (f) Understanding of professional and ethical
responsibility
Participants Acquired Skills
(g) Ability to communicate effectively (h) Broad education necessary to understand the impact
of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) Knowledge of contemporary issues (k) Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.(l) Ability to develop business plan for a scientific project The above supported outcomes (a through k) are suggested outcomes by:
Program Outcomes-2009 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs
USA Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) programs www.abet.org
Impact Aims All Participants (thousands) learned
Winners learned and earned seed capital
Millions of viewers exposed to innovation process
Campaign in media/on line innovation culture
Networking Qatar Foundation with Arab Educational Institutions
Breaking wall of fear to invent and create
Arab Youth hope and courage to try and produce
Sample InventionsProjects Nationality Summary of Innovation Features
Dual TV using e-goggles Lebanon 2009 TV screen for watching 2 DVDs by users wearing e-goggles
Motorized portable musical string based Automatic tuner
Lebanon 2009 Hand held, automatic motorized, multiple oriental music instruments
Wireless Charging of Robot Crawler
Tunis 2011 Wireless transmission of energy to recharge crawler robot inside gas pipeline
Non invasive insulin for patients using US sensors
Jordan 2011 Using ultra sonic sensors for non invasive injection of insulin inside human body
Multi Purpose Automatic Oil Lab Tester
Kuwait 2010 Automatic sampling of oil for multiple station programmed Lab tester
Robotic Omni Joint Egypt 2010 A servo computer control 2 degrees of freedom robotic joint
Automated lifter and walker Saudi Arabia 2010
Automated lifter and scooter for people with difficulties to stand up and walk independently
Sample Projects 2009 [15]
Sample Projects 2010 [15]
Observations
Less than 10 % of participants were female in 3 Seasons
Arab youth are ICT users. Golden opportunity to leap to the future industry and economy
Educational preparation is failing to graduate product designers and entrepreneurs
Graduates lack basic design knowledge and business common sense
The participants lack team work skills and interest in working with or learning from others
Recommendations
Arabic media organizations cultivate its scientific
credibility in covering innovation stories
Local and regional authorities to improve the
credibility, professionalism, and transparency of
intellectual property registration systems
Develop university professors and lab staff skills in
product design and realization with industry and
technology suppliers
Recommendations (CONT)
The need to actively apply knowledge to real world problems
Translate R&D findings into a form understandable to all relevant audiences
Context specific, locally sensitive, and responsive to the evolving needs
Creation of new scientific information and technical capabilities is part of an experimental, social process
Integrate ‘formal’ R&D efforts with ‘informal’ grassroots knowledge and innovation
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