Ms. Shaikha Al Akzami

Sultan Qaboos University

Innovation and Technology Transfer in the Sultanate of OMAN: SQU case

National Innovation Strategy

1.   Intellectual Property & Knowledge Transfer

2.   Economic Diversification

3.  Human Capital

4.   Institutional & Social Integration

Innovation Support Institutions

Knowledge Generators Universities & Research Institutions

Knowledge Diffusers

Science Parks, Incubations Knowledge Regulators

IP office, Research Council

Publications In Oman

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Sultan Qaboos University

PDO

Royal Hospital

Ministry of Health

Khoula Hospital

Caledonian Eng College

Ministry of Agriculture

Al Nahdha Hospital

Ministry of Education

Nizwa University

Research to publish !

1752 Topics 338 Key Topics

SQU Research Performance in Applied Science

SQU Research Collaboration

Absence of MTAs IP clause Missing Patents

IP Policy Draft

TTO @ SQU

2000: Office of Innovation Services

2006: Research & Innovation Affairs Dept

2010: Innovation Affairs Department

2016: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Dept.

2018: Innovation & Technology Transfer Centre

Develop the Procedure IP Policy issued

Patent in USPTO Patent in PCT

Establish INOVENT Introduce Tech Day

Construction

IP Mgt Software

Start Pre-Incub Patent in GCC

WIPO Sum.Sch

Training, Mentoring &Outreach

Industrial Linkages

Incubation

Intellectual Property & Licensing

Innovation &Technology

Transfer Studies

Innovation Factory

SQU Innovation Fund

Incubation Facility

Government Sector

Industry Sector

Academia

WIPO

Community

NTTN

Innovation & TT Centre Outside SQU

IPM

Riada

IDO VC

Rafd

KOM

SAS

OTF VC

IIC

$ Studies & Services

$ Licensing &Spinoff

INOVENT Society SHARAK

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Funders Incubators

Challenges at Universities •   Industrial Property Law (67/2008) drafted for commercial

entities not research institutions. •   Innovation policy should be independent from research policy. •   Foundation year for 1st year students is a must in math, IT and

English. •   Lack of incentives to maintain researchers to do research and

to patent. •   Need to strengthen Public Private Partnership (PPP) in applied

research. •   Lack of support for science-based incubation.

Thank you