Fostering Innovation in the Arab Region
Mohab Anis, PhD, MBA
Managing Director, INNOVETY
Associate Professor, The American University in Cairo
manis@innovety.com
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INNOVETY in a Nutshell
• A non-traditional consulting firm that focuses on
innovation management
• INNOVETY works with clients to achieve bolder
innovation results that are better, faster, and less
expensive
– We develop innovation management capabilities
– We help build new business concepts
• Served > 60 corporates, > 150 MSMEs, > 200 startups
Egypt, UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon
Power
ed by
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Infrastructure
SME & New Start-up Support
Legislation & Regulatory
Environment
Education & Training
Mindset & Culture
The Pillars
Things to be kept in mind
»Innovation ≠ Entrepreneurship
»Bottom-Up Approach
»Identify which obstacles should be addressed and what resources
should be mobilized (Little information, collaboration difficulties)
»Identify genuine innovation that can be pursued and generated,
which would create a chain reaction across a country’s sector, and
generate a critical mass of innovative enterprises.
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Understanding Innovation
INNOVATION
STRATEGY
INNOVATION
RESULTS
INNOVATION DISCIPLINE
LEADERSHIP
WHERE
WHEN
WHY
INNOVATION CAPACITY
PEOPLE
RESOURCES
PROCESSES
INNOVATION DISCIPLINE
METRICS
BEHAVIORS
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Defined
Transformation through technology
Mobile
Commerce
Mobile
Applications
Monetize
Develop
Tracking
Digital / Social Media
Visible Potential
Cloud
Computing
Green
ICT
Crowdsourcing
Unknown
Scan & Analyze
Early
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Evolution Stage
Advanced
Innovation Assessments
Company 3
Company 2
Description
1 Innovation Strategy
Company 1
1
5 Innovation
Innovation
Strategy
2
Results
2
InnovationsOrganisation
and Culture
3
3
Innovation Lifecycle Processes
Idea
Management
4
Product/Service/
Process
development
Launch / Continuous
Improvement
4
Enabling Factors
“A.T. Kearney House of Innovation”
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5
• Vision and strategic focus on innovation
• Implementation of strategy
Organisation and Culture
• Roles and responsibilities
• Organisational structure
• Organisational culture and climate
Innovation Life Cycle Processes
• Idea management
• Product/Process and Service Development
• Launch and Continuous Improvement
Enabling Factors
• Project management
• Human Resources and Incentives
• IT and Knowledge Management
Innovation Results
Understanding Innovation in SMEs
Fast Track Privileges
Step 2: Innovation
Assessment (platform,
onsite)
Global innovative Enterprise
Innovation Audit
SME Innovation
Award & innovation
coaching
A, AA, AAA
Audit & Innovation Index Score
Step 1: Innovation
Health check
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Understanding Innovation & Building Indices
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Create an Innovation Repository to bring together best
Innovation
Hub and entrepreneurship
practices in innovation
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IP Marketplace
Postings
• Library of useful Intellectual Property
• Patent lifecycle help and explanation
• Patent search
Lead Generation
Tools & Support
• Assistance to third-parties looking for IP
• Cross-license opportunities
• Buy and sell IP – marketplace
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Innovation Map (Linking Value Chains)
MSMEs
Gov. Accelerators
R&D Centers
Investors
Services
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Invention to Market
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Keep in mind
Education &
Services for
Innovation
• Influencing Curriculum to drive innovation
• Educating businesses on the principles of
innovation (strategy, product, service, packaging,
lean innovation)
• Legal Accelerators focusing on MSMEs & Startups
• Leverage the internet as a channel for branding,
exposure and selling online
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Stay in Touch
manis@innovety.com
www.innovety.com
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