The development of ICT for jobs creation

Business Incubators as a strategic choice for jobs creation

By : Mohammad Allam Al-QaedBahrain Business Incubator Center

Giza, Egypt

• Rich dad poor dad

• ARABS theory of MA?

• Youth growth and governments as employers.

• Incubators Services.

• Trends in incubators.

• MENAinc map.

• Soft landing.

Why do we go to school?

Unemployment in MENA

Schools

University

Job (Government / Company)

Retire

Schools

University

Practical Experience

Management Training

Start Up Enterprise.

Growth.

Venture Capital / Get Finance

Another Start up

Venture Capitalist/ Business Angel

Retire…. I Don’t Thik so

Traditional Vs. Entrepreneurial Career Path

Failure

• Failures should always be considered as a symptom of innovative opportunity.

• Failures are mistakes, the result of greed, stupidity, thoughtless and incompetence.

P.F Drucker

Source : infodev.org

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Human ingenuityMarkets

Social and Economic Wealth Creation

Skills Innovation

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Eco-System

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Eco-System

Policy Regulation

Finance

Business

Infrastructure

Skills

Entrepreneurs

Technology Parks

Incubators

Academia

Human ingenuity

Skills Innovation

Social and Economic Wealth Creation

Markets

Source : infodev.org

idisc.net

Policy Regulation

Finance

Business

Infrastructure

Skills

Entrepreneurs

Technology Parks

Incubators

Academia

Human ingenuity

Skills Innovation

Social and Economic Wealth Creation

Markets

Source : infodev.org

idisc.net

Innovation and Entrep.Eco System

Incubators Services

Incubators and Jobs Creation

• Long term tool

• Starts with securing job for the entrepreneurs then they will be employers.

• 2002 BBIC initial thought to establish an ICT incubator. Market survey shoed different demand.

• 2010 Expansion more offices.

• 2013 Now ICT incubator RUKEN ME, new concept is born

Story from Bahrain

• Incubator have achieved to create new rule for Academic professors to start businesses.

• More than 40, 000 employees.

Story from Turkey

Statistics from MENAinc

• More than 200 incubators in MENA…still counting.

• In contact with 140

Verified Incubators vs Not Verified Incubators and STP's

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Number of Incubators by Sector

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Incubators Networks

• ARTECNET

• infoDev Global Network

• MENAinc

• SPICE Group

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The development of ICT for jobs creation

Business Incubators as a strategic choice for jobs creation

By : Mohammad Allam Al-QaedBahrain Business Incubator Center

Giza, Egypt