Summary of Report on "Estimating Economy-Wide Impact of Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) in Egypt"

Expert Evaluation and Review of “Estimating Economy-Wide Impact of Research, Development and Innovation in Egypt” Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) June 2020 Synopsis: This professional review for the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) analyzes the technical report of the economy-wide impacts of Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) in Egypt. The technical report estimates the sectoral and macro-level impacts of Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) within the Egyptian economy and provides scenario building outcomes towards most likelihood estimates. This is implemented through multi-sector ISIC decomposition and knowledge stock modeling including human capital, education, innovation, labor, and industry-level classifications applied to the simulation scenarios. The report analyzes the alignment of micro-macro RDI metrics to Egypt Vision 2030 targets in order to determine long-run investment returns and critical policy recommendations. Technical Review- TOC: 1) The Scope of RDI (Research, Development and Innovation) in Egypt 2) RDI Metrics 3) Socio-Economic Impacts 4) Multi-sector Decomposition (ISIC Codes) 5) Spillover and Supply-Chain Effects 6) Public-Private Partnerships and Level 2 Decomposition 7) Simulation Model- Structure, Variables, and Scenarios 8) Long-Run Investment Returns and Barriers to Entry 9) Knowledge Stock Model Specification: Education, Innovation, Industry 10) Economy-Wide RDI Impact Factors: Most Likelihood Scenario 11) Gap Analysis: Status Quo, Simulation Trends, and Egypt Vision 2030 Targets 12) Critical Policy Recommendations 13) Conclusion Note: This upload contains only the 1-page synopsis and Table of Contents of the technical review due to copyright restrictions. The full review was submitted to the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) in June 2020. Author AffiliationsTarek H. SelimGlobal Expert Council, World Economic ForumProfessor of Economics (Emeritus), American University in Cairo Email: tarekhassanselim@gmail.comResearch & Publications: https://sites.google.com/view/tarekhselim/research