R&D Grand Challenges for Qatar

1. R&D Grand Challenges for Qatar A Time of Opportunity – A Time for Innovation President of Research and Development

2. Global trends today: Observations and Opportunities Greatness can be fueled by excellence in research and innovation Opportunity for leadership: • Energy, Digital Economy, Health & Life Sciences • No nation has yet established a dominant position For the foreseeable future, education and research coupled with innovation will provide competitive advantage

3. The Qatar National Research Strategy (QNRS) Will Apply R&D to Achieve Our National Vision The Qatar National Research Strategy 2012 specifies R&D actions to achieve QNV 2030 Qatar’s National Vision for 2030 sets priorities for research and innovation

4. Our R&D Vision Is Ambitious and Achievable Vision:Qatar will be an international center for research and development excellence and innovation. • Mission: The national research program will be based on inclusiveness and intellectual merit to: • Develop the capabilities of Qatar’s people and institutions • Build and maintain a competitive and diversified economy • Improve the health and social well-being of Qatar’s population • Support Qatar’s distinctive culture and the security of its people • Preserve and improve the natural and built environment • To achieve the nation’s R&D mission, we will: • Strategically guide the nation’s R&D strategy • Ensure good stewardship of its R&D investments • Optimize synergies • Support, facilitate and conduct research and development

5. QNRS Defines Our Path Forward to Address Specific National Priorities

6. Stakeholders Will Advance the R&D Value Chain Basic→ Applied → Tech Development → Prototype/Test → Commercialization QNRS defines our research objectives based on National priorities • QNRF:Enablethe research community to achieve objectives • Qatar’s R&D entities: Conduct research that contributes to objectives • QSTP: Facilitate innovation and the transition of ideas into markets QF R&D will facilitate,monitor and evaluate research activity

7. Research: From Inspiration to Results Research Funders QRIs QSTP QNRF Basic→ Applied → Tech Development → Prototype/Test → Commercialization Universities Research Performers QRIs QSTP and tenants

8. Qatar Foundation Leads Qatar’s Collaborative R&D Enterprise • Major investments to achieve an ambitious national vision: • Transform Qatar into a knowledge economy • Participatory process among key stakeholders • From Vision to Strategy • From Strategy to Grand Challenges

9. Grand Challenges Add Focus to the R&D Enterprise • Qatar’s 2030 Vision & development goal s

10. Multiple Actors Are Needed to Achieve QNV 2030 QNV 2030 and QNDS Development Pillars: Human – Social – Economic – Environmental • Other Government (laws, policies, standards, services) • Public Engagement (awareness, uptake, behaviors)

11. Criteria for Grand Challenges and for R&D Success: Research Need and Capacity Shape Impact

12. Grand Challenge Ideas from March 2013 Meetings Relate Clearly to QNDS and QNV 2030 QNV 2030 Pillars Economic Human Social Environmental

13. Grand Challenges Are Inter-Related • Integrated mobility Environment • Built environment Social • Road Safety • Modern, Sustainable Cities and Society • Sport Economic Cyber Security • Modern, Integrated Health Care Human Capacity Development Human

14. Grand Challenges Reflect Many QNRS Objectives QNRS Goals/Objectives: EW1- Governance EW2- M&E EW3- Ecosystem EW4- Workforce EW5- Partnerships EE1- Oil and gas EE2- Renewable energy EE3- Energy efficiency EE4- Nat. environment EE5- Env. sustainability EE6- Climate change EE7- Cross-cutting • R&D Grand Challenges: • Energy Security • Water Security • Food Security • Cyber Security • Modern, integrated health care • Sustainable Urbanization • Social dimensions of change • Mobility & Road Safety • Sport Culture • WC2022 & Legacy • Environment & Society • Human Capacity Development ICT1- Infrastructure ICT2- Computing, analytics ICT3- Arabic lang. technol. ICT4- Systems, robotics ICT5- Cross-cutting HE1- National priorities HE2- Enabling platforms SAH1- Society SAH2- Culture SAH3- Public & economic life SAH4- Cross-cutting

15. We Will Develop a Plan for Each Grand Challenge • Grand Challenge • Grand Challenge R&D Activities • List of research projects/activities to be undertaken – across institutions and sectors R&D Outcomes • List of R&D outcomes generated from the activities above • Translation • Government: Laws/enforcement, policies, standards, programs/services • Public: Awareness, uptake, behaviors • GC Goal • Success: Achievement of the ultimate goal of the Grand Challenge

16. We Want to Ensure Progress on Grand Challenges 2030 2013 QNV 2030 Impact Economic Human Social Environmental R&D Grand Challenges Basic  Applied/Translational  Commercialization  Uptake/Use Implement R&D

17. We Will Partner with Industry to Apply R&D Innovations • Collaborative R&D agreements • Creation and growth of businesses based on R&D technologies developed in Qatar • Venture capital relationships • Aggressive outreach • ?? new companies • $?? million investment • $?? million in revenues • ??? new jobs QSTP Since 2009:

18. We Are Building a World Leading Innovation Ecosystem to Address R&D Grand Challenges • We have important problems to solve • Energy, Water, Food, Environment, Health • We have a vision, strategy and unwavering leadership commitment to tackle these problems and transition solutions to society • We are blessed with world leading people with whom to collaborate • We are building unsurpassed research facilities and will invest significant resources to address Grand Challenges and achieve Qatar’s National Vision for 2030.