Overview of Regional Systems of Innovation in the Arab Region

Abstract

This chapter uses relevant secondary data and the definition of RSI discussed in chapter 3 to provide an overview of the characteristics of RSI in the Arab region according to economic structure criteria. In addition to examining the characteristics and causes of the poor NSI in the Arab countries from a national perspective in the previous chapter, and before we go on to examine the implications of the poor systems of innovation in the Arab region in the next chapter, it will be useful in this chapter to complement and broaden our analysis in chapter 4 and to present a more comprehensive assessment of the characteristics and causes of the poor RSI in the Arab region from a regional perspective. Moreover, this chapter aims to discuss the problem of the poor systems of innovation in the Arab region according to certain criteria, mainly according to the classification of the Arab countries based on economic structure. In addition, this chapter aims to assess and elaborate the poor systems of innovation in the Arab region and the gap in the Arab region as compared to rapidly advanced World regions, and to show some facts that justify and highlight the importance of improving RSI in the Arab region.