Center for innovation & Technology Development

DEVELOPING COMPETENCIES FOR COMPETITIVENESS

ECITD is an independent centre and inclusive hub for connectivity, convening, and catalyzing R&D in support of innovation strategies, with a clear mandate to advance technology management and innovation practices. The centre examines complex multidisciplinary issues from diverse points of view by embracing a broad definition of "science", including health & biomedical, social and human sciences as well as engineering and Agro-food, and explores the respectful integration of traditional indigenous knowledge for maximizing technological and socioeconomic impact. 

ECITD engages the best-qualified private, public and academic minds to participate actively in its work, applying rigorous and academically sound practices. Tackling core social and economic development issues caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and inefficiencies within the innovation ecosystem, ECITD departments are well structured to address pressing challenges following multidisciplinary and evidence-based approaches. As a socially responsible organization, ECITD extends its services and activities to a wide range of beneficiaries. ECITD's global presence is reinforced with offices & teams in Calgary, Tallinn, Alexandria and Cairo in addition to a wide network of affiliate collaborators in European and Middle East countries.