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Moneef R. Zou’bi (b.1963; Jordan) obtained a PhD in
Science and Technology Studies from the University of
Malaysia. He has been Director-General of the Islamic
World Academy of Sciences since 1998, where he has
tried to build bridges between science and development
and between countries. Dr Zou’bi has participated in
several studies implemented by the Islamic Development
Bank and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour (b. 1970; Sudan)
is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of
Khartoum and an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT
(Netherlands). She received her PhD in Economics from
Maastricht University (Netherlands) in 2005. Dr Nour
is the author of several books, including Technological
Change and Skills Development in Arab Gulf Countries
(Springer, 2013) and Economic Systems of Innovation in
the Arab Region (Palgrave Macmillan) in 2015.
Jauad El Kharraz (b. 1977; Morocco) holds a PhD in
Remote Sensing Sciences from the University of Valencia
(Spain), where he is a member of the Global Change
Unit. He is co-founder and General Secretary of the Arab
World Association of Young Scientists and a member of
the Task Force for the establishment of the Islamic World
Academy of Young Scientists. Since 2004, Dr El Kharraz
has been Information Manager in the Technical Unit of
the Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System.
Nazar M. Hassan (b. 1964; Sudan) has been Senior
Science and Technology Specialist for the Arab States
in UNESCO’s Cairo Office since 2009, where he has
initiated several networks to build up the region’s
technopreneurship culture. Previously, he worked in
Beirut (Lebanon) as Senior Economist in the Sustainable
Development Division of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Western Asia. Dr Hassan received his
PhD in Systems Optimization from the University of
Massachusetts Amherst (USA).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank Professor Mohamed Alwasad from
the Libyan Authority for Research, Science and Technology for
supplying background information and data on Libya.
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