تقييم القدرة الابتكارية في الأردن باستخدام مؤشر براءات الاختراع

الملخص EN

Innovation is one of the foundations of the creation of a national competitiveness for countries, and this competitiveness is based on what is produced by innovative activities.

Therefore, patents remain among the few tools or indicators used to evaluate the process of innovation and to provide quantitative, qualitative and geographical analysis of innovation process in any area.

This study, however, aimed to evaluate the innovative capability based on the patent database in Jordan.

The descriptive statistics is used in this study to perform the analysis and discussion, including defining the size of local participation in the field of patents, the entities involved in the process of innovation in Jordan and its geographical distribution, as well as the technological sectors in which research and development (R&D) occur.

In addition, it aims to assess the national innovation system responsible for the level of national innovation capacity.

The results indicated the weakness of Jordan's ability to produce innovative activities, in terms participation size, actors practice the process of innovation, and the level of specialization in the production of patents in the technological sectors.

This weakness is due to deficiencies in the national innovation system, As the system still suffers from weakness and lack of coordination between its components.

The study recommends improving the innovation system and upgrading innovative capacity through the development of a national innovation policy, adopting legislative reforms aiming at improving Jordan's innovation system, such as restructuring the education system, encouraging R & D activities and the provision of tax exemptions and investments supporting the private sector.