Why is it so difficult to innovate in Algeria ?

Abstract EN

Since the promulgation of law No.

98-11 of august 22, 1998, Algeria has invested more than ever in political resources such as the prioritization of scientific research and innovation in state planning, legal such as tax reductions and more freedom to act, financial which concerns subsidies and easier access to risk capital, and human through the creation of agencies and technical centers specializing in support and expertise, to promote scientific research and technological development, and its corollary innovation, but more than two decades have passed without concrete results or changes, not even on the horizon, is it a problem of inputs ? or is it a malfunction of the black box program (innovation system) ? and this present work tries to explain that in the absence of institutions, even with the presence of good ingredients, there will be no results, and that the solutions of patching make derisory financial and cognitive efforts.

this study mainly concerns companies which want to innovate but have not been able, or which have innovated sporadically and want to have a certain consistency in this function, based essentially on surveys, interviews and some ministerial reports.

and the results show us that there are more than problems, but latent structural crises in the Algerian socio-economic environment (which are revealed at times of falls in oil prices, for example), and for it to be beneficial, this environment requires radical changes upstream.

like promoting higher education, downstream like giving a finished product or a service that meets social needs, in other words, companies in the first place, must change their habits and review their culture.