The Actions Carried Out by the Cyberparc Incubator of Sidi Abdellah During the Period of 2010–2020: State of Play and Perspectives

Zina Arabeche

doi:10.2478/eb-2022-0002

The Actions Carried Out by the Cyberparc Incubator of Sidi Abdellah During the Period of 2010–2020: State of Play and Perspectives

Authors

Zina Arabeche University Ahmed Zabana of Relizane https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3893-3378

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2022-0002

Keywords:

Algeria, business incubator, сyber-park incubator of Sidi Abdellah, entrepreneurs, support

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the actions carried out by the Cyber-park incubator of Sidi Abdellah during the period of 2010–2020 in order to support young project holders. The Cyber-park of Sidi Abdellah is the first Algerian experience of creating a technology park. The project is very ambitious; it reflects the Algerian political will to build an information society and accelerate the transition of Algeria to a knowledge economy. However, through our reading of the statistics provided, we can say that the number of project holders affiliated to the incubator of Sidi Abdullah, especially the number of projects accepted, is still far from the objectives presented by the incubator. On the other hand, we have found that the Cyber-park incubator focuses much more on the training of entrepreneurs, while the financial side is totally absent.

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