Team 05:"Developmental and Financing Alternatives for the Algerian Economy"

A. General Objectives

• Highlight core concepts relating to enterprises (SMEs, startups, etc.), digitization, economic diversification, development, and econometric software, while identifying their respective characteristics and determinants;
  
• Leverage successful macroeconomic and microeconomic international experiences in national economic diversification and digitization to foster economic development; benefit from corporate and entrepreneurial best practices and their financing strategies; while identifying, analyzing, and assessing economic alternatives within economic diversification policies (agriculture, industry, tourism, traditional crafts, etc.);
  
• Adopt local policies and strategies aimed at developing various sectors, enhancing their competitiveness and efficiency within an open, integrated, and global business environment driven by competitive advantage;
  
• Develop human resources, support high-level talents and executives, and provide incentives to mitigate the risk of brain drain;
  
• Study the environment and factors influencing both the Algerian macroeconomy in general and the microeconomic level (economic entities, financial institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures) in particular;
  
• Explore methods to advance the digital economy in Algeria, expanding from e-commerce, electronic payment, and digital marketing to the comprehensive digitization of all economic, administrative, and service sectors;
  
• Accelerate economic growth in alignment with sustainable development requirements;
  
• Cultivate collaborative partnerships with entrepreneurs and economic entities to enrich the scientific and research framework driving leadership, development, and success;
  
• Provide an optimal environment and atmosphere for scientific research to support PhD students and faculty members in completing their academic work.
  

B. Scientific Foundations

• Conduct a comprehensive literature review of previous studies, references, and research addressing economic and financial institutions, digitization, economic diversification, and economic development;
  
• Identify the scientific methodologies and theories explaining the development of institutions (SMEs, financial institutions, startups, and entrepreneurial ventures), economic diversification policies, the digital economy, and economic development;
  
• Develop research studies, collective books, symposia, roundtables, national and international conferences, study days, and training sessions focusing on SMEs, financing, entrepreneurship, economic development, economic diversification, and the digital economy;
  
• Conduct training workshops on research methodology and the application of econometric modeling tools;
  
• Mentor and support PhD students throughout their research to complete and successfully defend their dissertations.
  

Research Team Head: Prof. Dr. Salim Medjelekh Ben Abdelhak

Team Members:

Permanent Members:

1. Salim Medjelekh Ben Abdelhak
   
   (Professor, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
2. Dradji Laafifi
   
   (Professor, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
3. Mohamed Benia
   
   (Professor, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
4. Abdelkader Felfoul
   
   (Professor, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
5. Fouzi Smaali
   
   (Professor, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
6. Beni Ibrahim
   
   (Associate Professor B, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
7. Yasser Benyounes
   
   (Associate Professor B, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
8. Samira Jouadi
   
   (Associate Professor B, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
9. Imane Bentadjine
   
   (Associate Professor B, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).

Non-Permanent Members:

• Ikram Madi
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Souad Boudahem
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Narjes Bounour
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Oussama Mekahlia
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Anissa Bedair
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).

Non-Permanent Members (Who have defended their PhD thesis):

• Ikhlas Khalfaoui
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Wided Boughazi
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Hadjer Khalfallah
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).
• Sana Mekersi
  
  (PhD Student, University of May 8, 1945, Guelma).