Portofino - Italy

Research & Development

Committee

InternationalDesalinationAssociation

IDABOARD OF

DIRECTORS4TH MEETING

TERM: 14Status Report

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011

BY:Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh

R&D Committee

STRATEGIC

PLAN

2

1. Review IDA strategy.2. Prepare the mission and vision for R&D

committee.3. Translating the vision to strategies.4. Develop main strategic objectives.5. Build the strategy map.6. Develop a measurement system and Key

Performance Indicators KPI’s.7. Develop a 3-year Business Plan.8. Develop strategic initiatives to support

Business Plan.9. Develop annual operating plan.10.Develop templates for the monitoring the

strategy implementation.

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Steps which have been taken by the committee to develop a detailed Strategic Plan:

R&D Committee STRATEGIC

PLANAchievement

s

3

Detailed 3 – years Business Plan .

1

2 3

4

Detailed monitoring and management template for

both Business and Operating Plan.

Detailed annual Operating Plan for 2011.

Detailed measurement system for both

Operating and Business Plan.

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R&D Committee STRATEGIC

PLANVision

& Mission

VisionIDA R&D Committee will be the global platform for research and development in water desalination and water reuse.

VisionIDA R&D Committee will be the global platform for research and development in water desalination and water reuse.

Mission IDA R&D Committee is one of the International Desalination Association committees to promote and encourage research and development in water desalination and water reuse for R&D centers, end user and the water industry through awareness , dissemination of information, providing consulting services and facilitating research project funding.

Mission IDA R&D Committee is one of the International Desalination Association committees to promote and encourage research and development in water desalination and water reuse for R&D centers, end user and the water industry through awareness , dissemination of information, providing consulting services and facilitating research project funding.

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R&D Committee STRATEGIC

PLANExecutive Summary

The Research and Development Committee of the International Desalination Association is going through major transformation to achieve an ambitious vision by developing a strategy that clearly articulate the road map for the committee over the next three years. The committee has adopted a strategy that focuses on the customers of the IDA and build the committee strategy to match the strategic direction of IDA. Research and development centers, end users, desalination industry are the main customers of the committee. The focus on the customers will involve but not limited to the following strategic objectives:

• Increasing the number of R&D centers joining IDA. • Increasing the number of clients seeking R&D services

and consultation. • Increase direct financial R&D project support. • Increase direct facilitation of R&D project support. • Increase customer satisfaction with the services

provided.

The above main strategic objective were derived from the mission of the committee and toward achieving the committee’s vision stated in the previous slide. The driver behind achieving the challenging objective of IDA R&D is to enhance the way the committee provide the services to their clients and to have active participation from the IDA members.

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Visit to Veolia R&D offices &

universityParis - France

visit of Veolia Campus visit of Veolia “Anjou Recherche” Maisons Laffitte visit of Méry-sur-Oise WTP visit of Veolia Reserch Center “Annet-sur-Marne”

Date: 21 – 22 / March/ 2011

Portofino - Italy

Research & Development

Committee

InternationalDesalinationAssociation

IDABOARD OF

DIRECTORS4TH MEETING

TERM: 14

Status Report

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011

BY:Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh