Abstract
The research aims to analyze the reality of R & D activity and its place in the promotion of competitiveness in Arab economies ,The research shows that the interest in this issue is a major avenue for economic development and feeds knowledge with new innovations and thus enhance competitiveness The research finding that there are slowing spending on research and development in these countries despite the availability of financial and human resources for the most areas , which was modest in this area, and they did not play its role in enhancing the competitiveness of their economies, although some of them have the status of high technology relatively, but less than in other countries. The research attempts try to identify the potential of Arab countries in narrowing the gap in research developed countries and developing countries, to be achiever through the whole study in question included a five-axis of the necessary means proposed by the researcher promoting this activity and its competitive position.
