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Imagination for UAE’s prosperity

Today, we are already transitioning from the bounty of oil that helped grow our cities, to an economy based on that most sustainable of resources: our imagination. A knowledge-based economy can be anything you can think up that can be monetized — from next-generation…

Q&A: Sultan Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, and his views on VAT, infrastructure spending

Vital sectors that are considered engines of economic diversification and knowledge economy will also fuel development. These include the physical, social and…

Human capital is key to creating knowledge economy

The most critical element for shifting away from hydrocarbons towards a knowledge economy is to build up the human and intelligence capital of a country. If the UAE can continue to provide a stable and open society, it will be able to…

Gulf’s move away from oil depends on funding science

Nadia Al-Ansari says research funding is the Gulf states’ bridge to knowledge economy and sustainable development.

Since the emergence of the oil era in the Arab Gulf, its six Arab states have become major…

UAE Mulls Life after Oil — and on Mars

As the United Arab Emirates prepares for life after oil, could a mission to Mars help transform its economy? Sarah Amiri is the deputy project manager and science lead at the Emirates Mars Mission. She is also the Chairwoman of the Emirates Scientists’ Council…

Why intellectual property fee hikes need to be redesigned

The fee increases also come as Gulf states declare their intentions to become ‘knowledge economies’, emphasising science, research, arts, etcetera as the new pulses of the economy.

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority opens registration for World Summit Awards 2016

TRA is responsible for coordinating the Award in the UAE which aims to reward notable organizations in the country that have shown excellence in crafting e-content for mobile and…