A nation’s transition from one technological path to another is the underlying feature to understanding the transformation to an innovation-led system. The process of change and factors that favour the adoption of certain types of technologies over others enables to examine the role of different innovation mechanisms and actors that drive an economic and industrial transformation.… [Read more…]
March 2, 2012
Following an article published today in The Economist entitled “Saudi Arabia: Out of the Comfort Zone“, I couldn’t help feeling out of my comfort zone reading the simplification of its arguments in relation to the socio-economic challenges being cited. As an avid reader of The Economist, and a contributor to The Economist Intelligence Unit, readers of… [Read more…]
July 3, 2011
A Changing Energy Landscape Saudi Arabia, as the world’s largest OPEC producer is most commonly associated with crude oil, not renewable energy. However, although the high export prices of oil have buoyed its economy and increased business confidence, the dilemma of economic diversification and sustainability is at the core of the Kingdom’s National Development Plans.… [Read more…]
June 22, 2011
The Future is Yours; The Future is Digital LONDON, By Tatjana de Kerros | iloubnan.info – June 21, 2011 http://www.iloubnan.info/en/actualite/id/63190/titre/The-Future-is-Yours;-The-Future-is-Digital “A New Tech Bubble…Perhaps, but not in Western Nations” Social media has transformed the manner in which we connect, network, access information and do business. It has shown it has as much the power to… [Read more…]
June 16, 2011
This article is published in the June Edition of SME Advisor ME. Author: Tatjana de Kerros for SME Advisor ME Corporate social responsibility provides competitive advantage in an evolving business environment, says Tatjana de Kerros, an independent research analyst and consultant, specialising in entrepreneurship and private sector development for the GCC region. The current economic and social… [Read more…]
June 10, 2011
The relationship between age and entrepreneurial propensity has recently been the subject of much debate. The romanticizing of the image of the young “college drop-out-turned-millionaire” startup founders has only be reinforced by media headlines. Some of the most controversial include: ‘Want to be an Entrepreneur? Drop out of College’; or ‘Teen Entrepreneurs Getting Paid to… [Read more…]
June 4, 2011
© InfoDev | World Bank From May 30th to June 3rd, infoDev has been hosting the 4th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship in Helsinki. This event has been carried out as part of a joint program with the Government of Finland and Nokia on “Creating Sustainable Businesses for the Knowledge Economy”. Benefitting from a… [Read more…]
June 2, 2011
A First Step Towards Liberalization A giant leap forward in the liberalization process was achieved when Nestle announced last month that it would set up a direct sales and distribution network in Saudi Arabia. A move to further open the economy and gradually diminish an agency culture in the Kingdom has been expected since its… [Read more…]
May 5, 2011
Entrepreneurship and innovation has undoubtedly become a priority throughout the Arab world, with entrepreneurs taking center stage as the new catalysts for a new economic and social era. However, the spotlight has yet to focus on repeat offenders; or as they may be more familiarly known, serial entrepreneurs. How can serial entrepreneurs facilitate the development of… [Read more…]
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