(MENAFN – Qatar News Agency) The Gulf cooperation council states (GCC) are moving towards creating concrete bases of Knowledge-based economy and industry in a nascent shift from profit-based economy to a more diversified economy, a step that has been highly considered by the GCC governments recently to achieve sustainable developments plans.
The GCC General Secretariat has accordingly decided to back scientific, technological research and stimulate innovative ideas for an even better Knowledge-based economy, making a good use of the recent innovations and new inventions for the aims of sustainable development.
The GCC industrial map, recently launched by the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) showed that many Gulf countries are heading towards enhancing Knowledge-based economy and have indeed achieved recognizable results – including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Rest