Conference Themes  
 

 

The Conference includes six mains theme sessions, with some sub-themes.

Theme Session One:

Scientific Research, Development, Creativity, Excellence, and the Generation of Knowledge

·         Scientific research and the generation of knowledge

·         Creativity, excellence, and the generation of knowledge

·         Development and the generation of knowledge

·         Institutions of scientific research

o    Scientific research at universities

o    Scientific research in governmental sectors

o    Scientific research in private institutions

·         Scientific research policies (equipment and incentives)

o    Research spending and development worldwide

o    Spending on and publication of catalogs, information, and knowledge

o    Support, exemption, and preferential treatment

o    Others (support of the gifted, competitions, and prizes)  

Theme Session Two:

Spread of Knowledge and Culture of Knowledge: Institutions and Policies  

·         Mass media: The press, radio, television, and information websites

·         Education: Secondary and Higher

·         Professional training

·         Awareness-raising sessions: Sessions of knowledge follow-up

·         Others

Theme Session Three:

Implementing Knowledge, Benefiting from it, and Ensuring Durable Development

·         Knowledge economics

o    Participation in national income

o    Participation in employment

·         Interactive partnership

o    Universities and scientific research institutions

o    Governmental sector

o    Private sector

·         Institutions for the implementation of knowledge: professional organizations, technological parks, and sponsorship

Theme Session Four:

Knowledge Development and Economic Growth

·         Knowledge and economic growth

·         Information, knowledge growth, and economic growth

·         Information technologies and telecommunications

·         Educational, research, development, and economic growth expenditures

·         Knowledge infrastructure and economic growth expenditures

Theme Session Five:

Exemplary experiments: Knowledge Cities and Institutions

o   Silicon Valley (USA)

o   Sinjalor City (Malaysia)

o   Penjalor City (India)

o   Knowledge City (Dubai)

o   King Abdul Aziz City for Science and technology

o   Al Medina Al Munawara City for Knowledge

o   King Abdul Aziz University for Science and technology

o   Others

Theme Session Six:

Strategy and Complicity between Previous Sessions

·         Knowledge strategy: vision, mission, purposes, and policies

·         Execution plan

o    Digital industries

o    Digital services

o    Intellectual property

o    Translation and Arabization

o    Others

·         Planning, implementing, directing, and developing