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