Saudi Arabia Innovation - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Between 2013-2025, GCC countries will spend 1 trillion on defense /between-2013-2025-gcc-countries-will-spend-1-trillion-on-defense.htm Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 /between-2013-2025-gcc-countries-will-spend-1-trillion-on-defense.htm Between 2013 and 2025, GCC countries will have spent roughly 1 trillion on defence and about 30% of this is dedicated to capital expenditures. If a 35% offset requirement is enforced this means that 105 billion could either be invested or sourced domestically creating more than 280,000 jobs.

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]]> With over 27 million consumers, Saudi Arabia is the largest ICT market in the 博鱼体育娱乐平台 East /with-over-27-million-consumers-saudi-arabia-is-the-largest-ict-market-in-the-middle-east.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:37:00 +0000 /with-over-27-million-consumers-saudi-arabia-is-the-largest-ict-market-in-the-middle-east.htm With over 27 million consumers and a number of global enterprises, Saudi Arabia is the largest ICT market by far in the 博鱼体育娱乐平台 East. For example, the Saudi telecoms and information technology industry represents about 51 to 55% of the total 博鱼体育娱乐平台 Eastern market.

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]]> Mobily: exclusive interview with Ahmed Farroukh /mobily-exclusive-interview-with-ahmed-farroukh.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:34:00 +0000 /mobily-exclusive-interview-with-ahmed-farroukh.htm Our focus in investment will definitely be on 4G. It will take almost two years of testing for 5G to see the light. For us, LTE will be our main investment.

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]]> Market for IT services in Saudi Arabia grows 12-13% annually /market-for-it-services-in-saudi-arabia-grows-12-13-annually.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:37:00 +0000 /market-for-it-services-in-saudi-arabia-grows-12-13-annually.htm The market for IT services grew at about 12 to 13%.

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]]> Riyadh Valley Company: capitalising on emerging investment opportunities in tech sectors /riyadh-valley-company-capitalising-on-emerging-investment-opportunities-in-tech-sectors.htm Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:53:00 +0000 /riyadh-valley-company-capitalising-on-emerging-investment-opportunities-in-tech-sectors.htm We were established in 2010 and since then we have invested in around 16 companies but it is common to pull your investments out of certain companies sometimes which we have done two or three times. Of those 16 companies, 3 are international, 3 are JVs locally here but with international partners and the remaining companies are start-ups based on Intellectual Properties emerging from the university.

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]]> KFMC is one of the most innovative hospitals in Saudi Arabia /kfmc-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-hospitals-in-saudi-arabia.htm Mon, 04 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000 /kfmc-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-hospitals-in-saudi-arabia.htm Dr. Mahmoud A. Al Yamany, CEO of King Fahad Medical City talks about KFMC being one of the most innovative hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

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]]> Leading mobile distribution company discusses Saudi telecom sector /leading-mobile-distribution-company-discusses-saudi-telecom-sector.htm Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:34:00 +0000 /leading-mobile-distribution-company-discusses-saudi-telecom-sector.htm Saudi Arabia has one of the most advanced infrastructures in the 博鱼体育娱乐平台 East. It is now time to utilise this infrastructure. The operators use up to 30% of networks capacity but the remaining 70% remains idle.

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]]> Main challenges for research, development and innovation in Saudi Arabia /main-challenges-for-research-development-and-innovation-in-saudi-arabia.htm Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:30:45 +0000 /main-challenges-for-research-development-and-innovation-in-saudi-arabia.htm Sami Alhumaidi, Managing Director of PSATRI taks about innovation in Saudi Arabia.

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]]> CISCO Saudi Arabia: 2016 strategy /cisco-saudi-arabia-2016-strategy.htm Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:52:53 +0000 /cisco-saudi-arabia-2016-strategy.htm Mohammed A. Alabbadi, General Manager of Cisco talks about CISCO's strategy in 2016.

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]]> “Saudi Arabia has very low ATM per capita” says Abana /saudi-arabia-has-very-low-atm-per-capita-says-abana.htm Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:47:48 +0000 /saudi-arabia-has-very-low-atm-per-capita-says-abana.htm The government is keen to ease doing business in Saudi Arabia. With establishing SAGIA and allowing for 100% ownership, the government initiated steps towards this goal. There were obstacles before, but nowadays it is very easy to open a business. Recently, when King Salman visited the United States, he welcomed an open market for the retail sectors.

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