Saudi Arabia in Top 40 R&D spenders, Records Biggest Rise in Spending

[Zulkarneyn]

Let's return back to the serious stuff. When you have absolutely no R&D to begin with a 100% growth or even 200% growth does not indicate anything whatsoever. It just shows the extreme poorness of KSA in this field.

Edit: no offense intended

 

[Fanling Monk]

No actually it is very impressive and admirable how it raised from 0.05% in 2008 to 0.25%. That is higher than any country in terms of percentage increase which means government has been working harder than any country to raise that percentage. Which is still rising sharply.

As I said that percentage increase is misleading because, two years ago, KSA practical spent nothing in RD compare to her size, population, GDP and her leadership role in this geopolitical area. For a country's long term security and prosperity, she must spend a reasonable sum on her 'people developments' and education and RD are parts of that important equation. And .25% is not a reason sum for leading country in anyone's measure.

 

[Mosamania]

As I said that percentage increase is misleading because, two years ago, KSA practical spent nothing in RD compare to her size, population, GDP and her leadership role in this geopolitical area. For a country's long term security and prosperity, she must spend a reasonable sum on her 'people developments' and education and RD are parts of that important equation. And .25% is not a reason sum for leading country in anyone's measure.

Hence my post was on "Increase" Not "Oh Em Gee it is so high" learn to read please.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

Double post

 

[Fanling Monk]

Hence my post was on "Increase" Not "Oh Em Gee it is so high" learn to read please.

I understand what you're saying and also understand a country simply can't spend a superfluous jump in RD because you just can't 'rush' into this high tech area without an reasonable infrastructure to sustain it.

I'm just saying KSA should take the leadership role, for the ME at the least, in the world of geopolitical struggling if you know what I mean and a handsome RD spending is the necessity for that role.

 

[Quasar]

good job...what we should keep in mind is R&D spendings require a sufficent infrastructure i.e institutes, universities, techno parks you name it, therefore in the case of Saudi Arabia I am sure in the coming years we gonna witness the same drastic increase in R&D spendings since Saudi Arabia is heavily investing in such a infrastructue... guess here King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology is a very good example and they are working on more...so just give some credit where credit is due

 

[Mosamania]

I understand what you're saying and also understand a country simply can't spend a superfluous jump in RD because you just can't 'rush' into this high tech area without an reasonable infrastructure to sustain it.

I'm just saying KSA should take the leadership role, for the ME at the least, in the world of geopolitical struggling if you know what I mean and a handsome RD spending is the necessity for that role.

In time you will see this come into being. However as stated we are only starting now down that road and it will be a while maybe a few decades before we reach there. But to me most important thing is that we are down that path.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Let's return back to the serious stuff. When you have absolutely no R&D to begin with a 100% growth or even 200% growth does not indicate anything whatsoever. It just shows the extreme poorness of KSA in this field. And hey, everything has a start...

Edit: no offense intended

I agree with you 100%, no one denies that KSA was and still an underdevelopment country, as is the case with the most 2nd and 3rd world countries. Nevertheless, we have to give the credit to it's people, and we should recognize the development. I think Mosa is just addressing the unprecedented scientific breakthroughs in fast and huge steps in KSA. 7 whole mega cities were built or being built solely for scientific purposes.

Knowledge Economic City (KEC)

Client: Knowledge Economic City Developers

Estimated value: US $8 billion

Schedule: Knowledge Economic City Developers is in negotiation with consultants for the project. Knowledge Economic City will be built in phases. The project duration is expected to be ten years. In July 2009, AECOM won a US $15 million contract to provide programme management services for phase one of the project.

Scope: The project calls for construction of Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madina, Saudi Arabia. The project’s land area is around 5 million m² and the total built up area is 9 million m².
The city is designed to help establish a catalyst for knowledge-based industries in Madina; the developer claims it will generate 20,000 new job opportunities.

Knowledge City

 

[Abdi-Karim Elmi]

Infastructure alone does not facilitate the growth of scientific productivity. Its the true RD institutions which saudis lack but nations like Egypt may have. There is something called supply and demand, the import of information. Evolution is banned in SA, so how will you pioneer gene splicing and stem cell rsearch? You have to learn about genetic mutation in your curiculum and chrmosome and links to heritability etc. Work ethics in the arab world is poor. Most work for 5-8 hours and sleep at noon. In the gulf it is interrupted by prayers five times. And you exclude women in many parts of the universities and workplaces. Even in Iran women represent 60% of the workforce in science.