Education disrupted
Over the course of the last millennium, Universities once mainly religious establishments have evolved into the secular powerhouses of the global economy, drivers of research, innovation and social development.
03/03/2020
Opening a new era in luxury tourism
Visitors to the stunning northwestern shore of the Red Sea this year will be able to witness a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the arrival of an entirely new destination in the global travel market.
14/02/2020
Culture of coffee innovation
Dissatisfied with the corporate world soon after leaving college, Khaled Almadi and Ahmed Alkharji took a step that would have been unthinkable in Saudi Arabia just a generation ago.
19/01/2020
A new vision of mobility
As a decade of unprecedented change ends and a new year dawns, the social and economic consequences of technological innovation are becoming ever more apparent. On the frontline of transformation is the global car industry, which dominated the economy of…
10/01/2020
Saudi sets new standards for sustainable tourism
With no end in sight to the current surge in international tourism and concern mounting about the impact of this growth on the environment, a new player in the global tourism market is pointing the way towards a more sustainable…
14/11/2019
Innovating in the fast lane
We need to consider that the rise of economies is often directly correlated with a rise in emissions. So how do we decouple the two? The solution lies in changing energy technologies and behaviors, while working to mitigate the current…
20/10/2019
Dutch drivers take EVs into the fast lane
Known around the world as a nation of bicycle-lovers, the Netherlands is also emerging as a global pioneer in the transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs).
14/10/2019
Norway takes pole position in EV race
Although it has a total population of little more than 5 million people, Norway has rapidly become one of the world’s largest and fastest growing markets for Electric Vehicles (EVs).
25/09/2019
Planning for the energy transition
KAPSARC, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, is no ordinary think-tank. An independent institution at the heart of the world’s most important producer of hydrocarbons, KAPSARC’s researchers are helping to shape policies at a critical time in global…
17/09/2019
Energy giant points way to clean road transport
Although electric vehicles are beginning to make inroads into the passenger car market in developed markets, for the foreseeable future the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) will continue to dominate road transport in developing countries and in the global truck sector.
10/07/2019