Innovation

Technology, digital infrastructure and new operating models changing the region.

Qatar Is Turning Car Collecting Into Cultural Infrastructure

Qatar’s planned auto museum connects private collecting with design, engineering, restoration and public education. That makes it more than a…

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Abu Dhabi Is Turning Longevity Into an Economic Cluster

Abu Dhabi’s longevity strategy connects genomics, clinical research, biotechnology and capital. Its real test is whether the cluster can convert…

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Jordan Has Game-Making Talent. Where Is the Publishing Capital?

Jordan is training game developers and expanding technical infrastructure. The next challenge is financing, publishing and owning globally distributed intellectual…

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Riyadh Is Treating Design as Economic Infrastructure

Riyadh’s design economy now reaches architecture, public space, fashion and digital products. The next test is whether design improves how…

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Can Design Doha Become the Infrastructure Arab Designers Lack?

A biennial can create visibility. Arab designers also need archives, manufacturing links, commissioning networks and buyers that remain after the…

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The GCC Beauty Consumer Is Ready. Where Are the Science-Led Regional Brands?

GCC beauty demand is growing quickly. The larger opportunity is to build regional brands with proprietary formulations, clinical evidence and…

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Can Heritage Jewellery Become a Saudi Luxury Export?

Saudi jewellery has cultural depth and growing design talent. Building a global luxury category will require house codes, technical mastery…

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The Museum Is Becoming a Product Company

The next generation of museums will not be finished buildings. They will be continuously evolving products shaped by design, technology…

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Saudi Fashion’s Missing Middle Is Manufacturing

Saudi fashion has designers, runways and growing demand. Its next competitive advantage will come from the technical production layer between…

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Dubai’s Diamond Economy Is Splitting in Two

Dubai now sits at the centre of two different diamond markets: one built on rarity and emotion, the other on…

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