scholarly journals Urban regeneration and building retrofit. A strategy towards instilling a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (2) ◽  
pp. 022057
Author(s):  
Vittorino Belpoliti ◽  
Reema A. AlMheiri ◽  
Zanira A. Ali ◽  
Lujain T. AlAtiq
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Building Retrofit ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Abstract The United Arab Emirates’ economy is transitioning to a knowledge-based economy by promoting innovation and research development. Supporting the UAE’s Vision at becoming among the best and most innovative nation in the world by 2071, the Government has developed frameworks that recognize the importance of innovation to an economy’s growth and development. This paper presents the results of a design research where the domain of architecture and engineering blend with economics and social studies to the serve the UAE’s vision, proposing urban solutions to launch the country in its ‘next 50’ years, with an eye for the preservation and revitalization of the exiting and valuable resources. The research project proposes a different geography of innovation and introduces urban regeneration strategies to stimulate innovative policies for the built environment of the entire UAE territory. With the intent of forming an intangible connection between the seven Emirates, the proposed intervention can be situated in every state. The study especially looks into the three neighboring Emirates or Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman, and finally select the latter to test the introduction of strategically designed spaces in degraded (and disconnected) locations to encourage the community to innovate while at the same time reusing/refurbishing the existing resources/buildings/facilities. The specific case study involves the design of an incubator facility in an obsolete villa community in Ajman, formerly hosting locals (therefore luxurious) that now have left for better locations and cannot manage to resell their properties due to the decadence of the neighbourhood. The incubator, a building articulated in the interstitial spaces in between the villas, would reactivate the district by attracting young and innovative entrepreneurs, who settle there for both working and living, exploiting the incubator complex as a parasite of the existing villas. If successful, the project will revive the district, provide it a new brand, and create a new financial stream to self-support its gradual regeneration.

scholarly journals Shaping the Education to Meet the Global Demands: Industrial Inclusiveness in University Curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. p28
Author(s):  
Lalih Edirisinghe ◽  
Sampath Siriwardena ◽  
Lakshmi Ranwala
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Business World ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
University Curriculum ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Contemporary Education

The world entered to knowledge-based economy which is based on the production and use of information. Today computer technology, language proficiency and logistics play a major role. University Curriculum connects the secondary level education and the industry. Therefore, industry inclusiveness is essential in transforming children to an industry worker or an entrepreneur. This paper is derived from an opinion survey, desk research, and a case study. Reports of international institutions were studied extensively in the literatures survey. The respondents of the survey consisted key personnel in the government and private sector covering a cross section of the stakeholders in education and business world. The report analyses are then evaluated and discussed though a case study in Sri Lanka. The practices and procedures in the contemporary education system in the country is systematically explained in this section. The report presents its key recommendation under seven areas as policy recommendations. It includes innovative concepts such as, vertical integration between schools, universities, and industry; extended academic disciplines at tertiary level; changes in the university; review to selection criteria of state universities; new academic disciplines in the school curriculum; technical and vocational education; focus on children with different skills etc.

scholarly journals District–Learning: An Architectural Approach to Bridge the Academic Gap in the UAE Educational System

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (2) ◽  
pp. 022058
Author(s):  
Vittorino Belpoliti ◽  
Marwa Al Nahlawi ◽  
Lama Al Haj Husein ◽  
Sana Al Khaled
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Educational System ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Urban Level ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Academic Gap

Abstract The United Arab Emirates Vision 2071 expects the country to become one of the best in the world in several sectors, including education and infrastructure. Highlighting today’s global tendency towards a knowledge-based economy, it drives the need to bridge the academic gap in UAE’s educational system to enhance the nation’s innovation. This gap is best addressed from three different levels, policy level, pedagogical level, and socio-urban level. The UAE is working on developing its educational system by emphasizing its importance through the UAE future strategies and policies, that will upgrade it with its new pedagogical facilities. This study proposes the “District-Learning”, a novel approach to upgrading the UAE educational system/sector by providing the necessary new pedagogical functions in a building located in the barycenter of a school district and serving all its existing facilities. The concept focuses on boosting the communication between schools in the same district and enables sharing resources between them. This non-physical connectivity will be translated into physical connectivity which bridge each existing school to the new building. The construction process fosters modularity and flexibility, allowing the project to fit the demand of different districts. The study present the results of a test of this new approach to the case study of Al Jurf 2 zone in Ajman.

The Role of Innovative and Digital Technologies in Transforming Egypt Into a Knowledge-Based Economy

2019 ◽  
pp. 386-400
Author(s):  
Sherif H. Kamel ◽  
Nagla Rizk
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
The Government

Digital technology, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and innovative technology applications are gradually transforming businesses and governments in emerging markets making them more competitive and offering opportunities for economic growth and prosperity. This chapter demonstrates Egypt's potential to enable a knowledge society through the deployment of emerging technology tools and applications across different sectors of the society. The chapter analyzes the critical success factors that are necessary for the realization of a digitally driven society where information is seamlessly exchanged for the optimal utilization of resources for decision-making purposes at the government, public, and private sector levels. The chapter highlights the need for the formulation of a nation-wide entrepreneurial ecosystem that promotes a tech-startup culture that can effectively contribute to transforming the society by enabling inclusion, universal access to the internet, more diversified educational opportunities and a comprehensive and conducive environment to development.

Public-Private-Academic Cooperation as a Trust Building Mechanism

2016 ◽  
pp. 199-223
Author(s):  
Nicholas Virzi ◽  
Juan Portillo ◽  
Mariela Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Government ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

The chapter will be a case study from an Ordoliberal perspective of the conception, implementation and policy output of the newly created Private Council of Competitiveness (PCC) in Guatemala, a country wracked by mistrust of the public sector by the private sector. The PCC was founded as a private sector initiative, in conjunction with academia, to work with the government to spawn new efforts aimed at augmenting Guatemala's national competitiveness, by fomenting innovation, entrepreneurship and closer ties between academia and the public and private sectors. The chapter utilizes first hand interviews with the members of the PCC and key public sector players, academics, and other top representatives from the private sector to show how working together built the trust necessary to make the PCC a successful working body with the potential to produce important initiatives in matters of competitiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Accelerating the Growth of Bioeconomy in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazlee Kamal ◽  
Zurina Che Dir
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Biological Materials ◽  
High Income ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Biotechnology Sector

Advances in commercial application of biotechnology worldwide over the past two decades have led to the development of a bioeconomy, whereby substantial economic outputs are from the development and use of biological materials. Bioeconomy encompasses all industries and economic sectors based on the values implicit in biological materials that can be translated into new sources of income, environmental sustainability and social well-being.Malaysia, one of the most competitive biotechnology hubs in the Asia-Pacific region, has also taken critical early steps to coordinate and intensify national efforts to harness the potential of the bioeconomy. Most significantly, the Bioeconomy Transformation Programme (BTP) was launched in October 2012, making the country only the second in Asia, after China, and the first in ASEAN, to establish its own national bioeconomy initiative.The BTP is in line with the Government’s objective to develop Malaysia into a high-income nation by the year 2020. The BTP aims to achieve this by focusing on bio-based industries in Malaysia, a sector that has been identified as having enormous potential to further develop the nation due to the abundance of natural resources available.With the introduction of the BTP, Malaysia is now unlocking even greater opportunities in the local and regional biotechnology industry, and enhancing the participation of the private sector. Through effective execution strategies from the Government and BiotechCorp, the biotechnology sector is now directly contributing towards efforts to drive Malaysia towards a high-income and knowledge-based economy by year 2020.

Urban Regeneration Case Study of the Old Town of Ras Al Khaimah

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Seif
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
American University ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
Historical Sites

"As with many historical sites in the Gulf region, urban regeneration of the Old Town District of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents a challenge in maintaining the balance between preservation and refurbishment. This policy paper aims to highlight and convey the significance of the Old Town District as a historical and cultural site to policy makers in the emirate. In doing so, it outlines the District’s potential for becoming an agent for the development of RAK through an urban regeneration project. The paper begins with a brief historical overview of RAK and the urban development of the Old Town District. It then goes on to discuss the opportunities offered by the area. A description of the District’s building materials and urban morphology is also discussed. The paper concludes with a list of recommendations for the urban regeneration of Old Town. The author conducted fieldwork and collected data for this paper between 2009 and 2011 as part of two courses for her bachelors and masters degrees at the American University of Sharjah."

scholarly journals Status of Knowledge Based Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 268-277
Author(s):  
Omar Salem Bashehab
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Status ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Government

This paper highlights on the emerging issues that compelled Saudi Arabia in transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one. It discusses the pillars of a knowledge-based economy i.e. the institutional model; education; research and development (R&D); and information and communication technology (ICT) adopted by the World Bank Institute framework to analyze the status of a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. The primary objective of this article is to understand the status of the knowledgebased economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Secondary data was collected for writing the paper. The nine developmental plans of Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Economy and Planning), Ministry of Education reports, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology reports, and Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) reports are some of the important sources of data. The government of Saudi Arabia has laid the foundation for transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one but more is required especially in the field of human resource development and innovation to expedite the easiness of the transforming process.

scholarly journals Mentoring in the concept of the learning organization in higher education – empirical research / Mentoring w koncepcji organizacji uczącej się szkoły wyższej w świetle badań empirycznych

Management ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-290
Author(s):  
Martyna Wronka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Research Mentoring

Summary The development of a knowledge-based economy necessitates the search for new methods and tools for enhancing organizational learning processes. In this context, many scholars point to the importance of mentoring as a tool to support individual and organizational learning. The paper is an attempt to answer the question: how mentoring helps to stimulate the process of organizational learning? Therefore, this paper discusses the concept of learning organization, concept of mentoring along with associated concepts, on the basis of which experience result from the process of implementing mentoring at university are pointed out. This objective will be achieved through presentation of the results of the literature study followed by case study on the implementation and realization of mentoring programme at one of the polish universities

scholarly journals Dubai and United Arab Emirates Ministry of Happiness: Presentation of the National Happiness and Positivity Programme - Qualitative Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Diamantino Ribeiro ◽  
António Pedro Costa ◽  
Jorge Remondes
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Government Communication ◽  
National Happiness ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sustainable Happiness

Scientific research on the question of how happiness can be increased and then sustained has still a long way ahead. The authors have been developing studies in this field and have chosen the happiness initiatives of the Dubai and UAE government to elaborate a case study. This paper, extracted from the wider investigation, presents a study based on government communication on the creation of the Dubai and United Arab Emirates Ministry of Happiness. In the scope of this work we have chosen the National Happiness and Positivity Programme of the Dubai and United Arab Emirates Ministry of Happiness. Using the technique of content analysis, through the use of webQDA software, the aim was to understand how the government communicated its strategy for happiness and which are the most used concepts to capture the attention of institutions and citizens. Consequently, the aim was to understand what actions the government has advocated to implement the said programme. The results imply that the concept of positivity has a focus that is very close and complementary to that of happiness. It is also inferred that the government intends to promote 'happiness as a way of life’, and also to involve the private sector in the National Happiness and Positivity Programme. Finally, the author’s contribution to this research field is to demonstrate that this model of positivity and sustainable happiness can be extensively implemented, including in the academy.

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