Invest in KSA’s education sector by establishing a Maritime Center of Excellence to further develop the maritime base.
Sector
Human Capital Innovation
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Investment Highlights
- KSA has ambitions to become a dominant maritime player by 2030: #1 Maritime regional player; SAR55-56B contribution to GDP, 2.4% Contribution to non-oil GDP, 224K Number of direct and indirect jobs.
- KAUST and KFUPM focus on certain elements of maritime research but lack a broad-based focus.
- Investing in R&D and technology can significantly boost maritime output: Blockchain, 3D Printing, and Battery Technology.
- The opportunity seeks to achieve one of the objectives of the vision, which is: the participation of 1500 researchers in the maritime industry by 2030.
- To achieve the vision's objectives, approximately SAR 2B is needed as capital investment to set up the Maritime C.O.E.