Qatar has retained its position as the Middle East’s most innovative economy in the annual Global Innovation Index 2012 (GII).
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The study, commissioned by leading business school INSEAD in partnership with other firms, scored 141 countries based on the degree to which their economic environment enables innovation, as well as actual innovative outputs.
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Saudi Arabia was ranked 48th (up six places on 2011) while Kuwait was the lowest ranked GCC nation at 55th, down from 52nd last year.
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24 replies on “Kuwait named least innovative GCC economy”
meh
least innovative GCC economy? ashwa el7imdillah. zain ma 3a6ona least innovative developing nation in the world, a title we truly deserve…
#e7ba6!
Innovation is not important. As long as tere’s Pinkberry, life is perfect.
No shit. The most innovative thing we can think of doing is bring Kim Kardashian /smh
Man forget that. We have earned our righteous place in the book world of records for building the biggest yellow helmet! *sarcasm*
lolol
cupcakes. LOL 🙁
why am i not surprised… smh!
But..But.. what about all the cupcake “home” retailers!
No kidding! PASS THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN!!!!
Who needs innovation when you have the government?
Before everyone writes angry comments about why Kuwait should be higher/lower:
This is almost entirely because of the parliamentary stuff constantly going on. A lot of development plans and commerce laws are not being passed because no parliament is passing them because their personal issues are more important to them.
Basically blame the voters 🙂
Also Kuwait scored somewhere between Russia and Brazil which I didn’t really expect
Having lived in kuwait for most part of my life, i like it the way it is, not too fast paced, everyone who complains should try visiting KSA. Maybe i was one of the many who kept complaining, after my recent visit to KSA all i can say is I Love Kuwait.
awww! Stevennnn
On behalf of Kuwait: I love you too
Wo says there are no innovations ?
Infant there are so many !
To name some:
Increasing driving license renewable fee to 50 kd to decrease accident rate, and imposed on expats.
Only handful of univeristies, to many buger joints, and health clubs
Strict sponsorship system.
Man, if you do not give freedom of thoughts, who will care about innovative things in Kuwait, if Kuwait would had made expat feel like home. Then Majority of population, who are expats could helped so much in innovating things.
They should bring NATGEO team to visit schools, rather than only promoting a brand at 360.
We have a higher innovation rate than India 😀
aaa – hahahahahah! funny, you should go google your facts before you compare india’s and kuwait’s innovation rate.
lol is this really news?
i could’ve told you this ages ago.
…la wallah? then why haven’t you? YOU COULD’VE WARNED US!
“What a surprise!” – No one.
+1
Haha the innovative thing people in this country think of is how to benefit themselves.
i thought we were aiming for last