Saudi Arabia, WEF Launch Innovation Accelerator, Explore Collaborations in Global Metaverse Village

Saudi Arabia, WEF Launch Innovation Accelerator, Explore Collaborations in Global Metaverse Village

A high-level delegation from Saudi Arabia participated in a multilateral meeting with the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) leadership at WEF’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Ambassador to the United States; Abdullah bin Amer Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources; and Faisal Fadhil Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, met with Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of WEF and Borge Brende, President of WEF, to explore areas of mutual interest.

Alswaha, Chairman of the Board of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Chairman of the Board of The Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA), and Brende signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a new accelerator program to help ignite innovation in Saudi Arabia.

Under the LoI, KACST will work alongside WEF to connect experts and knowledge partners from the public and private sectors to identify and unlock new promising markets as part of the ongoing work to transform Saudi economy.

During the meeting, the delegates highlighted the Kingdom’s role as a Pioneering Partner in the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, which will leverage