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The technical crews and labor at the project site are preparing the infrastructure, sewage and water networks in preparation for receiving the new project

Kuwait City - After the Government Communication Center announced the entertainment and games project — the Winter Wonderland — two weeks ago, heavy machinery and equipment, under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works, began work on preparing and equipping the site at the Al-Shaab Entertainment Park, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The preparations came after completing the signing of the agreement between the Tourism Enterprises Company and an international company specialized in the entertainment industry.

The designated site for the Games City, the supervisory staff began work on leveling the land and preparing it technically based on the standards required for the installation of equipment and mechanisms and their distribution according to the agreed technical and engineering design.

The technical crews and labor at the project site are preparing the infrastructure, sewage and water networks in preparation for receiving the new project, which begins its season in London annually in November and extends until January. Winter Wonderland entertainment project relies in designing its games on a range of games, ice skating rinks and other designs for seating inspired by snow, in addition to a wide range of hand-crafted games as well as mobile restaurants and stores.

Meanwhile, an informed source revealed that entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium enterprises are waiting for the invitation of the Ministry of Finance and the Tourism Enterprises Company to inform them of the design of the Winter Wonderland project and the possibility of applying to participate in points of sale during the upcoming winter season.

According to the source, the entrepreneurs have not yet received any invitation from the relevant authorities regarding what is required of them, and whether there will be participation from owners of small and medium enterprises and national companies working in the field of restaurants and services in the upcoming Games City project or not.

source: Zawya

Expats with student visas and those on dependency visas are now allowed to stay abroad for over six months as it applies to those with work permit. “The initiative is to make life for expats in Kuwait easier, with consideration to foreign students as the world battles COVID-19,” sources told Kuwait Times. The only exception is for domestic workers.

If they stay abroad for more than six months, their residency permit will be cancelled unless their sponsors sign an agreement.

A government decision allowing expatriates with iqama to remain outside the country for more than six months is still in force. Until now, the decree has not been cancelled,” the sources said. However, the sources said only domestic workers are not permitted to remain outside Kuwait for more than six months unless their sponsor applies for an exception on their behalf.

Expatriates are also allowed to renew their residency permits while they are outside Kuwait. “The decree allowing the expatriates to renew their iqamas online while abroad is still in effect,” the sources added.

Residency of expatriates who stay outside Kuwait for more than six months won’t be canceled, except for domestic workers.

This decision to continue with the exemption will be valid until further announcement. Kuwait’s Interior Ministry had made this exemption for expatriates during the COVID pandemic as expatriate arrivals into Kuwait were suspended for fear of spread of coronavirus.

Kuwait has slowly returned back to normalcy with all government and private sector offices functioning to pre-pandemic levels. The government recently cancelled all online work without exceptions.

Regarding the opening of visit visas, the Ministry of Interior has decided to extend its decision to halt the issuance of family visit visas until the end of this current year. According to sources, the Ministry said that security of the state and the parliamentary elections are of vital importance to the Ministry.

The Ministry will deploy its personnel and will increase its presence in strategic areas during electoral gatherings, election-day and campaigns.

The new elections will be held at the beginning of October. Files related to security need adequate time to be studied, especially the ones related to issuing family visas.

source: Kuwait Times

Kuwait was ranked 86th out of 100 countries in the World’s Best Cities Report for 2021, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting bestcities. org.

According to the report, Kuwait is last among the Gulf countries; while Dubai ranked sixth in the world and first in the Gulf, Abu Dhabi ranked 15th in the world and second in the Gulf.

The best cities in the world are determined according to six criteria as follows:

1. Place: weather, safety, tourist attractions, public parks and outdoor activities, number of corona cases relative to the population

2. Products: airport travel destinations and networks, attractions for residents and tourists, university ranking, convention center

3. People: residents born in the city, educational attainment

4. Prosperity: ranking of city companies in Fortune 500 (index of the best 500 companies in the world), GDP per capita, equality of income, unemployment rate

5. Programming: culture, nightlife, food quality, shopping

6. Promotion: percentage of visitors, number of visitors checking in places on Facebook, using Google search engine during the visit, visitors’ comments on the travel application ‘TripAdvisor’, Instagram tags for the city, popularity of the city in ‘Google Trends’ among visitors within 12 months.

The report stated that Kuwait City shines with amazing contrasts and it is one of the hottest cities on the planet during summer. The water towers are among its prominent features; indicating the glittering towers reflect modernity and efficiency for which Kuwait is famous, especially when it comes to social networking sites.

With the presence of the huge Silk City project, Kuwait will soon have a very strong chain of hashtags on social media, including the Great Mubarak Tower in the city plan, which may break records for social media labels, the report added.

London, New York, and Paris are the top three best cities in the world for 2021; followed by Moscow (4), Tokyo (5) and Dubai (6), Singapore (7), Barcelona (8), Los Angeles (9) and Madrid (10). On the other hand, the 10 worst cities are: Krakow (Poland) at 100th, Raleigh (America) at 99th, Salt Lake (America) at 98th, Mexico City at 97th, Glasgow (UK) at 96th, Sacramento (America) at 95th, Manchester at 94th, Düsseldorf (Germany) at 93rd, Nashville (Tennessee-America) at 92nd, Bucharest (Romania) at 91st and Minsk (Belarus) at 90th.

source: arabtimesonline

One of Kuwait’s largest manufacturers, Kuwait Steel (United Steel Industrial Company), has said that its digital transformation with global technology company SAP is enabling new levels of manufacturing efficiency and productivity.

Johan Henning, CIO, Kuwait Steel and SAP made the statement during the recent Digital Transformation (DX) event, which brought together Kuwait’s business and technology leaders.

“Kuwait Steel shows how business redesign, digital transformation is supporting the company to achieve its vision in becoming a leader in the steel industry by investing in technology and driving change,” said Andy Froemmel, Managing Director, SAP Kuwait.

Kuwait’s Vision 2035 presents major opportunities for government agencies to use e-services to improve people’s daily lives, and help people in Kuwait to save time and money.”

source: zawya

Increasing government expenditure towards sustainable infrastructure development with continued investment in energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable assets is promoting the market demand for Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure companies. The government is also encouraging companies that emphasize on technological advancements and standardizing modern methods of construction.

Globally, industrialization and urbanization trends are propelling the demand for client-driven Construction and Infrastructure activities and augmenting demand for investment in railways, roads, ports, power transmission, and water utilities. Growing demand for Building Information Modelling, Modular construction, and building materials industry is being observed across the Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure market. Estimated construction and infrastructure growth of 6% CAGR is forecast globally between 2019 and 2026.

Investment in large-scale infrastructure projects is one of the key strategies of Kuwait to fuel economic growth. The government’s effort to improve the country’s infrastructure to sustain growth in the manufacturing sector and expand municipal utilities will contribute to the growth in construction spending. Rising personal income levels, household growth, and population migration from rural to urban areas will augment the need for better construction facilities and road infrastructure developments in the country.

Increasing public investments into Kuwait’s commercial construction sectors will be a key market opportunity for the companies operating in the construction and infrastructure industry.

The presence of a huge customer base is resulting in strong FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows into the country. Further, increasing investments in real estate and infrastructure sectors result in the growth of construction activities.

The 2019 Construction and Infrastructure Market research identifies that the competition continues to intensify year-on-year with emerging applications. This OG Analysis report covers the 2019 scenario and growth prospects of the Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure Market for 2020-2026.

To calculate the market size, revenue from the market sales of Construction and Infrastructure materials to retailers, wholesalers, and institutional buyers is considered.

The global Construction and Infrastructure Market is poised to grow robustly over the forecast period 2020-2026. The ongoing trend towards modernization of Construction and Infrastructure through renovation projects, new building construction, and other civil projects are supporting Kuwait to strengthen its Construction and Infrastructure Market size.

The report presents a comprehensive analysis of Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure activities. Key trends and critical insights into Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure markets, along with key drivers, restraints, and growth opportunities are presented in the report.

Kuwait Construction and Infrastructure Market are compared against five of its competitive markets in the region to analyze the role of Kuwait on the regional front and benchmark its operations.

Global Construction and Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East Africa, North America, and South & Central America Construction and Infrastructure market outlook is also presented in the report to provide a global perspective of the industry.

Kuwait’s population and economic outlook are also included in the report to provide insights and forecasts of macroeconomic factors shaping the future of Construction and Infrastructure markets.

Business and SWOT profiles of three of the leading Construction and Infrastructure companies in Kuwait are detailed in the report along with strategic initiatives, recent developments, and their impact on overall market growth.

source: primefeed

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During its last session, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers approved two new laws for the residency of expatriates, according to which a continuous residency period of ten years was granted to investors and property owners of expatriates and 5 years to ordinary expatriates.


The articles of the new law stipulated that it is permissible for a foreigner to reside for a period not exceeding 10 years for both investors and real estate owners, provided that the Council of Ministers issues a decision specifying the areas in which expatriates can invest and the amounts that they must invest, as for expatriates who wish to own real estate in Kuwait, they must obtain approval from the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers, after submitting the required documents to the Ministry of Justice, to review the legal situation of the expatriate and his family members, as they must have their records free of any criminal case or misconduct, and the expatriate should hold a valid residency and should not have any violation of the residency regulations. The purchase of the property should be for own residency and not for renting purposes.


The distinguished residence is considered a temporary residence, that is, it is not automatically renewed. The conditions of the residence may be modified in the future; also the Ministry of Interior reserves the right not to renew the residence for an expatriate based on valid reasons.


This law also allows expatriates subject to a deportation order, to have a grace period in order to be able to liquidate their business, determined by the Ministry of Interior, while not allowing them to return to the country without permission from the Ministry.


In addition to that, the new residency law gives Kuwaiti citizens the ability to obtain a residence permit for their husbands and members of their family, provided that none of them work for a governmental or non-governmental entity, also its citizenship should not be obtained through naturalized by a marriage with a Kuwaiti citizen.

The law stipulates that the maximum period for a domestic worker, wishing to reside abroad, should not exceeding 4 months compared to 6 months before.


It is expected that the new law will revive the real estate sector in Kuwait, and it will also make it easier for expatriates to deposit their money in banks and invest it, instead of transferring it abroad, which will benefit investors, expatriate workers and the Kuwaiti economy.

Kuwait has become the latest country to receive the coveted emerging markets status from MSCI, in a move that is expected to result in billions of dollars of investor inflows into the Gulf country's stocks.

MSCI, the world's top equity indexing provider, said in a statement late on Tuesday that it would reclassify its MSCI Kuwait Index benchmark to emerging markets status.

Kuwait was previously classified as a frontier market. The upgrade, which comes following MSCI's latest market classification review, will see nine Kuwaiti blue chips included in MSCI's emerging markets benchmark from May next year, with an index weighting of 0.5 per cent .

MSCI's emerging markets index is tracked by about $1.9trn in investment funds globally.

The reclassification of Kuwait as an emerging market could see the country's stock market lure an additional $2.8bn in passive investment flows, according to NBK Capital. In comparison, China's much larger equity markets is expected to see $125bn in inflows as its presence in the emerging markets benchmark expands.

NBK Capital said that the upgrade for Kuwait could boost liquidity, corporate governance and earnings growth in the Gulf nation's equity market. The upgrade is subject to the Kuwait market meeting certain stipulations and reforms.

In the year through to May 31, Kuwaiti stocks returned 22 per cent, versus 4 per cent for emerging markets overall.

The Gulf bourse's biggest names include National Bank of Kuwait and global logistics business Agility.

source: FT

The oil price shock has led the country's government to record sustained fiscal deficits since 2015, which has forced it to draw on the reserves of one of its sovereign wealth fund's assets

Assets of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the oldest sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in the world, have continued to grow despite the oil price shocks, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Future Generations Fund (FGF), one of two funds managed by the KIA, which receives mandatory transfers of funds equivalent to 10 per cent of the government's revenue has continued to grow with solid profitability that has seen it rise to about 309 per cent of Kuwait's gross domestic product, Moody’s said in a report. The growth has come despite a reduction in the ratio of mandatory funds transfer from previous 25 per cent, Moody’s which rates Kuwait at Aa2 with a stable outlook, said.

“We expect it [FGF] will continue to grow as long as the fund remains profitable and the mandatory transfer remains in place,” it noted in the report.

By contrast, Kuwait's government has drawn down on its second investment vehicle, the General Reserve Fund (GRF) “quite rapidly since the 2015-16 fiscal year to finance deficits triggered by the oil price shock,” Moody’s said.

Kuwait's fiscal deficit peaked at 17.5 per cent of its GDP in 2016-17, a huge decline from a 20 per cent surplus recorded in 2013-14. The government had tried to relieve pressure on the GRF in the beginning of the oil price slump that saw crude falling from a peak of $115 per barrel in the mid-2014 to below $30 per barrel in the first quarter of 2016.

However, the country’s parliament blocked the government's attempts to increase the debt ceiling to 25 billion dinars (Dh301.6bn) and lengthen tenors up to 30 years in 2017 from previous 10bn dinars and 10 years, respectively. The debt law subsequently expired and the government was forced to finance deficits and maturing domestic borrowings from the GRF.

Relying on the GRF has led to an accelerated drawdown of the fund's assets to an estimated 23bn dinars as of March 2019, from 26.

4bn dinars from a year earlier, Moody’s explained.

The rating agency said a further depletion of the GRF would depend on “if and when” parliament passed another debt law, but the government will need to finance deficits around 9 per cent of GDP over the next few years. However, as only around 65 per cent of GRF assets are liquid, the fund would only be able to finance around three years’ worth of deficits and run out by the end of fiscal year 2021-22.

“The eventual depletion of the GRF could have several implications for sovereign creditworthiness,” Moody’s said. “Under our baseline scenario, which assumes parliament approves the debt law by 2020 and FGF assets remain ring-fenced, a depleted GRF implies that the government will rely much more on debt issuance for funding.”

Combined with large fiscal deficits, such a scenario could lead to a rapid increase in general government debt and an increase in debt-servicing costs from the budget.

“Although unlikely, a situation where the GRF is depleted before no alternative funding sources have been arranged would be very credit negative,” Moody’s said.

“Such a scenario would require the government to make significant cuts to spending, given our expectations for persistent fiscal deficits.”

source: thenationalthenational

The bridge will bring the capital closer to the planned new free trade zone known as 'Silk City'

Kuwait inaugurated one of the world’s longest sea bridges on Wednesday, shaving an hour off the drive from the Gulf country's capital to an uninhabited area set to become the country’s major free trade zone.

The Sheikh Jaber Causeway, named after the late Sheikh Jaber Al Sabah who reigned during the Gulf War, is 36 kilometres long – making it the fourth longest bridge in the world.

Approximately 80 per cent of the bridge is over water and will connect Kuwait City to Subiya, where a 100-billion dollar mega-city is being built.

The bridge also makes Kuwait’s largest island 30 minutes from the Gulf state’s capital, having previously been a near two-hour drive.

The $3.6 billion causeway, designed by Paris-based engineering and consulting group Systra, took a consortium led by South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co.

along with Kuwait's Combined Group Contracting Co four years to build.

The project is Kuwait’s largest construction feat to date and kicks off the country’s economic reform measures titled Kuwait 2035.

In addition to a free zone and port, Silk City envisions an airport, an Olympic stadium, a tower taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s highest, and housing for up to 700,000 people.

However, some members of Kuwait’s democratically elected parliament have opposed what they say are laws that will allow the Silk City to function as a “state within a state”.

Some of Kuwait's top parliamentarians have expressed fears over how the project could fall outside of their jurisdiction, claiming that the laws governing Silk City could be completely different to those followed in the country.

The Silk City project is being led by the Emir Nasser Al Sabah, the deputy prime minister, and will see Kuwait partner with China to build the zone.

The opening ceremony was attended by Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed along with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and the leader of the French senate, Gerard Larcher.

The Minister of Public Works and Minister State for Housing, Jenan Boushiri was also present, saying the bridge’s inauguration marks the first step towards Kuwait’s future away from an exclusively oil-dependent economy.

"We are beginning a new era in building Kuwait 2035, under the vision of your noble Highness and your high guidance, bearing in mind the aspirations of citizens and their aspirations for a better life committed to building a better tomorrow for the future of our generations,” she told reporters.

Mr Nak-yeon said Wednesday the causeway would establish Kuwait as an international trade centre connecting the Middle East with the rest of Asia.

Source: Thenational

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أختتمت قمة الشركات الناشئة التي نظمتها مجموعة البذور النجوم (سيدستارز، Seedstars) أعمالها في مركز المؤتمرات السويسري المرموق في لوزان (Swiss Tech Convention Center) في معهد العلوم التطبيقية (EPFL)، حيث كانت الجائزة الكبرى من نصيب الشركة الأرجنتينية الناشئة (Blended).

بعد عام من التصفيات والمنافسات التأهيلية في أكثر من 80 مدينة في البلدان الناشئة، دعت مجموعة سيدستارز 67 متسابقًا نهائيًا إلى سويسرا في الفترة من 1 إلى 5 نيسان/أبريل 2019. تم اختيارهم من أصل 3500 طلبا من 63 دولة، وكان لهم شرف المشاركة في تدريب عملي لمدة يومين، تخلله لقاءات فردية مع الخبراء والمستثمرين، والتنافس على العديد من الجوائز على شكل رأسمال استثماري.

على الرغم من كون القطاع المالي الأكثر تمثيلا في السنوات السابقة في هذه القمة، فان الابتكارات التكنولوجية الفائزة في عام 2019 كانت جميعها تتعلق بالصحة والتعليم.

 

 

تكريم تكنولوجيا التعليم والصحة

تعكس قائمة الفائزين لهذا العام احتياجات البلدان الناشئة. يؤكد فريدي فيغا (Freddy Vega)، مدير شركة (Platzi.com) في خطابه على أن 13٪ فقط من الشباب يدخلون الجامعات في أمريكا اللاتينية على سبيل المثال. يوفر برنامجه على الإنترنت لمليون طالب من جميع أنحاء القارة الوصول إلى التدريب المتقدم في مجال التقنيات الجديدة.

 

يقول ريكو بالديجر (Rico Baldegger)، الأستاذ في جامعة العلوم التطبيقية في فرايبورغ، أحد شركاء سيدستارز: "التعليم لا يقتصر فقط على الدروس، بل أيضًا على إيجاد الإلهام". مثل مشروع الدكتور فهد النمري من المملكة العربية السعودية احدى المشاريع الملهمة، حيث استخدم تجربته كمعلم متخصص لتصور برنامج ينمو (YNMO)، وهي خدمة للأطفال المعوقين. وبالفعل فقد كرم المشاركون في القمة هذا المشروع بمنحه جائزة الجمهور لعام 2019 (انظر الإطار).

 كانت جائزة الجمهور للعام 2019 من نصيب مشروع ينمو (YNMO)، وهي شركة سعودية ناشئة يقل عمرها عن سنة واحدة. يتيح البرنامج الذي يمكن الوصول إليه عبر الإنترنت التصميم والإشراف على استراتيجيات التدريب والدعم الفردي والخطط المصممة خصيصًا لتلبية الاحتياجات المحددة للأطفال ذوي الإعاقة. وهو مخصص للمدارس أو المراكز أو المنازل المتخصصة، ويضم 11 مشتركًا بواقع 503 مستفيدًا. أثار نجاحه السريع اهتمام المؤسسات الحكومية التي تشكل عملاء المستقبل.

 

 

كانت الجائزة الأولى من نصيب (Blended) التي توفر منصة عبر الإنترنت وهي طريقة مبتكرة للتواصل بين المدرسة وأولياء الأمور حيث يستفيد منها بالفعل 250 الف طالب. توفر الجائزة لتي تصل قيمتها الى 500 الف دولار فرصة فريدة للمشروع للتوسع في القارة التي يصعب فيها جمع الأموال. ومع ذلك، كما يقول فيديريكو هيرنانديز (Federico Hernandez)، مؤسس الشركة الناشئة، فإن هذه التجربة جلبت له أكثر من مجرد أموال: وهي الأفكار. ويقول: "تقوم شركة سيدستارز بعمل أساسي للكشف عن الشركات الموهوبة في جميع أنحاء العالم". وهذا ما تطمح اليه بالفعل: لتحفيز الابتكار.

 

صناديق استثمار إقليمية جديدة

تهدف المجموعة التي تتخذ من سويسرا مقراً لها الى تحسين حياة الناس في البلدان الناشئة من خلال التكنولوجيا وريادة الأعمال، والسعي لتحقيق أهداف التنمية المستدامة وفقا لجدول أعمال الأمم المتحدة لعام 2030. فهناك حاجة إلى حوالي 5 تريليون دولار من الاستثمارات لتحقيق ذلك. ومع ذلك، تشير التقديرات إلى أنه يمكن تعبئة 228 مليار دولار من الأصول الخاضعة للإدارة لهذا النوع من الاستثمار المسؤول. في الجهة الاخرى، يتمثل مجال العمل الرئيسي الآخر لـسيدستارز في توليد استثمارات في داخل البلدان الناشئة وتحويلها إليها.

 

من خلال شعارها "التأثير والابتكار والاستثمار"، شرعت سيدستارز في وضع إستراتيجية جديدة لإنشاء صناديق استثمار إقليمية. وقد أعلنت عن إطلاق صندوق رأس المال الاستثماري بقيمة 100 مليون دولار لأفريقيا جنوب الصحراء، وذلك بالشراكة مع شركة (First Growth Ventures). وقد رحب المشاركون بالتصفيق لانشاء هذا الصندوق الذي سيسمح بالحصول على تمويل للبدء بالمشروعات يتراوح بين 250 الف دولار و5 ملايين دولار. وتقول اليزي دو توناك (Alisée de Tonnac)، الشريك المؤسس لمجموعة سيدستارز: هناك اهتمام متزايد بالاستثمار الذي له تأثير اجتماعي أو بيئي.

 

 

تغيير الذهنية: احداث التغيير المطلوب

وينطبق هذا بشكل خاص على الجيل الناشيء، لأن المال يحفز بشكل أقل من القدرة على التعبير عن القيم. تسعى سيدستارز إلى التأثير على ثقافة الدول الناشئة من أجل بناء صورة إيجابية لرجل الأعمال تدريجياً. وقد عقدت حلقة نقاش في هذه القمة حول مسألة عقلية ريادة الأعمال.

اكد هذه الفكرة أحد المتحدثين، عمر عيتاني، مؤسس شركة (FabricAID) من لبنان: وقد أشار الى أنه في تصورات والديه "كان من الضروري توفير ثلاجة ممتلئة " وذلك من خلال وظيفة مستقرة. لم يعد هذا هو الشاغل الرئيسي لجيله. فقد بدأ مشروعه في ظروف يحفها المخاطر لبيع الملابس المستعملة للمجتمعات المحرومة في بلده. ومن أجل النجاح والحفاظ على أسعار منخفضة، راهن على العدد. اليوم مشروعه يجذب الأموال من الشركات غير المعتادة على الاستثمار الاجتماعي. يميل جيل الألفية الذي ينتمي اليه، خاصة في البلدان التي تتمتع بالميزة، إلى رؤية العالم كقرية كبيرة. ويلخص القول :"الأمر كله يتعلق بالحالة الذهنية".

 

 

التركيز على منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

يظل النظام الإيكولوجي في البلدان الناشئة بالنسبة للشركات الناشئة جنينياً. وتشكل منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا جزءا من هذا الواقع. وقد عززت سيدستارز وجودها في العام 2019 من خلال برامج في 18 مدينة و15 دولة. واستضافت قمة بيروت الإقليمية في تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2018، 351 مشاركًا لمدة ثلاثة أيام ونظمت 303 اجتماعًا مباشرًا بين 45 مستثمرًا و 119 شركة ناشئة من 21 دولة.

ضمت القمة العالمية في لوزان، 13 متسابقًا من منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا, تم ترشيح أربعة منهم لنيل جوائز فاز منهم اثنين (انظر الإطار).

 

ترشيحات لمتأهلين للنهائيات من منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا لنيل جوائز

شركة (Seabex) من تونس: تم ترشيحها للنهائي في مجال التكنولوجيا الزراعية، وهي تقدم حلاً جاهزًا لمواجهة نقص القوى العاملة والحد من هدر المياه. تمكن أداتها المبتكرة لجمع وتحليل البيانات من تحسين أوضاع الزراعة والري وفقا لجدول زمني.

أما شركة نقطة حضرية (Urban point) من قطر: يتيح تطبيقها الاتصال المباشر بين 600 الف مستهلك وشركات محلية وشركات اتصالات. وكانت شركة فودافون (Vodaphone) واحدة من أوائل عملائها.

 

وكانت المنطقة موضوع عدة حلقات النقاش، خاصة الندوة التي شارك فيها رضا رهنمة، مؤسس شبكة نتكلم (NaTakallam) في لبنان (انظر الإطار).

التكنولوجيا من أجل السلام

كانت الابتكارات الإيجابية في حالات النزاع والتشرد السكاني موضوع نقاش. وقدم رضا رهنمة، رجل الأعمال الاجتماعي والمؤسس المشارك لـشبكة نتكلم NaTakallam ، عرضا خاصا بجلسات المحادثة عبر الإنترنت للطلاب في أوروبا والولايات المتحدة الذين يريدون تحسين مهاراتهم اللغوية. يصل عدد المنتفعين من هذه الخدمة المدفوعة حوالي 150 الف لاجئ سوري في لبنان. تتطلب الظروف التي يعمل فيها رضا احتياطات خاصة لتجنب حدوث توترات أو استبعاد جزء من السكان، وبالتالي يصبح استخدام تقنية بسيطة ومشتركة مثل سكايب (Skype) امرا لا بد منه.

 

 

يبدو أن ريادة الأعمال أصبحت مرغوبة في الدول الاكثر ازدهارا في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. وكونها ترتبط ارتباطًا وثيقًا بالتنمية الاقتصادية، فان ثقافة ريادة الأعمال تعتبر أقل بروزًا في بلدان مثل مصر، على الرغم من قصص النجاح لمشروعات ريادية مثل Swvl أو Instabug، التي اخترقت السوق الآسيوية والأمريكية، أو 7keema التي حصلت على جائزة (انظر الإطار).

 

تقدم الشركة الناشئة المصرية 7keema تطبيق للحصول على الرعاية التمريضية المنزلية. ويربط هذا التطبيق الآف المرضى بالممرضات ذوات المؤهلات. وهو الأول من نوعه في مصر، وقد حصل على جائزة من مؤسسة ارتفاع المد (Rising Tide Foundation). وبالإضافة إلى رأس المال الاستثماري، فقد حصل مديره عمرو بكر على تذكرة لبرنامج النمو لسيدستارز.

 

يصنف مؤشر سيدستارز (SSI) المنامة بين أفضل 10 مدن من أصل 78 مدينة تم تقييمها في الدول الناشئة. بشكل عام، تتميز مدن الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في هذا التصنيف العالمي لبيئتها الأكثر ملاءمة لريادة الاعمال، حيث تحتل الشارقة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة المرتبة الأولى. وقد وضعت هذه الدولة سياسة عامة وطنية تشجع روح المبادرة. وتخطط دبي لإنشاء هياكل في الجامعات لدعم الابتكار. من جانبها، أنشأت مصر حاضنة المشروعات الناشئة فلك (Falak startups)، وهناك حرم جامعي مخصص لتسريع الأعمال في جامعة القاهرة (FEPS Accélération) ومركز ابتكاري بشاركة القطاعين العام والخاص في جامعة عين شمس. وفي المقاب فان المملكة العربية السعودية على وشك إطلاق أكبر مركز أعمال لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا.

 

 

من الظواهر الإيجابية في المنطقة الاهتمام المتزايد للشركات الكبيرة بالشركات الناشئة. أصبحت رعاية الأنشطة والتعاون لتمويل البدء بالمشروعات أكثر شيوعًا. بشكل عام تشهد منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا أيضًا تغييراً في اللوائح الملائمة لإنشاء الشركات. ومع ذلك، لا يزال هناك معوقات ولا تزال الحواجز المؤسسية تعيق الوصول إلى الاستثمار الأجنبي.

 

 

(سيتم نشر مقابلات مع الشركات الناشئة من العالم العربي وسويسرا لاحقا).

 

 

الشركات الناشئة المشاركة في القمة من الدول العربية وسويسرا:

 

 

المؤسس

الشركة الناشئة

الصفة

البلد

علي تازامي

Inggez

www.inggez.com

المدير التنفيذي

فلسطين

عمرو بكر

تامر شاور

7Keema Nursing Services

http://www.7keema.com/

مؤسس ومدير تنفيذي

الرئيس

مصر

مالك اجياج

لينا بن عامر

Elham Education

http://inspirelll.com

مؤسس

ليبيا

ماهر شكرون

Optimalogistic

www.optimalogistic.com

مؤسس

تونس

انور الرفاعي

P5M

www.p5m.me/home

مؤسس

الكويت

حامد مصري

Robu

www.robu.io

مؤسس

الاردن

صديق فريد

موسفيك احمد

Smart Crowd

www.smartcrowd.ae

مدير تنفيذي مدير التكنولوجيا التنفيذي

الامارات

زياد علامة

Spike diabetes Assistant

www.thespikeapp.com

مؤسس

لبنان

ابراهيم القصاب

رضا الفردان

Temr.cm

http://temr.cm

ومدير العمليات

مؤسس مشارك

البحرين

سوزانا إنجلس

فريد قازي

Urban Point

http://onelink.to/urbanpoint

مؤسس مشارك

مدير

قطر

جيتو سعد

ساليهو ندياي

Weego Transit App

www.weego.ma

مؤسس

مدير التكنولوجيا التنفيذي

المغرب

فيصل النيمري

فهد النيمري

YNMO

www.ynmodata.com

ومدير العمليات

مدير تنفيذي

السعودية

هشام الفيشاوي

At home doc

www.at-home-doc.com

مؤسس ومدير تنفيذي

قطر

ستيفان زريهن

Stephane Zrehen

Agam Scurity

https://agamsecurity.ch

مؤسس

سويسرا

رمزي بوزردا

Ramzi Bouzerda

Droople

Energy / Clean Tech

www.droople.io

مؤسس ومدير تنفيذي

سويسرا

 

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