Global Knowledge
Society Forum
Program Guidebook
December 9-10, 2013
An Initiative of
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“Knowledge
is our source
of wealth”
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12:45-1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speech
Mr. Éric Falt
UNESCO Assistant Director-General for
External Relations and Public Information
Keynote Speech: Welcome Remarks
on behalf of the Director-General of
UNESCO
1:00-2:20 p.m.
Session 2: Saudi Arabia’s National
Strategy of Knowledge Society
Transformation into a Knowledge Society
Dr. Osama Bin Hussein Mansouri
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Economy and
Planning
The Strategies Used in the Transformation to a
Knowledge Society in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hanadi Baghdadi
Vice Dean of Community Services & Sustainable
Development at University of Dammam
The Role of University of Dammam in Building
a Knowledge Based Society (Sela Initiative
Program)
Dr. Saad Haj Bakry
Professor King Saud University
Building the Culture of Responsibility into the
Knowledge Society
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yamani
Chief Operating Officer at TAQNIA
A Brief on TAQNIA
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Jamal
Khashoggi, General Manager and Editor-in-Chief of
Al-Arab News Channel
2:30-3:45 p.m.
Session 3: The Role of Scientific Education in Knowledge Society
Dr. Haifa Jamal Allail
President of Effat University
The role of Education in the Knowledge-based
Society
Mr. Fuad Therman
Director, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Reading and the Knowledge Society
H. H. Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud,
Vice president of KACST Research Institute (Speech to
be delivered on his behalf by Dr. Ahmed Mohammed
Al-Abdulkader, Secretary General for the National
Science, Technology, and Innovation Plan – KACST)
Role of Science and Technology in Knowledge
Society
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Anas Alfaris,
Director, Joint Centers of Excellence Program at
KACST
Summary Timetable:
Day 01
8 - 9 a.m.
Registration
9 -10 a.m.
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speeches
. Mr. Khalid Al-Falih
Saudi Aramco, President & CEO
Opening and Welcoming Remarks
. H.E. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel
President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology (KACST)
Contributions of Academia to Transforming the
Kingdom to a Knowledge Society: The Case of
KACST
. H.E. Dr. Khaled Al-Sabti
Saudi Vice-Minister of Education
Developing General Education in the Knowledge
Society
. H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan
Rector of King Fahd University for Petroleum and
Minerals (KFUPM)
The Role of Universities in Building Knowledge
Societies: KFUPM Model
. H.E. Dr. Muhammed Al-Jasser
Saudi Minister of Economy
The Transformation to a Knowledge Society in
the Kingdom’s Development Plan (Speech to be
delivered on his behalf by Dr. Osama Bin Hussein
Mansouri, Senior Advisor to the Saudi Minister of
Economy and Planning)
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10:30-11:30 a.m.
Executive Panel Discussion moderated by
Mr. Turki al-Dakhil, Saudi Journalist
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Lunch
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Session 6: Knowledge Society and
Sustainable Human Development:
Global Knowledge Society Ecosystem
Dr. Hun Joo Park
Executive Director, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Knowledge Society and Human CapacityBuilding: With a Focus on its Implications for the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Indrajit Banerjee
Director, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO
Renewing the Knowledge Societies Vision –
UNESCO’s Perspectives on the Way Forward
H.E. Professor Nasser David Khalili
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Knowledge Society
Mr. Ahmed Abu-Zayed
Head of Knowledge and Research, King Abdulaziz
Center for World Culture
Knowledge Society: Culture Perspective
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Wesley
Schwalje, COO at Tahseen Consulting, UAE
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Summary Timetable:
Day 02
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Reception
10:25 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 5: Knowledge Society in Action
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Session 4: Strategic Development of
Knowledge Society:
Framework for Arab Knowledge Society
Dr. Ghaith Fariz
Director and Coordinator of Arab Knowledge Reports
Arab Knowledge Reports: Towards Establishing
Knowledge Society in the Arab Countries
Dr. Soliman Abdel Moniem
Professor, Alexandria University, Egypt
Arab Knowledge Society: Opportunities,
Assumptions and Challenges
Dr. Ilham Laaziz
Director of the GENIE Program, Moroccan Ministry of
Education
ICT dissemination in GENIE (Generalization of
Information Technologies and Communication in
Education)
Mr. Paolo Lembo
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Saudi Arabia
The United Nations and the Nexus between
Knowledge Society and Human Development
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Othman
Mahmoud Al Sini, Editor-in-Chief of Arabic
Magazine
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Dr. Fawaz Salem Al-Husainan
Assistant Under-Sec. for Youth Projects: Ministry of
State for Youth Affairs, State of Kuwait
Government Initiatives to Improve the Knowledge
Society
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Najjar
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Microsoft Saudi Arabia
Information Technology as an Enabler to the
Regional Knowledge Economy
Panel discussion moderated by Dr.
Mohamad Mrayati, Senior Advisor on
Science and Technology for Sustainable
Development, Saudi Ministry of Economy
and Planning
H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan
Rector of King Fahd University
of Petroleum and Minerals:
Role of Universities in Building
Knowledge Societies: KFUPM
Model
H.E. Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan, is Rector of King
Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals
(KFUPM) and currently serves as a member
of the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors. In
addition, he has also served in the capacity
of Deputy Minister for Educational Affairs
in the government of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.
H.E. Dr. Muhammed
Al-Jasser
Saudi Minister of Economy and
Planning
The Transformation to
Knowledge Society in the
Kingdom’s Development Plan
(Speech to be delivered on his
behalf by Dr. Osama Bin Hussein
Mansouri, Senior Advisor to the
Saudi Minister of Economy and
Planning)
H.E. Dr. Muhammed Al-Jasser is the
Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning.
Previously, he served with the Kingdom’s
Ministry of Finance and with the Saudi
Arabian Monetary Agency. He was a key
figure in devising the Kingdom’s response
to a series of economic challenges over the
past decade.
Day 01
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speeches
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Monday 9th December
Mr. Khalid Al-Falih
Saudi Aramco President & CEO
Opening and Welcoming
Remarks
Mr. Khalid A. Al-Falih took office as
President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi
Aramco) on January 1, 2009. With 55,000
employees, Saudi Aramco is an integrated
global petroleum company and the leading
industrial enterprise in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
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H. E. Dr. Mohammed AlSuwaiyel
President of King Abdulaziz
City for Science and Technology
(KACST): Contributions of
Academia to Transforming
the Kingdom to a Knowledge
Society: The Case of KACST
H.E. Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Suwaiyel, is
the President of the King Abdulaziz City
for Science and Technology, which is a
government institution in Saudi Arabia
charged with the development of science
and technology. He has held the rank of a
minister in the Saudi government since July
2007.
H.E. Dr. Khaled Al-Sabti
Saudi Vice Minister of
Education: Developing General
Education in the Knowledge
Society
H.E. Dr. Khaled Al-Sabti is the Saudi Vice
Minister for Boys’ Education and the
Secretary General of the King Abdulaziz
and his Companions Foundation for
Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba). He
led the establishment of the National
e-Government Program (Yesser) and the
first National Information Technology Plan.
Moderator:
Mr. Turki Al-Dakhil is a Saudi
Journalist and has over 23
years of experience in print and
electronic media. He is owner
and manager of Al Mesbar
Studies and Research Center
and Madarek Publishing House
in Dubai. Al Dhakhil anchors
“Edaat,” a popular chat show
on Al-Arabiya channel. The
program has received multiple
awards from various media
festivals and forums in the best
talk show category. Regarded as
an eminent authority in radio, Al
Dhakhil has served as a political
correspondent for Radio Monte
Carlo and Radio MBC FM. Turki
Al Dakhil was listed among the
most influential Arab figures by
the Arabian Business in 2007,
2010 and 2011. In November
2012, he was ranked 29th on
the list of the world’s 100 most
powerful Saudis by the Arabian
Business.
10:30 -11:30 a.m. Executive Panel Discussion
moderated by Mr. Turki Al-Dakhil, Saudi Journalist
11:30-12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:45-1:00 p.m. Mr. Éric Falt, UNESCO Assistant
Director-General for External Relations and Public
Information
Mr. Éric Falt
Assistant Director-General for External
Relations and Public Information at
UNESCO
Welcome Remarks on behalf of the
Director-General of UNESCO
He served previously as Director of the
Outreach Division of the United Nations
Department of Public Information in New
York, which aimed to engage and educate
people and their communities around the
world in support of the United Nations.
Éric Falt is the Assistant DirectorGeneral for External Relations and
Public Information at the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), based in Paris.
From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Falt was Director
of Communications for the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), based at
its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
He oversees the work of the Organization
in the political field, with Member States
in particular, and coordinates activities
geared towards civil society. He also
guides the Organization’s communications
and public information efforts.
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Throughout the 1990’s, he also served as
Director of the UN Information Centre in
Islamabad, Pakistan and in peacekeeping
and humanitarian operations in Iraq, Haiti
and Cambodia.
Before joining the United Nations, Éric Falt
served in the French Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Chicago and in New York.
A Brief on TAQNIA
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yamani, Chief Operating
Officer at TAQNIA
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yamani is the Chief Operating
Officer at TAQNIA, a public investment
fund company in charge of developing
technology alliances with international
players, investing in technology companies,
and commercializing science and
technology research. He worked as the
Vice Secretary General for Sustainable
Development and Authority Affairs at the
Economic Cities Authority.
Moderator:
Mr. Jamal Khashoggi is a
Saudi journalist, columnist
and author, as well as
the general manager of
Al Arab News Channel.
He previously served as a
media aide to Prince Turki al
Faisal while the Prince was
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador
to the United States. He has
a BA from the University of
Indiana. He has served as
editor of the leading Saudi
daily newspaper Al-Watan.
1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Session 2: Saudi Arabia’s National
Strategy of Knowledge Society: Transformation into
a Knowledge Society
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Jamal Khashoggi,
Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of Al-Arab TV
Channel
The Strategies Used in the
Transformation to a Knowledge Society
in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Osama Bin Hussein Mansouri, Senior
Advisor to the Minister of Economy and
Planning
The Role of the University of Dammam
in Building a Knowledge-Based Society:
Sela Initiative Program
Dr. Hanadi Baghdadi, Vice Dean of
Community Services and Sustainable
Development, University of Dammam
Dr. Osama Bin Hussein Mansouri is Senior
Advisor to the Saudi Minister of Economy
and Planning. Dr. Mansouri previously served
as Director General of the Makkah Province
Branch with the Ministry of Economy and
Planning. He also was an Assistant Professor
at the College of Engineering of King Abdul
Aziz University. Dr. Mansouri has a Ph.D. in
Construction Management.
Dr. Hanadi B. Ahmed Baghdadi is the Vice
Dean of Community Services and Sustainable
Development at the University of Dammam.
She is currently an assistant professor with
Dammam University’s Science Faculty. She
has extensively researched the both modern
and traditional scientific methodologies and
has worked in social services for sustainable
development.
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Building the Culture of
Responsibility into the
Knowledge Society
Dr. Saad Haj Bakry, Professor King Saud
University
Dr. Saad Haj Bakry is Professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering at King
Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he
has been a member of the academic staff since
1980. He holds a Ph.D. in computer controlled
networks. Interests include: planning, design
and optimization of information networks;
corporate IT governance and the knowledge
society.
The Role of Science and Technology in a
Knowledge Society
H. H. Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al
Saud, Vice President of KACST Research
Institute (Speech to be delivered on
his behalf by Dr. Ahmed Mohammed
Al-Abdulkader, Secretary General for
the National Science, Technology, and
Innovation Plan – KACST)
H. H. Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al
Saud is the Vice-President for the Research
Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology (KACST).
He is Chairman of the Supervisory
Committee of the National Science
and Technology Plan and Chairman
of the Supervisory Committee of the
King Abdullah Initiative for Solar Water
Desalination.
Moderator:
Dr. Anas Alfaris is an
Assistant Professor at the
King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology
(KACST) and visiting
Assistant Professor at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). He is the
co-director of the Center
for Complex Engineering
Systems (CCES) at KACST
and MIT as well as the
Co-director of the Decision
Support Center (DSC) of
KACST and Boeing.
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Session 3: Role of Education and
Research in Knowledge Society
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Anas Alfaris,
Director, Joint Centers of Excellence Program at KACST
The Role of Education in the Knowledgebased Society
Dr. Haifa Jamal Allail, President of Effat
University
Dr. Haifa Jamal Allail joined Effat University
in 1998 and began her tenure as President
in May 2008. She is one of the winners of
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
2005 and the winner of the Distinguished
Arabian Woman Award in 2005. A
respected author and researcher, she is well
known for her expertise in privatization,
and women’s empowerment and teaches
public administration and public policy. the
Kingdom Women in Leadership Award.
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Reading and the Knowledge Society
Mr. Fuad Therman, Director of the King
Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Mr. Fuad Therman is the Director of the
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture.
He has 20 years of experience in Saudi
Aramco, focusing in the areas of corporate
communication, citizenship strategy and
promotion of knowledge and cultural
innovation. The Center is a Saudi Aramco
initiative to develop a large grassroots
cultural institution in Dhahran to promote
knowledge, creativity and cross cultural
engagement.
The United Nations and the Nexus
between Knowledge Society and Human
Development
Mr. Paolo Lembo, United Nations Resident
Coordinator in Saudi Arabia
Mr. Paolo Lembo is UN Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident
Representative in Saudi Arabia. He has also
served as Director of the Regional Centre
for Arab States of the United Nations
Development Program. He was previously
UN Head of Mission in a number of states
Moderator:
Mr. Othman Mahmoud Al
Sini is Editor-in-Chief of
Arabic Magazine. His Ph.D.
degree is in linguistics. He
spent time teaching before
becoming involved in
teacher training. He moved
from the educational sector
to work on newspapers and
has edited the prestigious
daily Al-Watan.
Day 02
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Session 4: Strategic Development
of the Knowledge Society: Regional Perspective:
Framework of Arab Knowledge Society
From a regional perspective, the focus will be on the
foundation and progress of the Knowledge Society
in the Arab world, including issues related to media
and information literacy and the production and
dissemination of Arabic knowledge content.
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Othman Mahmoud
Al Sini, Editor-in-Chief of Arabic Magazine
Arab Knowledge Society: Opportunities,
Assumptions and Challenges
Dr. Soliman Abdel Moniem, Professor,
Alexandria University, Egypt
Dr. Soliman Abdel Moniem is currently a
professor with Alexandria University and
was formerly the Secretary General of
the Arab Thought Foundation and has
worked with the UNDP and Arab League.
He also writes with the Egyptian Al-Ahram
newspaper and has written a novel and a
collection of stories.
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ICT Dissemination in GENIE
(Generalization of Information
Technologies and Communication in
Education)
Dr. Ilham Laaziz, Director of the GENIE
Program, Moroccan Ministry of Education
Dr. Ilham Laaziz is currently Director of the
GENIE Program with the Moroccan Ministry
of Education. In addition to working with
her government on the integration of ICT
into education, she has worked on water
processing projects and in cooperation with
the European Union on R&D.
Information Technology as an Enabler to
the Regional Knowledge Economy
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Najjar, Deputy General
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Microsoft Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Najjar is Deputy GM,
CSR Microsoft Arabia, a position he has
held since 2009. He studied computing
at the KFUPM in Dhahran and gained his
doctorate in Illinois Institute of Technology
in Chicago.
He was previously Head of ICT at KFUPM
and a member of the university’s board.
Moderator:
Dr. Mohamad Mrayati
is the Senior Advisor on
Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development,
Saudi Ministry of Economy
and Planning
10:25 - 11:30 a.m. Session 5:
Arab Knowledge Society in Action
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Mohamad
Mrayati, Senior Advisor on Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development, Saudi Ministry of Economy
and Planning
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
Arab Knowledge Reports: Towards
Establishing a Knowledge Society in
Arab Countries
Dr. Ghaith Fariz, Director and Coordinator
of Arab Knowledge Reports
Government Initiatives to Improve the
Knowledge Society
Dr. Fawaz Salem Al-Husainan, Assistant
Under-Sec. for Youth Projects: Ministry of
State for Youth Affairs, State of Kuwait
Dr. Ghaith Fariz is the Director and
Coordinator of Arab Knowledge Reports: a
joint initiative of UNDP and the Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation.
Dr. Fawaz Salem Al-Husainan is the
Assistant Under-Secretary for Youth
Projects with Kuwait’s Ministry of State
for Youth Affairs. A specialist in education
and research, he studied in Dundee and
Birmingham and taught in the latter for two
years after gaining his doctorate degree.
Mr. Fariz is a strategic socio-economic
planner with extensive international
experience in the Arab region and in Asia.
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Knowledge Society
H.E. Professor Nasser David Khalili,
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
H.E. Professor Nasser David Khalili, UNESCO
Goodwill Ambassador is an Iranian-born
academic and former art dealer who owns
one of the world’s largest private collections
of Islamic art, with more than 20,000 pieces
spanning 1,400 years. Professor Khalili now
lives in London as a dual U.S.-British citizen.
Knowledge Society from a Culture
Perspective
Mr. Ahmed Abu-Zayed: Head of
Knowledge and Research, King Abdulaziz
Center for World Culture
Mr. Ahmed Abu-Zayed is an honorary
research fellow, King Abdulaziz Center for
World Culture.
He is an honorary research fellow at the
UK’s University of Exeter. He was the
Heritage Library Director with the Qatar
Foundation, and previously the head of the
Arab World Documentation Centre.
Moderator:
Mr. Wesley Schwalje is the
Chief Operating Officer
at Tahseen Consulting in
the United Arab Emirates.
Wes is a businessman and
international development
strategist with experience
in Africa, Asia, Europe, and
the Americas, including the
Arab World, former Soviet
Union, and all of the BRIC
countries.
12:45 – 2:15 p.m. Session 6: Knowledge Society and
Sustainable Human Development: Global Outlook:
Global Knowledge Society Ecosystem.
From a global perspective, this strand will present the
role of a Knowledge Society ecosystem and the achievement of sustainable human development.
Panel discussion moderated by Mr. Wesley Schwalje,
Chief Operating Officer, Tahseen Consulting
3 - 4 p.m. Closing Ceremony
Knowledge Society and Human
Capacity Building: With a Focus on its
Implications for the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Dr. Hun Joo Park, Professor at Korea
Development Institute (KDI)
Dr. Hun Joo Park is Professor at the KDI
School of Public Policy and Management.
The main areas of his research and
teaching interests include Theory and
Practice of Political Economy, Globalization
and National Identity, Korean Economic
Development, and International Relations
in East Asia.
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Renewing the Knowledge Societies
Vision – UNESCO’s Perspectives on the
Way Forward
Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge
Societies Division, UNESCO
Dr. Indrajit Banerjee is the Director of
UNESCO’s Knowledge Societies Division.
He is an expert on the social impact
of information and communication
technologies. He was previously the
Secretary-General of the Asian Media
Information and Communication Centre
(AMIC) in Singapore.
‫مركز امللك عبدالعزيز‬
‫الثقافي العاملي‬
‫فوق ربوة مط ّلة على مدينة الظهران‬
‫باملنطقة الشرق ّية في اململكة‬
‫‬العربية السعود ّية‪ ،‬تجري على قدم‬
‫‬وساق‬أعمال‬تشييد‬بناء‬فريد‬في‬
‫‬تصميمه‪‬،‬وكأنه‬إذا‬تأملته‬عن‬بعد‪،‬‬
‫وتشهد‬فترة‬ما‬قبل‬افتتاح‬املركز‬
‫‬مجموعة‬من‬الحصى‬متساندة‬على‬
‫‬نشاطات‬متعددة‬في‬كافة‬املجاالت‬
‫‬بعضها‬البعض‪‬،‬مط ّلة‬على‬الصحراء‬
‫‬التجمعات ‬التي‬تخدم‬األهداف‬التي‬يقوم‬من‬
‫‬الشاسعة‬حيث‬يوجد‬أحد‬أكبر‬
‫ّ‬
‫ّ‬
‫‬سواء‬في‬مجال‬االبتكار‬العلمي‬
‫‬ومحطات‬تكريره‬في‬العالم‪‬ ‬.‬أجلها‪،‬‬
‫‬آلبار‬النفط‬
‫ً‬
‫‬أو‬اإلبداع‬الفني‪‬،‬أو‬أي‬منحى‬من‬
‫إنه‬مركز‬امللك‬عبد‬العزيز‬الثقافي‬
‫‬مناحي‬الثقافة‬واملعرفة‪‬.‬‬
‫‬العاملي‪‬،‬الذي‬تقوم‬أرامكو‬السعودية‬
‫ملتقيات‬ومؤتمرات‬ومشاركات‬
‫‬بتشييده‬ليكون‬صرحًا‬معرفيّا‬شامخا‬
‫‬مختلفة‬ومبادرات‬رئيسية‬خاصة‬
‫‬نمو‬
‫‬وواحة‬للفنون‬والعلوم‪‬،‬ومساحة‬
‫ّ‬
‫‬وتف ّتم‬ملواهب‬الشباب‪‬،‬وملعبًا‬لخيال‬
‫‬الطفولة‬وأحالمها‪‬،‬ومنبرًا‬للفكر‬وساحة‬
‫‬لل ّتفاعل‬الثقافي‬العاملي‪‬،‬نطل‬من‬
‫‬خالله‬على‬آفاق‬التقدم‬والنهوض‪‬.‬‬
‫‬باتجاه‬األجيال‬الجديدة‬مثل‬مبادرة‬
‫‬إثراء‬الشباب‬ومختبر‬األفكار‪‬،‬نجحت‬
‫‬بأسر‬خيال‬الشباب‬وإلهامهم‬نحو‬
‫‬حب‬القراءة‪‬،‬والتي‬يتط ّلع‬نحوها‬كل‬
‫‬مؤمن‬بأن‬تسريع‬املسار‬نحو‬مجتمع‬
‫‬املعرفة‬هو‬السبيل‬الضامن‬ملستقبل‬
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‫عن أرامكو السعودية‬
‫شركة الزيت العربية السعودية‬
‫(أرامكو السعودية) هي شركة عاملية‬
‫متكاملة للنفط والكيماويات مملوكة‬
‫للدولة‪ .‬وتحتل أرامكو السعودية‬
‫املرتبة األولى بين شركات البترول‬
‫العاملية من حيث إنتاج وتصدير الزيت‬
‫الخام وسوائل الغاز الطبيعي‪ ،‬كما أنها‬
‫واحدة من الشركات الرائدة في إنتاج‬
‫الغاز الطبيعي‪ .‬وهي أيضا واحدة من‬
‫شركات التكرير العاملية الرائدة وتتوسع‬
‫أعمالها حاليا لتشمل إنتاج املواد‬
‫الكيميائية‪.‬‬
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‫الزيت الخام واملكثفات تبلغ ‪260.2‬‬
‫بليون برميل إلى جانب ‪ 284.8‬تريليون‬
‫قدم مكعبة قياسية من احتياطات‬
‫الغاز‪ .‬ويعمل في أرامكو السعودية‬
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‫أنحاء العالم ينتمون إلى ‪ 77‬دولة‬
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‫ً‬
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