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When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the Gulf region?

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  • Sven Conventz
  • Alain Thierstein
  • Florian Wiedmann
  • Ashraf M. Salama

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With accelerating pace in the past years, Qatar has strategically pushed forward its economic diversification. According to Qatar's long-term development vision, the knowledge-economy is taking a key role within this economic diversification process and the transformation of its capital into a regional as well as global service-hub. This paper aims at identifying emerging knowledge-based patterns that drive the Qatari space economy. We apply a research concept that brings together two different scientific angles: relational economic geography and physical urban development aspects. The results indicate first a subsidiary role for the Qatari knowledge intensive firms within the Gulf region; second their predominant connectivity patterns to Europe and South-East Asia; third as a distinct lack of urban amenities and qualities for knowledge workers.

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  • Sven Conventz & Alain Thierstein & Florian Wiedmann & Ashraf M. Salama, 2015. "When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the Gulf region?," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(1), pages 65-82.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijkbde:v:6:y:2015:i:1:p:65-82
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