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

Conventz, Sven; Thierstein, Alain; Wiedmann, Florian; Salama, Ashraf M.

Abstract

Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 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.

Citation

Conventz, S., Thierstein, A., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2015). When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the gulf region?. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 6(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2015.069443

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Online Publication Date: May 16, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jul 16, 2020
• Journal: International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development
• Print ISSN: 2040-4468
• Electronic ISSN: 2040-4476
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65-82
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2015.069443
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500701
• Publisher URL: http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=69443