Developing knowledge economy at Saudi Universities according to a number of international experiences

Saud Eid Alanezi

Abstract

This study seeks to develop knowledge economy at Saudi Universities according to some international experiences. It aims to provide decision makers with a group of recommendations and suggestions that make knowledge economy an important approach to implement policies in managerial and sustainable reform at Saudi universities, so as to establish a new beginning development and get closer to being international. Moreover, there should be an attention paid to build knowledge economy through the experiences of developed countries in this scope, where universities constitute the most basic pillars for economic and social sustainability, that are considered as indicators of the developed nations. This Study seeks to develop knowledge economy at Saudi Universities according to some experiences of developed countries. In addition, it intends to have an insight concerning into the most important information that knowledge economy rely on, in order to guarantee the Saudi competitiveness potential at the twenty-first century with an advanced developed education, interested in building knowledge economy in its' institution. The study ended with a number of recommendations to develop knowledge economy at Saudi universities.

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