KSU launches Riyadh Techno Valley project
                   
menafn.com     Jul 27, 2008            

The King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh has launched the Riyadh Techno Valley (RTV) project strengthening its efforts to develop a knowledge society. Acting Riyadh Governor Prince Sattam laid the foundation stone for RTV's first tower on the campus on Tuesday. The 12-storey RTV tower will accommodate a technology incubator, a centre for participating companies and King Abdullah Institute for Research and Consultative Studies as well as administrative and marketing offices. Ali Saeed Al Ghamdi, KSU's vice-president for knowledge exchange and technological transfer, said the RTV would focus on three major areas - chemical technology; agricultural, biological and environmental technology; and information and telecommunication technology. "We have selected these areas considering local and global demand." Ahmed Bakurman,... [read full story]                    


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