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King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology approves Mathaqi as an incubated project for delivery of homemade food

:: The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) on Monday announced that Mathaqi has been accepted as an incubated project, which has already created employment opportunities for Saudi women to earn an average monthly income of SR4,000 ($1,067),

Mathaqi is a smartphone application specialized in home-cooked meals for online ordering and delivery, which aims to support productive…

Saudi education venture Noon attends US investment conference

:: The Noon Educational Platform, supported by the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), has become the first Saudi or Arab entity to participate in the ASU+GSV conference on investment in education technology, held recently in the US.

Chief Executive Mohammed Al-Dhelaan said that Noon was the only Arab body invited to speak to investors from all over the world at the annual…

KACST Badir program to set up 600 more companies to provide 3,600 jobs

Nawaf Al-Sahhaf, chief executive officer of Badir.

:: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) through the Badir program is seeking to establish more than 600 additional companies that would contribute to the creation of 3,600 jobs.

Nawaf Al-Sahhaf, chief executive officer of Badir, said here that the program has incubated 127 technical projects through its five incubators,…

KACST spent SR1.4bn on biotechnology research

KACST President Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud, seated 3rd right, at the Second Saudi International Conference on Biotechnology 2016, at the KACST headquarters in Riyadh on Tuesday.

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has spent SR 1.4 billion on health biotechnology research projects under The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP), said its…

KACST sets up SR450m fund to support projects by SMEs

KACST President Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud, seated third right, at the Fourth Saudi International Conference on Technology Incubators at the KACST headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.

King Abdulaziz City For Science and Technology (KACST) launched a fund with a capital of SR450 million to support SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to encourage them to participate in projects…

Kingdom to build IT center

KACST President Prince Turki Saud bin Mohammed, right, and President of Huawei in the Middle East Charles Yang sign the agreement in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom Li Chengwen, standing center, in Riyadh on Thursday.

In a major advancement in the telecommunication industry, the Kingdom will build a new center for development of telecommunications and information technology.

Th…