Technology-Driven Innovation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Emerging Research and Opportunities. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Technology-Driven Innovation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Emerging Research and Opportunities

"This book demonstrates how technology-driven innovation in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries influences the evolution of the economic sustainability model in the region and how experiences drawn from this process may be employed across the field of international business and international business model innovation"--

Anna Visvizi is Associate Professor at Deree – The American College of Greece and Visiting Scholar at Effat University, Jeddah. A political scientist and economist, editor and research consultant, with an extensive experience in academia and the think-tank sector, Dr. Visvizi presented her work in many forums across Europe and the US, including Capitol Hill. A practiced team-worker, researcher, analyst and lecturer, Dr. Visvizi’s expertise spans the following interrelated areas of research: political economy; migration; smart cities; innovation, competitiveness and policy-making, with the geographical focus of her research defined by the EU, China, and the Arab World.

Saad Bakry is Full Professor of Information Networks at King Saud University since 1989 PhD from Aston University, England, UK, 1980 CEng and FIET, UK Consultant to the Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia, Consultant to the Saudi Commission for Information and Communication Technology.

Dr Miltiadis D. Lytras is a visiting researcher at Effat University. Dr Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, technology-enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. He is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. He served as the Editor in Chief of the International Journal in Semantic Web and Information Systems. He has co-edited more than 110 high impact factor special issues in ISI/Scopus indexed journals and co-Edited/Authored more than 80 books in international publishers including Elsevier, Emerald, IGI-Global, Springer, etc. Dr Lytras has co-authored more than 120 high impact factor papers in Q1 and Q2, Web of Science and Scopus indexed Journals such as: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering; IEEE Internet Computing; IEEE Transactions on Education; IEEE Access; Future Generation Computer Systems; Journal of Business Research; International Journal of Information Management; Journal of Innovation and Knowledge; Technological forecasting and Social Change; Journal of Ambient Technology and Humanized Computing; World Wide Web Journal; Computers in Human Behavior; Studies in Higher Education; Telematics and Informatics; Information Systems Management; IJ of Engineering Education; Journal of Universal Computer Science; Journal of Knowledge Management; British Journal on Education Technology; Interactive Learning Environment; Educational Technology and Society; Behavior and Information Technology, etc. Dr. Lytras has a 25 years’ experience on Research and Development projects and grants with significant skills and competencies to the successful conceptualization, financing and implementation of R&D projects with extensive experience in Europe, Middle East, and Far East. He has involved in more than 70 R&D projects overtime. Main areas of expertis Dr. Lytras has hold various senior editorial positions in prestigious journals over time including Editor in Chief and Associate Editor positions. He has also the privilege to guest edit more than 130 special issues in high impact factor journals. · Founding Editor and Editor in Chief of IJ on Semantic Web and Information Systems (High Impact Factor, WoS indexed) Additional editorial positions (selected): · Founding Editor in Chief, International Journal on Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) · Founding Editor in Chief International Journal of Knowledge and Learning (IJKL) · Founding Editor in Chief of International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR) Dr. Lytras has (co-edited) more than 100 peer reviewed volumes/books in topics related to his expertise. Indicative titles include: · Digital Transformation in Healthcare in Post-COVID-19 Times · Smart Cities and Digital Transformation: Empowering Communities, Limitless Innovation, Sustainable Development and the Next Generation, · Smart Cities: Issues and Challenges: Mapping Political, Social and Economic Risks and Threats · Smart Villages in the EU and Beyond