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Saudi Arabia 'moving towards greater investment in R&D, homegrown innovations'

Wed, 16 Sep 2026

Saudi Arabia’s innovation agenda is entering a new phase, with the focus shifting beyond technology manufacturing and adoption towards greater investment in R&D, the development of homegrown innovations and technologies, stronger control over intellectual property creation, says Ahmad Saleh, Partner and Head of Innovation, Patents & Industrial Property at Al Tamimi & Company.