A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar

This knowledge economy assessment of Qatar ranks it using the following indices: the Knowledge Economy Index (KEI), Knowledge Index, Economic Incentive and Institutional Regime, Education, Innovation and Information Infrastructure (ICT). The assessment compares Quatar to the rest of the 131 countrie...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Knowledge Economy Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	COMPUTERS E-GOVERNMENT EGOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES ICT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION INNOVATION INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL REGIME INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION INTERNET USE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PATENTS PRIVATE SECTOR R&D RESULTS TELEPHONE TELEVISIONS VALUE CHAIN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/16281191/qatar-knowledge-economy-assessment-qatar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8234

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spelling	okr-10986-82342021-04-23T14:02:38Z A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar World Bank COMPUTERS E-GOVERNMENT EGOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES ICT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION INNOVATION INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL REGIME INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION INTERNET USE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PATENTS PRIVATE SECTOR R&D RESULTS TELEPHONE TELEVISIONS VALUE CHAIN This knowledge economy assessment of Qatar ranks it using the following indices: the Knowledge Economy Index (KEI), Knowledge Index, Economic Incentive and Institutional Regime, Education, Innovation and Information Infrastructure (ICT). The assessment compares Quatar to the rest of the 131 countries in the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM). In more detail, it is compared to Finland, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. Qatar s current KEI is 5.83. It ranks higher than the average for MENA (5.06) and the World (5.59). It ranks lower than the regional average for Western Europe (8.32). It has improved since 1995, when it was 5.52. The regional average for MENA has fallen, from 5.31 in 1995. Among comparators, Finland has the highest KEI, at 9.12. The Comparator UAE has the lowest KEI, at 4.95. Qatar is strongest on the ICT pillar it ranks nearly at the 66th percentile. It is weakest on education pillar it ranks at the 52nd percentile. It has improved significantly on innovation pillar, and regressed on the EIR, education and ICT pillars, compared to 1995. 2012-06-18T13:46:03Z 2012-06-18T13:46:03Z 2006-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/16281191/qatar-knowledge-economy-assessment-qatar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8234 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Europe Middle East Qatar
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topic	COMPUTERS E-GOVERNMENT EGOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES ICT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION INNOVATION INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL REGIME INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION INTERNET USE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PATENTS PRIVATE SECTOR R&D RESULTS TELEPHONE TELEVISIONS VALUE CHAIN
spellingShingle	COMPUTERS E-GOVERNMENT EGOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES ICT INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION INNOVATION INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL REGIME INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION INTERNET USE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT PATENTS PRIVATE SECTOR R&D RESULTS TELEPHONE TELEVISIONS VALUE CHAIN World Bank A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
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description	This knowledge economy assessment of Qatar ranks it using the following indices: the Knowledge Economy Index (KEI), Knowledge Index, Economic Incentive and Institutional Regime, Education, Innovation and Information Infrastructure (ICT). The assessment compares Quatar to the rest of the 131 countries in the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM). In more detail, it is compared to Finland, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. Qatar s current KEI is 5.83. It ranks higher than the average for MENA (5.06) and the World (5.59). It ranks lower than the regional average for Western Europe (8.32). It has improved since 1995, when it was 5.52. The regional average for MENA has fallen, from 5.31 in 1995. Among comparators, Finland has the highest KEI, at 9.12. The Comparator UAE has the lowest KEI, at 4.95. Qatar is strongest on the ICT pillar it ranks nearly at the 66th percentile. It is weakest on education pillar it ranks at the 52nd percentile. It has improved significantly on innovation pillar, and regressed on the EIR, education and ICT pillars, compared to 1995.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Knowledge Economy Study
author	World Bank
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title	A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
title_short	A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
title_full	A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
title_fullStr	A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
title_full_unstemmed	A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar
title_sort	knowledge economy assessment of qatar
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/16281191/qatar-knowledge-economy-assessment-qatar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8234
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A Knowledge Economy Assessment of Qatar

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