Think Tanks - Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Headed by Dr. Hatem Bugshan, Big Innovation Centre Middle East is a franchise of Big Innovation Centre UK, unanimously recognized as one of the key leading innovation hubs globally. Created in 2011, BIC is the most reputable think tank in the United Kingdom on AI and acts as a catalyst for change by gathering government, public sector, academia and start up ecosystem to shape the future of emerging technologies. Consistently championed as a global benchmark in ecosystem creation and public policy making, BIC was:• Chosen in 2013 by the UK Government to be showcased at the G8 Summit delegation visit, because of its successful ‘open innovation ecosystem approach' to public policy making;• Chosen in 2014 for the Commonwealth delegation visit of 27 nations;• Won the ‘Think Tank of the Year' in 2018 by the Public Affairs Awards (PRCA)• Won the ‘Think Tank of the Year' in 2019 by the Public Affairs Awards (PRCA)Big Innovation Centre Middle East was created in Riyadh in 2019, with the ambitious vision to empower the next generation of digital leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.In March 2020, Yesser and Big Innovation Centre are bringing for the first time in the Kingdom the first year-long public consultation on AI, named Emerging Technologies Task Forces.Through a series of events, evidence meetings and prototypes, the Task Forces will be the first future-centric collaborative platform to prototype the future, together.Join us to find out more!