We like to keep up with news and events in NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the surrounding area. Here are some of the news sites we read regularly.
The development strategy behind NEOM is coming into focus: Planners want the megaproject to reflect something greater than the sum of its parts while trying to tether lofty ambitions to reality with major global event commitments.
The 2022 Super League Triathlon Championship season concludes this coming Saturday with race five, the Grand Finale in NEOM, Saudi Arabia.
After finishing second last year, barring accidents – which is not unusual in SLT racing – we should be see Hayden Wilde take the overall crown. While a new champion is guaranteed for the men, Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown knows exactly what she needs to do to retain her women’s title.
With a mammoth budget of $500 billion, NEOM is a key element of Saudi’s Vision 2030 plan originally launched back in 2016 as part of the kingdom’s mission to diversify away from its oil-dependent economy. Excavation work started this month along the entire length of the project.
The development has received its fair share of skepticism around feasibility, with a raft of articles in publications ranging from The Guardian to the Financial Times including commentary from architects who conclude the project is a pipe dream. Other critics note its carbon emissions among broader concerns.
Governments are under pressure to improve service delivery to citizens, as digitalization is radically transforming how people interact with the world, KPMG said in its latest publication, “Voices on 2030: Digitalizing government”.
The publication is based on interviews with the world’s leading public and private sector thinkers’ predictions of the world in 2030, focusing on challenges, successes and risks likely to be faced leading up to 2030. The Governor of the Digital Government Authority, Saudi Arabia and the CEO of NEOM have shared their perspectives with KPMG.
With competitors from over 25 countries, NEOM Beach Games will take place over six weeks from October 19th to December 9th 2022. A global sports event, NEOM Beach Games features kitesurfing, beach football, mountain biking, 3×3 basketball and triathlon, the latter putting participants to the test with the disciplines of swimming, cycling and long-distance running.
The Middle East has many architectural marvels already. Joining the list now is Saudi Arabia's massive linear city, THE LINE. Its construction is currently underway as revealed by the drone footage that surfaced on social media. This 500-metre tall mirrored linear city is now under construction. This footage by @otskydrone captured part of the massive site that will eventually stretch for 170-kilometres across the desert.
Saudi Arabia's Al Moammar Information Systems Co. has won a contract from NEOM for a total of 58.18 million riyals ($15 million).
In a regulatory filing on Tadawul on Tuesday, the company said it will provide services related to research collaborations that will be aligned with NEOM's stated aims in the field of emergent technology, cognitive computing, etc.
NEOM has partnered with hospitality developer Ennismore for its TROJENA project as the mountain tourism destination gears up to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029. Under the deal, the developer will establish its iconic brands — 25hours Hotels and Morgans Originals — in TROJENA, which is set to feature a ski village upon completion.
NEOM, the sustainable region taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, announced today the formal operational opening of NEOM Media Village and Bajdah Desert Studios, which together comprise the country’s largest sound stages and film production support facilities, having supported some 25 productions over the course of the last 18 months.
NEOM also formally announced its 40%+ cash rebate production incentive scheme for feature films, TV (drama, reality, documentaries) and commercials, with producers able to secure a higher percentage based on their industry development contributions.
NEOM, Saudi Arabia's smart and sustainable city, saw the submission of nine contractors for the design-and-build contract of a water transmission project that will link the desalination plant in OXAGON to the town of Gayal in Tabuk, MEED reported. The water transmission pipeline extends 100 kilometers, with a diameter of 2 meters.
Saudi Arabia’s megadevelopment NEOM is paying senior executives roughly $1.1 million each annually, according to an internal NEOM document, showing how the kingdom is using large pay packages to lure global talent to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s national transformation plan.
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