The Mawhiba Foundation was set up in response to a series of challenges for Saudi Arabia identified in a 15-year national development strategy. Foremost among these were international competition for highly skilled personnel; the rising preeminence of knowledge-based industries in the global economy; the demands of an expanding youth population; and the countrls recent admission to the World I Trade Organisation I (WTO). On the basis that the future growth and prosperity of a nation depend on the talents of the next generation, theMawhiba Foundation is developing comprehensive programs to nurture giftedness and creativity in young people. The aim is to foster a critical mass of young leaders in the field of science and technology and to build up the national capacity for generating innovative ideas.
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