Osiris Jorge Parcero|James C. Ryan
Becoming a Knowledge Economy: the Case of Qatar, UAE, and 17 Benchmark Countries
United Arab Emirates University|United Arab Emirates University
paper assesses performance qatar united arab emirates uae terms achievements towards becoming knowledgebased economies done comparison 17 benchmark countries using four pillars framework comprising 1 information communication technology 2 education 3 innovation 4 economy regime results indicate uae ranks slightly better median rank 19 compared countries qatar ranks somewhat results also indicate countries lag considerably behind knowledge economy leaders particularly evidenced innovation pillar policy recommendations mainly addressed developing two countries research culture well improving incentives attract top quality researchers highly talented workers