Emerging Tech
Qatar is ranked in 2018* as one of the Top 10 countries in the world for the growth of innovative companies and 15th globally for companies embracing disruptive ideas. These rankings are the result of Qatar’s deliberate heavy investment in emerging technologies. Qatar has identified emerging technologies – a collective term referring to innovative, high tech industry sectors as a key focus for investment in the Free Zones.
The appetite for investment in emerging technologies is not limited to the more mature IT markets of North America and Europe – it is global and Qatar’s Free Zones at Ras Bufontas and Umm Al Houl with their unparalleled infrastructure and operating environment are not only meeting but exceeding the needs of cutting-edge companies and positioning them for success.
New technologies are revolutionizing traditional industry sectors and the world of work, how organizations function and particularly where globally they want to locate operations to compete. Qatar Free Zone Authority is focusing its business development efforts to attract and build clusters in emerging technologies ranging from artificial intelligence, robotics, drones, automotive technologies, cybersecurity, 3D Printing, Blockchain, Virtual reality, the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics and computing power.