The Gulf Youth Entrepreneurship Programme has concluded in Kuwait after bringing together young entrepreneurs from GCC countries for seven days of workshops, field visits and discussions on innovation and business development.
Organised by Kuwait’s Public Authority for Youth in cooperation with the GCC General Secretariat, the programme covered business models, intellectual property protection, incubators, branding, financing and emerging technologies. Participants also visited innovation and cultural centres, the National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise Development and Kuwait’s technology entrepreneurship complex.
Oman took part through the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth with a delegation led by Hamoud bin Salem Al Jabri and eight young entrepreneurs. The programme’s closing session included presentations of delegates’ projects and ideas, followed by recognition of participating delegations and attendees.
Recommendations from the programme included holding it annually with refreshed content, adding more practical training and focusing on areas such as artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Participants also called for a shared GCC entrepreneurship conference, a unified digital platform for funding, training and regional marketing opportunities, and stronger links between universities, research centres and business incubators.
Other proposals included creating an alumni network, measuring the programme’s impact, expanding private-sector partnerships and launching a GCC-wide competition for promising ventures.
Source: Oman Daily
