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In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, intellectual capital, which includes intellectual property and other intangible assets, has become a major economic value driver. In its 2020 report on Intangible Asset Market Value Study, Ocean Tomo state that intangible assets now command over 90% of the S&P 500 market value. AI-enabled innovations, in turn, are increasingly taking centre stage when countries strategize in their national innovation strategy. Against this shift in the marketplace, how are the GCC countries positioning their economies in this new global landscape? This chapter addresses the challenges and prospects of driving AI innovation and the commercialization of AI-related intellectual property in the GCC economies and proposes a niche strategy for them. GCC economies face two key challenges: (1) How to accelerate the pace of innovation, especially in AI development, and (2) How to leverage intellectual property as the new value driver through more effective commercialization. The GCC economies need to leverage their unique strengths and opportunities to innovate in niche areas, such as renewable energy, agrotechnology in harsh hot climates, and smart cities. The GCC countries may find useful lessons from smaller but high-value economies like Singapore, which relies solely on people and the creation of intellectual capital to drive commercial value.

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AI Innovation, Intellectual Property Commercialization, and the Rise of the Intellectual Capital Economy: Challenges and Prospects for GCC Economies

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    2025年

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  • Zaid Hamzah

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In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, intellectual capital, which includes intellectual property and other intangible assets, has become a major economic value driver. In its 2020 report on Intangible Asset Market Value Study, Ocean Tomo state that intangible assets now command over 90% of the S&P 500 market value. AI-enabled innovations, in turn, are increasingly taking centre stage when countries strategize in their national innovation strategy. Against this shift in the marketplace, how are the GCC countries positioning their economies in this new global landscape? This chapter addresses the challenges and prospects of driving AI innovation and the commercialization of AI-related intellectual property in the GCC economies and proposes a niche strategy for them. GCC economies face two key challenges: (1) How to accelerate the pace of innovation, especially in AI development, and (2) How to leverage intellectual property as the new value driver through more effective commercialization. The GCC economies need to leverage their unique strengths and opportunities to innovate in niche areas, such as renewable energy, agrotechnology in harsh hot climates, and smart cities. The GCC countries may find useful lessons from smaller but high-value economies like Singapore, which relies solely on people and the creation of intellectual capital to drive commercial value.