Projects

Ar-Riyadh Economic Development Strategy

Ar-Riyadh is the capital city of Saudi Arabia. The Ar-Riyadh Development Authority is the entity responsible for the planning and development of Ar-Riyadh city in economic, social, cultural, constructional and environmental terms.

As part of an overall strategic plan for the city, the Development Authority sought expert input in the preparation of its economic development strategy.

SGS led an international team in the development of forecasts for population, employment, gross and regional product, as well as infrastructure funding and sequencing models as inputs to the strategy. SGS also led the option evaluation task by developing an integrated goals-achievement/ cost-effectiveness evaluation model, which allowed decisions on the preferred plan to be documented and transparent. The work, which required an SGS presence in Ar-Riyadh for almost a year, has been well received by the Development Authority and led to SGS being invited to lead an international team to prepare the city's ICT strategy