A former Minister of Housing Affairs, a former
Minister of Administrative Development Affairs, and
a former Minister of the Ministry of Education and
Higher Education

Dr. Modi’s working trip and
her previous experiences.

• Prof. Modi Abdel-Aziz Al-Hammoud Professor
of administration, College of Administrative
sciences, Department of Management and
Marketing Kuwait University.
• Doctorate of Philosophy (Business
Administration) from City University of London
in 1979. (City, university of London)
• MA (Business Administration) from the
University of North Texas 1976 (North Texas
State University, U.S.A ) .
• Bachelor of Commerce (Business
Administration) from Kuwait University in 1973,
first class honors, with distinction..
• I am currently working as a professor of
administration, College of Administrative
Sciences, Kuwait University. I also had the
honor of holding the position of Minister of
Education and Minister of Higher Education,
State of Kuwait from March 2009 until May
2011.
• And by the Minister of State for Housing
Affairs and Minister of State for Development
Affairs of the State of Kuwait for two terms,
2008 to December 2008, and from January
2009 until March 2009, since May.
• I also held the position of President of the Arab
Open University State of Kuwait from January
2013 to 2018. Kuwait University.

Dr. Modi ‘s main goals and objectives for 2020 and beyond
Perhaps my goals are general and not personal, and on top of
them is to see our Gulf countries as an important economic
power.
It is a political bloc that has a key role at the global, regional
and Gulf levels
and for our youth to have a global presence in the world of
innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
The economic challenges and opportunities facing Gulf countries
There are many economic and other challenges facing the Gulf
countries. Perhaps the most obvious challenges at this time are
the economic challenges, especially in our case in Kuwait, due
to the decrease in oil revenues with the decline in oil prices and
the growing deficits in public budgets, especially since most
of the Gulf countries depend on oil for their income in varying
proportions.
Some Gulf countries are also witnessing high rates of
unemployment among their youth due to the desire of the
majority for government jobs. With the high numbers of young
people entering the labor market, some Gulf countries are
witnessing a narrow and limited production base, whether
industrial or service, which doubles the dependence on oil
revenues with their relentless pursuit of diversifying sources
of income.
As for the opportunities, there are many :
1-The expansion of the youth base in the Gulf societies. They
are youth societies, where the proportion of young people is
more than 42% of the population in the Gulf regions.
2-The high rates of education among citizens in the Gulf
Cooperation Countries, especially among young people at all
levels of education, especially higher education, which these
countries provide free of charge and at high levels for all their
citizens..
3-All Gulf regions are attractive countries for skilled immigrant
workers from all other regions of the world.
4-The high use of technology with its own means and tools
(the Internet), which supports its communication with other
parts of the world and the use of the latest technological
applications and new technologies that serve the upgrading
of the educational system.
5-The Gulf countries provide health services, education and
guarantee work for all citizens in the Gulf countries.
6-The Gulf region is located in a middle area of the Arab world,
which gives it a wide Arab market whose residents share the
language and customs. and supported humanity in its projects
and innovations.
• The best economic strategies implemented to raise global
classifications and indicators
• Pushing sustainable development efforts to develop human
resources through education and training, and in ways that
move away from stereotyping and indoctrination and encourage
innovation.
• B- Incubating and encouraging small projects, especially those
that can form the backbone of modern economies, and support
innovation and innovators.
• Encouraging the entry of international investments into the
Gulf markets by easing the legal and commercial restrictions
that attract and help localize these investments.
• Encouraging technological and economic linkages between the
countries of the region and between them and global markets.
• The strategy of innovation in education to improve the
educational system and improve educational outcomes in line
with the developed world countries.
The future recommendations that support the technology,
innovation, entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence system
1- Care to provide education, develop its methods and tools, and
encourage access to scientific colleges
2- Opening training and development opportunities to refine the
skills and abilities of young workers in the Gulf labour market.
3- Reducing legal restrictions and barriers and facilitating channels
of communication between States of the region
4- Empowering women and enhancing their role in economic life.
Women make up 51 per cent of the region’s population base and
contribute effectively to Gulf labour markets, making them a key
element of human development and promoting local, regional
and global innovation and entrepreneurship
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