| | MARCH 20234Remember the sky cities in all those Sci-Fi movies? Well, they might not be an impossible fantasy after all. Saudi Arabia is building something closer to them technology-paradises in one of the country's vast ranges of deserts. Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman aka MBS, is in the early stages of one of the largest and most difficult construction projects in history, which involves turning an expanse of the desert, the size of Belgium, into a high-tech city-region called Neom.MBS is widely seen as an advocate of radical changes in the Arabian Peninsula--from his controversial political decisions, including allowing women to decide whether to wear robes and face veils, to his futuristic economic vision that now helps KSA see beyond the oil realm. Neom is his attempt to do something that's never been done before, and it's coming at a time when the world needs fresh thinking and new solutions. Having earmarked a budget of $500 billion, MBS is determined to make Neom a showpiece that will transform Saudi Arabia's economy and serve as a testbed for technologies that could revolutionize daily life.Neom is taking shape in Saudi Arabia's far northwest, stretching from the sun-scorched Red Sea coast into craggy mountain badlands. We are talking about the epitome of desserts with summer temperatures over 100F and almost no fresh water. But MBS has no doubt in his mind that it will soon be home to millions of people who'll live amidst a serene environment, relying on desalination plants and a fully renewable electric grid. In other words, NEOM will be a destination, a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for sustainable living, working, and prospering.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comWhat Does Neom Mean for the World? EditorialVol 04 · Issue 5 - 1 · MARCH, 2023 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Senior Designer Girisha MNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comAdvertising ManagersNilesh Singh To subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comMagazine Price is Rs. 150 per issueEditor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Info Connect Web Technolo-gies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2023 Info Connect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Visualizer Asokan S.V Vayshnavi P.d VP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Heena Kousar Keerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H Hima P. M Life Insurance: · Retail Life Insurance· Group Term Life · Group Credit shield · Group EMI protect · Group Gratuity· Group Leave Encashment· Group SuperannuationGeneral Insurance:· Construction All Risk / Equipment, Marine transit & IAR · Motor · Hospi-Cash · Home & Contents · Corporate Insurances · Health (Individual & Group Health) · Legal Liability covers such as D&O, CGL & Cyber Risk· Specie/Sports/Events/Films InsuranceMuthoot Risk Insurance and Broking Services Private Ltd., (MRIBS) is part of the Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), licensed in 2013 and headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, with offices in Ernakulum, Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad. MRIBS is a leading insurance intermediary (Direct broker­Life and General) assisting clients in identifying, designing and placing cost effective insurance covers most suited to them.The Company's Business Solicitation Policy is guided by Government of India's mission to increase the overall insurance penetration and insurance density in the Country.0471 ­ 4074828 /836 /837/ 811https://muthootinsurance.com/
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