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Social media: A platform for change makers
In the 21st century, dramatic changes are occurring very quickly, changes that have had a significant impact on the way we live and communicate. And perhaps no other organ of information is as powerful as the emergence of social media.Social media is a very commanding tool to promote positive change that helps develop our economy and elevate the social fabric. As the Kingdom is progressing toward Vision 2030, we are witnessing various social reforms, most notably the royal decree permitting the issuing of drivers licenses to women. Freeing women to drive has opened vast horizons to previously shuttered women.In essence, we feel encouraged that we are transitioning to a modern lifestyle, and we can use social media platforms to take part in the advancement of our socio-economic system.Every...
March 13, 2019

Social media: A platform for change makers

Pandora’s box
It is 30 years ago this week that the World Wide Web came into being. And the man who created it is not impressed with how it has turned out.The British scientist, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the web envisaged that his new, intuitive method for people to share views and information would be an absolute force for good. He has been telling interviewers that for the first 15 years, this was largely the case. However, now he is warning that the web is on a ”downward plunge into a dysfunctional future”.His key concerns are the manipulation of data such as that uncovered about Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of highly personal information gleaned from millions of Facebook users, massive data breaches and malign hacking. He also expresses his horror at the sheer nastiness of people...
March 13, 2019

Pandora’s box

When citizens are the victim
Al-MadinaDURING a seminar on private-public sector cooperation and the role of contractors organized on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Jeddah Chamber for Commerce and Industry, the newly appointed mayor of the city warned sluggish contracting companies that they will be debarred and will not be able to bid for new contracts in the future.He said there was a 90 percent delay overall in executing the projects of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and a 40 percent delay in executing projects in Jeddah.The mayor threatened to create a black list of irresponsible contractors, whose main job according to him is to win contracts and then subcontract them for execution.The mayor said such contractors would be excluded and would not be part of the...
March 13, 2019

When citizens are the victim

Retirement day: Are you ready!
Are we prepared for retirement? I’d bet that most of us are not. We are so engaged in our lives and work routines that we don’t have time to think of the future. And if we do, we quickly run out of realistic, sustainable options.Sure, we could realize a dream of a second home in Bosnia or Bali, a retreat for family and friends on the outskirts of town, a camp in the desert or a cabin on the beach. We could use our life savings for an around the world trip, a Caribbean cruise or a long vacation in Europe. But even if all our dreams were realized, how long would it take before we got bored and ran out of steam?In your sixties, you hope for 20 to 30 years of good health. That is a lot of mileage. You end up with tons of long days and nights, empty hours and minutes. You just sit there,...
March 12, 2019

Retirement day: Are you ready!

India going back to the future?
In the coming two months, 900 million Indians, by far the world’s largest democratic electorate, will be deciding on a new government. The choice will not be easy. Though at the last election in 2014, there were around 140 different parties fielding candidates, the contest boiled down to the Congress party, which had dominated Indian politics since 1947 independence, and the aggressively Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi.The BJP won five years ago mainly because of voter weariness with Congress party rule overseen by successive members of the Gandhi family. Corruption had become endemic. Congress governance, though ushering in key reforms that saw the economy begin to take off, appeared to be failing. Trust in the party’s ability to bring real change had ebbed...
March 12, 2019

India going back to the future?

Saudi Arabia does not fund terrorism
Al-RiyadhThe Kingdom has suffered from terrorism in the past and has fought it hard until it has almost disappeared. The Kingdom has also dried up the financial sources of terrorism and has combatted extremism. Terrorism no longer exists in the Kingdom, thanks to the Saudi government that has worked on the economic, social and political front to eradicate terrorism and enhance national security and stability.As a result, I do not understand on what basis the European Commission has added the Kingdom to its list of terror-funding countries. What kind of terrorism are they are talking about? The Saudi government has enforced laws to control each riyal paid as a donation to or in support of any charity or foundation. The movement of money is completely and strictly controlled by the...
March 12, 2019

Saudi Arabia does not fund terrorism

Before Saudizing grocery jobs
OkazI CANNOT hide my enthusiasm toward any Saudization drive carried out by the Labor and Social Development Ministry and other supporting ministries in any sector in the Saudi job market.Without doubt, the right to work is guaranteed for Saudi citizens as long as they live in their country.My enthusiasm, however, somehow has slowed down lately. I have previous experience working as a consultant in the Labor Ministry. This experience made me balance my thought about any Saudization drive and look at it from all different angles to see the reflection of the decision on Saudi citizens, whether they are job owners or job seekers.I believe that the best training in business is not given at universities and colleges, because all those courses are theoretical in nature. The best way to learn...
March 12, 2019

Before Saudizing grocery jobs

Mohammed Al-Bakr
Why don’t banks support CSR projects?
Al-YaumWhen I read the profits that banks made last year, which were posted on the Saudi financial news portal argaam.com, I was shocked at the amount, estimated to be billions of riyals. I have been following bank news and have noticed that the increase in profits has not translated into more corporate social responsibility programs that benefit society and individuals. The number of programs that banks implement for social purposes remains low and disproportionate to their profits.In fact, there is only one initiative that should be commended because it involves the construction and donation of residential units for the needy. That initiative was implemented last year by one of the banks.We all know that banks make huge profits because depositors do not get any interest on deposits...
March 11, 2019

Why don’t banks support CSR projects?

Trump doing Palestinians a favor
If US President Donald Trump soon signs a free speech order for college campuses across America, as he said he would, he will be in effect allowing students, faculty and guests to air their views on any given number of topics. That would presumably include the Palestine cause – even though that issue was probably the last thing on Trump’s mind when he decided on the order. Not after he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, cut off Palestinian aid and is asking the Palestinians to accept his upcoming deal with Israel that Palestinians probably cannot accept. Rather, Trump was more concerned about complaints from those on the right and far right who for years have claimed that universities shun their ideas.Trump had in mind people like Hayden Williams, a conservative activist,...
March 11, 2019

Trump doing Palestinians a favor

Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia!
When Jawaharlal Nehru insisted on the need to teach English to the Indian people, he felt that English was the economic language of the world and that India must have a competitive advantage by learning it. India today has excelled in administrative and technical sciences because of its commitment to the teaching of English, in addition to other reasons, as well.Lee Kuan Yew, the leader and founder of modern Singapore, strongly insisted that young students must in addition to English be educated in Mandarin Chinese, which was the official language of Communist China. He did not favor Chinese Cantonese Chinese that was spoken by the people of Hong Kong even though they were driving China’s economy.Lee Kuan Yew’s view was that China was in a state of deep sleep and would one day wake up....
March 11, 2019

Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia!

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