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Qatar is a country where creativity and innovation has until now not really been a prevalent topic. Only with the plan to become an urban region of the knowledge society did these concepts gain attention. These days, most of the creatives in Qatar are still from overseas. However, taking a look at Qatar’s publications and patents, it is visible that the country is trying to encourage inventions and the exchange of knowledge.
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Gremm, J., Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K.J., Stock, W.G. (2018). Creativity and the Knowledge Society. In: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9_6
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