{"version":"1","article":{"id":"saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","slug":"saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=en","title":"Saudi Arabia starts two-week programme to develop industrial ideas","summary":"The Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry and Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University aim to turn ideas into industrial projects through market assessment and initial feasibility work.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-19","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2706136","publishedAt":"2026-10-20","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-industrial-ideas-development-program-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University launched a two-week Industrial Ideas Development Programme on 19 October. Saudi Press Agency says it is intended to turn entrepreneurial ideas in priority industrial sectors into value-added projects and opportunities.","Hosted by the university, the programme supports participants as they identify a problem or opportunity, analyse markets and customers, assess initial feasibility and develop product concepts. The Saudi Industrial Development Fund Academy contributes specialist support. The announcement gives no participant count, selected projects or investment outcomes."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry and Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University aim to turn ideas into industrial projects through market assessment and initial feasibility work.\n\nThe Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University launched a two-week Industrial Ideas Development Programme on 19 October. Saudi Press Agency says it is intended to turn entrepreneurial ideas in priority industrial sectors into value-added projects and opportunities.\n\nHosted by the university, the programme supports participants as they identify a problem or opportunity, analyse markets and customers, assess initial feasibility and develop product concepts. The Saudi Industrial Development Fund Academy contributes specialist support. The announcement gives no participant count, selected projects or investment outcomes.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}