Saudi Arabia's Innovation Landscape for 2030
Vision 2030: Accelerating Saudi Arabia's Innovation Ecosystem
Under Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has accelerated its innovation ecosystem through strategic oversight by the Research, Development & Innovation Supreme Committee (RDISC), the Research, Development & Innovation Authority (RDIA), and the Digital Government Authority (DGA). The National Transformation Program drives cross-cutting initiatives across four pillars: Health & Wellness; Sustainable Environment & Essential Needs; Energy & Industrial Leadership; and the Economics of the Future—fostering a culture of experimentation, attracting RDI investment, and embedding cutting-edge technologies across public and private sectors.
360InnovateX helping Saudi Arabia Excel in Innovation
360InnovateX translates the 21-competency framework into actionable pathways that span from ideation to industrialization. By aligning mission, leadership, strategy, culture, and funding with DGA's digital-government imperatives, the model cultivates breakthrough ideas and scalable solutions.
What is DGA's Qiyas tool
The Qiyas Tool, developed by the Digital Government Authority, is a comprehensive framework for assessing digital maturity. It features three tiers: ten strategic perspectives that set the transformation roadmap; 23 axes that translate each perspective into governance structures, cultural enablers, and service dimensions; and 96 standards that codify processes, controls, and performance metrics. Together, these layers provide a multidimensional view of an entity's digital-readiness, guiding government bodies toward a fully integrated, innovation-driven operating model.
DGA Qiyas Tool
Qiyas's ten perspectives guide digital transformation across strategy, culture, operations, risk, continuity, IT, integration, services, citizens, data governance, and innovation.
How 360InnovateX meets DGA's Qiyas requirements
360InnovateX aligns its 21 competencies with Qiyas by embedding governance and partnerships, implementing agile methodologies, driving digital ideation and prototyping, and focusing on iterative solution delivery and impact measurement—ensuring all strategic axes and standards are comprehensively and consistently addressed.
| 360InnovateX Innovation Framework | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Innovation Mission Statement | |||||
| 2. Leadership & Strategy | 3. Cultivate Culture | 4. Nurture Key Talent | 5. Adopt Critical Technologies | 6. Measure Innovation | |
| 7. Innovation Governance | |||||
| 8. Establish Guidelines/SOPs | 9. Innovation Committee | 10. Democratize Autonomy | 11. Transform and Continuous Improvement | 12. Continuous Improvement | |
| 13. Innovation methodology, new ways of working, and tools | |||||
| 14. Innovation Hub Engine | |||||
| 15. Accelerators | 16. Incubators | 17. Hackathons | 18. Innovation Ecosystem (Collaboration with universities, vendors, partners, civic society and citizens) | ||
| 19. Tangible Results of Innovation | |||||
| 20. Better Services | 21. Smarter Operations | 22. Enhanced Citizen Experience | |||
Mapping of 360InnovateX to DGA's Qiyas requirements
A layered diagram depicts Qiyas's ten strategic perspectives as an outer ring, with 360InnovateX's five focal clusters concentric inside. Each cluster contains icons for related competencies. Arrows flow inward—from governance & partnerships through agile methodologies, ideation/prototyping loops, to iterative solution delivery—illustrating end-to- end alignment.
360InnovateX: Preliminary Innovation Maturity Scan in Compliance with Qiyas
The 360InnovateX Preliminary Innovation Maturity Scan is a rapid, self-guided assessment that maps all 21 innovation competencies exclusively to Qiyas's Perspective 10: Research & Innovation. This light-touch evaluation highlights strengths and weakness in innovation capabilities in KSA's government ministries—laying the groundwork for targeted, Qiyas-aligned enhancement
The questionnaire delivers a rapid Research & Innovation maturity score grounded in Qiyas Perspective 10. It offers an initial guideline—actual ratings may shift after reviewing documentary evidence and evaluating real-world innovation practices against Qiyas's standards.
Only senior government professionals should complete the questionnaire. Their deep domain expertise, institutional memory, and strategic outlook enable them to select realistic responses, gauge innovation impact accurately, and apply Qiyas standards effectively. Their practical insights, cross-agency networks, and ability to surface critical challenges ensure a robust, credible assessment.
It is assumed that documentary evidence is available to substantiate responses in line with Qiyas's Research & Innovation standards. Such evidence enhances assessment reliability by validating innovation practices, tracing solution evolution, and highlighting risks and efficiency gains. This verifiable foundation empowers decision-makers to craft informed, Qiyas-aligned innovation strategies.
DGA Qiyas Innovation Assessment
Take the comprehensive DGA Qiyas Innovation Assessment to evaluate your organization's innovation capabilities across 6 key categories: Institutional Innovation, Institutional Methodologies, Governance and Activation of Innovation, Digital Innovation Management, Innovative Solutions and Impact Measurement, and Impact Measurement of Innovation Solutions.