King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية), located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is an organization established in 1977 as the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology (SANCST); in 1985, it was renamed King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
In 1984 it named Abdul Rahman Al-Athel as its President.Recently the president is Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel who used to be the KACST vice president for research. Now, HH Dr. Turki AL Saud is the current KACST vice president.
The research complex is divided into the following research institutes:
- Computer and Electronics Research Institute
- Petroleum and Petrochemical
- Energy Research
- Resource and Development
- Astronomy and Geophysics
- Space Research
[edit] Internet proxy for Saudi Arabia
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology operates the internet backbone in Saudi Arabia as well as the local registry address space. According to RIPE, "all Saudi Arabia web traffic will come from [the] IP block" registered to KACST.
[edit] External links
- Official site (arabic - english switch at top)
[edit] See also
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