NEOM - Futuristic Saudi City

 

NEOM, launched with a trillion-dollar budget, is apparently Saudi Arabia's effort to create an economic alternative to oil.

News

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/25/neom-saudi-arabia-pushes-ahead-with-its-sci-fi-city-vision.html

https://gizmodo.com/saudi-arabia-the-line-megacity-1849693431

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/23/saudi-mega-city-meant-to-blow-our-forget-crimes-of-its-rulers

Video

Good overview and context, critical perspective:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b7uMJkvS0o

https://www.youtube.com/c/NEOMChannel

Oxagon - Industrial complex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_p3kl6FHDY

The Line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kz5vEqdaSc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neom

Business

People on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/discoverneom/people/

Example employee - Industrial engineer studied at Petroleum and Minerals University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hadikhamees/

Neom.com

https://www.vision2030.gov.sa/v2030/v2030-projects/neom/

Media

Neom Media Village

https://www.neom.com/en-us/newsroom/neom-media-village

"Built to accommodate the immediate and growing demand from regional and international producers for state-of-the-art TV and film facilities, the first three sound stages across the two locations are already operational. A further seven, including a high-tech volumetric production stage, are set to open by Q1 2023"

Bajdah Desert Studios

https://www.google.com/search?q=bajdah+desert+studios&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS972US972&oq=Bajdah+Desert+Studios&aqs=chrome.0.35i39j0i390l5.272j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8