Digital revolution, smart cities and performance improvement towards a sustainable knowledge-based inclusive development

Outlook 2017 is a truly global source book reflected in the varied national and cultural origins of the contributors as well as the topics and case studies covered. The book includes selection of the best papers presented during the 15th International Conference of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain in the period 25th to 27th April 2017. The conference was hosted by Ahlia University Bahrain and under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The conference provided a forum for academics, government and industry to discuss the various challenges facing the world particularly the Middle East and North Africa countries in their efforts to achieve a sustainable knowledge-based inclusive development.