Faisal also said that convening of the conference at this time is very important, as the kingdom is experiencing significant shifts at a number of demographic, educational, economic and social levels and it is interacting with the international changes in building a developing reality and a promising future, as most of countries all over the world have recently seen a clear social and economic transformation towards the so-called society of knowledge and knowledge-based economy. "This society produces, disseminates and invests knowledge to improve the standard of living and quality of life for its citizens in a sustainable manner," the Minister of Foreign Affairs added, stressing that this transformation involves to a society of knowledge on social, cultural, economic, political and institutional dimensions in all sectors. --More 14:32 LOCAL TIME 11:32 GMT تغريد