The Saudi government and its wise leadership have sought to grow the knowledge economy role in the Kingdom. This is clear from the focus given to sciences and different scientific research fields. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia also focused on using the modern techniques and it provided the means of knowledge to researches across the kingdom to support and raise the level of scientific and technical research. That in turn shall have a great effect in establishing the foundations to grow the Knowledge Economy that will serve all economic fields and will result in overall development that our wise government seeks.

The National Plan for Science, Technology, and Innovation program is the powertrain that leads the scientific research in the kingdom to achieve the country's ambitions for human, research, and Technological advancements. In addition, it enables the universities to develop scientific research to coup with the requirements of this age. This should help acquiring the Knowledge economy needed for the sustainable development stage and for the advancement of Scientific Technical research. Furthermore, it enables Saudi Arabia to take its place between the developed countries and become a main supplier for knowledge in the advanced and the Arabic worlds.

King Faisal University, through the Science and Technology Unit, spares no effort in achieving the goals of this plan through the effective participations from the university's researchers. This includes the effective role the university practices in motivating researchers and strengthening their skills by securing scientific research needs and creating the spirit of competitiveness. The University arranges research priorities throughout a comprehensive observation of faculty's capabilities and supporting them with needed scientific experiences. The university also works on providing modern technical systems to overcome the problems facing researchers in addition to providing suitable environment for scientific research, creativity, and innovation.