Cloud investment is gathering momentum, with organisations in Saudi Arabia increasing software spend by 5.5 percent, boosting the Kingdom’s ICT market to $33 billion (SAR 127 billion), according to a recent report by IDC.
Saudi’s high-speed train on track to begin operations soon
The railway will be able to carry 60 million passengers a year by the time it is fully operational at the beginning of 2019, Al-Amoudi said.
Saudi airport operator inks new deals to improve services
Dammam Airports Company (DACO) has reportedly signed agreements with Vanderlande and Serco Middle East to improve operations at King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
Dubai’s Careem names its first female Saudi ‘captinah’
Saudi captainahs have been hand-picked by the Dubai-based company following last year’s royal decree on women driving.
We want the first Saudi female driver to be a Careem “Captinah”: founder
Careem co-founder Magnus Olsson has revealed that he sees the region’s homegrown ride-hailing service as playing a “crucial role in contributing to the changes in Saudi Arabia,” with particular focus on empowering female drivers – or “captinahs” – from June onwards.
Saudi creates first professional eSports league
The Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to develop the first Electronic Saudi Professional League (ESPL).
Blockchain among key enablers of Saudi Vision 2030: official
As part of its responsibility for the development of national cadres in the future technologies, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has recently conducted a blockchain bootcamp in collaboration with ConsenSys, the global blockchain specialist firm.
US adds UAE and Saudi to IP watch list
The Trump administration on Friday labeled 36 countries as inadequately protecting US intellectual property rights, keeping China on a priority watch list and adding Canada over concerns about its border controls and pharmaceutical practices, according to Reuters.
STC accelerates Saudi Vision 2030 with blockchain deal
The new partnership is line with the telco’s efforts to boost the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, this collaboration will open new technology avenues by bringing Blockchain technology to empower various industry verticals across Saudi Arabia.
Saudi crown prince talks cybersecurity with Google execs
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday, concluding his three week whirlwind tour of visiting US tech titans.
Amazon begins hiring push in Riyadh following Saudi prince visit
Amazon.com is looking to expand its reach in Saudi Arabia by adding several jobs to its Riyadh operations, according to a Bloomberg report.
“97% of UAE, Saudi businesses to be software-defined in 5 years”: Dell EMC
Almost all enterprises in the UAE and Saudi Arabia will be software-defined, deliver their products as services and will have …
Saudi crown prince visits Virgin Galactic base
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia has visited Virgin founder Richard Branson at the entrepreneur’s California space port. Mohammed Bin Salman, who is on …
Spying on spouse’s phone could land Saudi residents in prison
Saudi Arabia has reportedly announced a new law that criminalises the act of spying on your spouse’s mobile phone.
Saudi residents could face prison time for spying on spouse’s mobile phone
Saudi Arabia has reportedly announced a new law that criminalises the act of spying on your spouse’s mobile phone illegally and has listed this act under cybercrimes, according to Arab News.
Saudi crown prince meets Gates, Bezos, Nadella
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has completed meetings with a selection of the world’s most prominent technology executives …
Saudi, Softbank seek investments in New York
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is expected to obtain investment capital during his visit to New York City, according to a …
Online payment platforms enable e-commerce growth, says Saudi authority
mada, Saudi Arabia’s domestic payment network, and Mastercard have announced the launch of a joint partnership initiative to enable online payments using Mastercard’s Payment Gateway Services technology.
Saudi will seek foreign tech to create nuclear weapon “if Iran does”
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says the kingdom would pursue foreign technology to build a nuclear weapon if its regional rival …
Saudi will seek foreign tech to create nuclear weapon “if Iran does”
In an interview with CBS last week, Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon, but that could change suddenly.