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Skilled IT workforces and digital governance become MENA's growth drivers
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The MENA region is undergoing a significant digital transformation, with total IT spending projected to reach $169bn by 2026. This represents an 8.9% increase over the previous year, reflecting a structural pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI) integrated infrastructure across major regional economies. A primary driver of this growth is the rapid expansion of data centre systems, which is expected…

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Saudi Arabia's AI data centres build innovation global powerhouse
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The year 2025 was pivotal for Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to establish itself not only as a regional but as an international centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and computational power. The Kingdom plans to leverage its abundant energy resources – including oil, natural gas and expanding solar capacity – to support large-scale data centres required to power the computational demands of advanced…

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High-performance infrastructure unlocks investor potential in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia’s ICT and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors have emerged as central pillars of the Kingdom’s economic transformation agenda, reflecting the growing strategic importance of digital infrastructure, advanced technologies and data-driven growth under Vision 2030. Public investment and regulatory reform as well as e-government initiatives over the last decade have laid the foundations…

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The Report: Saudi Arabia 2025: ICT & AI
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The ICT and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors have emerged as central pillars of the Kingdom’s economic transformation agenda, reflecting the growing strategic importance of digital infrastructure, advanced technologies and data-driven growth under Vision 2030. Public investment and regulatory reform as well as e-government initiatives over the last decade have laid the foundations for a rapidly…

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The Report: Saudi Arabia 2025
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Saudi Arabia is entering a new phase of Vision 2030, the Kingdom’s long-term development roadmap, with greater emphasis on consolidating and maximising the impact of economic reforms introduced over the past decade. Since the launch of Vision 2030 in 2016, the Kingdom has pursued an ambitious agenda aimed at diversifying and moving away from hydrocarbons and expanding private sector activity. Sa

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Saudi Arabia’s digital payments sector drives Vision 2030 goals

In this Market Profile video, we explore how Saudi Arabia’s rapidly evolving financial technology (fintech) sector, anchored by Vision 2030, is accelerating the Kingdom’s digital transformation. A new Impact Report by Oxford Business Group, produced in partnership with HyperPay, spotlights how the rise of digital payments is boosting business efficiency, expanding financial inclusion,

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Global Launch of the Second Edition of NEXUS Under the Patronage and Presence of the Minister of State for Communications Affairs, HE Omar Saud Al-Omar NEXUS is Kuwait’s leading platform for technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, aiming to solidify the country’s position as a regional hub for technological advancement. Organized by Zone Company for Exhibitions and Conferences Management,…

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Digital transformation drives the recovery of Syria’s ICT sector

On unlocking telecoms potential through infrastructure upgrades and strategic investment What network upgrades are realistic near term, and how vital is co-investment to deliver them? MURID ATASSI: Between 2025 and 2030, we aim to double the nationwide site count, currently at around 4500 radio sites. Achieving acceptable coverage and performance across the country would require sector-wide…

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Fibre backbone and market reopening drive Syria’s digital growth

On fibre transit and market reopening What timeline and financing model will underpin the SilkLink backbone, and what impact will it have? ABDUL SALAM HAYKAL: SilkLink, the government’s project to make Syria a regional internet centre, is designed both to modernise our domestic backbone and to provide a route for traffic between Europe and Asia. Structurally, it has two parts. One is a nationwide…

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Report: Strategic investment driving green energy, digital innovation and sustainable growth in Oman (Arabic version)

In English Editor's note: This page includes the Arabic version of this report which was first released in March 2025. To read the English version of the report, click here. Oman is embarking on a transformative journey under Vision 2040, combining innovation and sustainability to redefine its economic landscape. This report showcases the sultanate’s wide-ranging efforts to position…

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