Munir Eldesouki, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) of Saudi Arabia, and Daniah Orkoubi, Chief Economist, MCIT of Saudi Arabia


Covid-19 pandemic accelerates Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation

Global Platform

In this Global Platform video, Munir Eldesouki, assistant minister at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), and Daniah Orkoubi, chief economist at the MCIT, discuss digital changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. As borders closed and trade slowed, transactions and interactions switched online – a trend that is expected to continue beyond the pandemic.