Tag archive: Saudi Arabia
Access Alert: Exploring the FinTech landscape in Saudi Arabia
Background Saudi Arabia’s Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) and subsequent FinTech Strategy Implementation Plan, both part of Vision 2030, aim...
Access Alert: Saudi Digital Government Authority’s Public Consultation on Regulatory Framework
On 13 August 2023, the Saudi Digital Government Authority (DGA) launched a public consultation on the Licensing Regulatory Framework for...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia establishes International Centre for AI Research and Ethics
In the wake of the AI for Good Global Summit 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister and Crown Prince, Mohammed bin...
Access Alert: SDAIA unveils Executive Regulation of Personal Data Protection Law
On 11 July 2023, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) unveiled the Executive Regulation of the Personal Data Protection...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia’s Cloud Computing Special Economic Zone
Background The Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority (ECZA), in partnership with the Saudi Program for Attracting Regional Headquarters of...
Access Alert | New foreign satellite system registry launched in Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognised the importance that the space and satellite sector has for its country and...
Access Alert | Saudi Arabia’s LEAP 2023 Edition
The 2nd LEAP tech conference (LEAP 2023), organised by the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), was held...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s National Industry Strategy (NIS)
On 18 October, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman launched the National Industrial Strategy (NIS), a...
Access Alert | Developments in Saudi Arabia’s Space Sector
On 1 November 2022, the Saudi Cabinet session concluded with key decisions impacting the Saudi space sector. Below are some...
Access Alert | Saudi Arabia’s Public Consultation on Vehicle-to-Everything
On 13 October 2022, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) published a public consultation titled “Roadmap for 5.9...
Access Alert | CITC Publishes Whitepaper on Blockchain as a Regulatory Tool
On 12 October 2022, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) published a whitepaper addressing the role of blockchain...
Saudi Arabia’s Global AI Summit: points of interest for the industry
The 2nd Global AI Summit, organised by Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA), was held from 13 to 15 September...
Access Alert | Saudi Arabia modernises their licensing process for non-terrestrial telecommunications
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia’s digital regulator, has been working in the last couple of years...
Arab News | East Asia’s growing role in the Middle East’s $4.4bn gaming industry
This article was originally published in Arab News on 17 May 2022. The Middle East and North Africa’s mobile game industry’s 100...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Draft Regulations on Net Neutrality
Saudi Arabia’s technology and telecommunications regulator, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has launched a public consultation to provide...
Arab News | Energy-guzzling data centers must drive toward green cloud computing
This article was originally published in Arab News on 19 April 2022. Building vast data centers around the world has raised concerns...
Arab News | Businesses in Saudi Arabia have one more year to prepare for the Kingdom’s Personal Data Protection Law
This article was originally published in Arab News on 11 April 2022. Saudi Arabia’s proposed Personal Data Protection Law is set to...
Arab News | Saudi Arabia’s updated stance on regulating digital content platforms
This article was originally published in Arab News on 04 April 2022. Last month, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission, or...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s Executive Regulation of Personal Data Protection Law
On 10 March, the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) published the Draft of the Executive Regulation of Personal Data...
Access Alert | Introducing Saudi Arabia’s UPDATED Digital Content Platforms Regulation
On 08 March 2022, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) issued a public consultation on the second draft...