Upcoming Event: Global Artificial Intelligence Summit
From September 13-15, 2022, Riyadh will be home to the second edition of the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit under the...
Saudi Arabia Invests in Digital Infrastructure with New Communications and Information Technology Law
On May 31, 2022, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced the approval of a new Communications and...
New National Investment Strategy Marks a Significant Move toward Achieving Vision 2030 Goals
Saudi Arabia’s recently launched National Investment Strategy (NIS) has been noted as “a key enabler to deliver on Vision 2030.”...
Summary: Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative 2021
Day One This year’s Future Investment Initiative (FII), a high-level conference and platform for discussion among the world’s most influential business...
Amazon Fuels Saudi Arabia’s Booming Tech Startup Sector
Amazon, a member of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council (USSBC), is expanding its investments in Saudi Arabia with a set of...
Honeywell International and Mouwasat Medical Services Sign Contract to Provide Digitization and Energy Optimization
Global technology company Honeywell International, a Platinum-level member of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, has been awarded a contract to install integrated...
Sherbiny and Oxford Business Group Publish Report on Saudi COVID-19 Economic Response
The “COVID-19 Response Report,” a collaborative report released in January 2021 by Mohammed Hassan Sherbiny for Commerce (Sherbiny, a Platinum member of the U.S.-Saudi...
Facebook and Social Media Popularity in Saudi Arabia
Facebook and its platforms – Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger – have skyrocketed in popularity with Saudi Arabia’s tech-savvy younger generation....
Saudi Aramco Partners with PIF-backed U.S. Startup Magic Leap
Magic Leap, a U.S.-based augmented reality startup backed by the Public Investment Fund, has announced its collaboration with Saudi Aramco...
Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources Launches Digital Licensing Service for the Mining Sector
Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources H.E. Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef has launched a new service giving public access to the Taadin (mining) electronic platform for...