“Right now, the kingdom is losing a significant portion of its top-tier tech talent to Silicon Valley and other tech ecosystems around the world. So its challenge is twofold: building leadership in emerging fourth industrial revolution tech fields, like artificial intelligence, for example, to attract Saudi tech talent home; and developing homegrown tech talent to feed the investments in emerging tech sectors.”
-Wes Schwalje, COO at Dubai-based research firm Tahseen Consulting, in comments on Saudi efforts to promote tech innovation and entrepreneurship. [ComputerWeekly]
