“Data is the single most important driver of our growth and reform and we have a clear roadmap for transforming Saudi Arabia into a leading AI and data-driven economy.”
-Dr Abdullah bin Sharaf Al Ghamdi, President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, which is establishing a national data bank to consolidate more than 80 government datasets and also planning to build one of the largest clouds in the region by merging 83 data centers owned by more than 40 government bodies. [Global Government Forum]
