Saudi Arabia, World Bank discuss stronger digital economy growth partnership

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha meets with a delegation from the World Bank Group. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha meets with a delegation from the World Bank Group. (SPA)
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Updated 14 December 2023
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Saudi Arabia, World Bank discuss stronger digital economy growth partnership

Saudi Arabia, World Bank discuss stronger digital economy growth partnership

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha met with a delegation from the Executive Board of the World Bank Group in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The minister discussed strengthening partnership and cooperation with the World Bank in developing digital economy policies and digital government, promoting innovation, and adopting artificial intelligences.

He said that progress achieved under Vision 2030 was reflected in the World Bank’s Digital Government Index, which placed the Kingdom third in the world.

Saudi Arabia has also seen a rise in the number of skilled digital workers in the sector from 150,000 to 354,000 men and women, along with an increase in women’s participation from 7 percent to 35 percent, which is higher than the average of the G20, the EU, and Silicon Valley, he added.

Al-Swaha highlighted the Kingdom’s efforts to digitize and transform government business and services to the cloud, a move that has attracted $4.4 billion in investment from major international companies to establish cloud service areas in 2023 alone.

Saudi Arabia has also stimulated innovation and enabled digital entrepreneurship to become the first destination for venture capital in the region, with funding of almost $1 billion.

The visiting World Bank delegation also met with a team from the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen to review the joint transport development projects being implemented in the country.

The Saudi team outlined the program’s development projects and initiatives aimed at improving education, health care, water, energy, transportation, agriculture and fisheries, and capacity building of government institutions across Yemen.


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KSrelief continues to deliver food aid to Palestinians

KSrelief continues to deliver food aid to Palestinians

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief continues to provide essential food supplies to families in northern Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing war on the Palestinian people.

This campaign was initiated by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

KSrelief provides humanitarian assistance to communities throughout the Occupied Territories.


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KSrelief distributes 195 winter kits in Yemen’s Hadhramaut

KSrelief distributes 195 winter kits in Yemen’s Hadhramaut

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has delivered 195 winter kits for vulnerable people in Yemen’s Hadhramaut governorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

This initiative is a part of an ongoing emergency shelter project in Yemen. The kits benefited 1,170 people from 195 families.

KSrelief provides food, medical and other aid to needy communities across the globe.


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KSrelief delivers food aid to vulnerable people in Syria and Chad

KSrelief delivers food aid to vulnerable people in Syria and Chad

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief recently delivered 293 food parcels and 293 health kits to vulnerable people in Syria’s Idlib governorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

The aid is benefitting 1,758 people from 293 families, and is a part of KSrelief’s support for those affected by this year’s earthquake in the region.

KSrelief also delivered 292 food boxes for 1,752 people in the Mayo-Kebbi Est region of Chad. This is a part of the agency’s ongoing support projects in the African nation.


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KSrelief conducts ear, nose and throat operations in Yemen’s Aden

KSrelief conducts ear, nose and throat operations in Yemen’s Aden

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has conducted 135 ear, nose and throat operations in Yemen’s Aden governorate from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Seven specialized medical volunteers performed the operations, which are a part of KSrelief’s ongoing humanitarian projects in war-torn Yemen.


KSrelief launches Saudi Noor Voluntary Project in Sri Lanka for people with visual ailments

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KSrelief launches Saudi Noor Voluntary Project in Sri Lanka for people with visual ailments

KSrelief launches Saudi Noor Voluntary Project in Sri Lanka for people with visual ailments

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has launched its Saudi Noor Voluntary Project to treat people with visual ailments and disabilities in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Camp, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Health workers examined 4,500 people, distributed 600 pairs of spectacles, and performed 115 specialized eye operations.

KSrelief runs Noor-affiliated programs in several countries around the world.