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Interviews & Viewpoints | Majd Shweikeh, Minister of ICT: Interview from The Report: Jordan 2016
Articles & Analysis | Jordan's ICT sector to benefit from new government roadmap and expansion of 4G LTE from The Report: Jordan 2016
Technological transformation and supportive state policies have led to 15 years of rapid growth in the kingdom’s ICT sector, now among the largest in its economy. Liberalisation in the 1990s and early 2000s made its telecoms industry one of the most open in the MENA region, but in recent years both telecoms and IT growth have suffered as a...
Articles & Analysis | Jordan's start-ups working with public and private sector support from The Report: Jordan 2016
Jordan’s start-up sector is poised for major growth in the coming years, with the kingdom standing as one of the largest and most dynamic tech hubs in the MENA region, supported by government policy and, increasingly, private sector investment into tech entrepreneurship.
Technological transformation and supportive state policies have led to 15 years of rapid growth in the kingdom’s ICT sector, now among the largest in its economy. Liberalisation in the 1990s and early 2000s made its telecoms industry one of the most open in the MENA region, but in recent years both telecoms and IT growth have suffered as a result of slowing macroeconomic growth, weakening...
Articles & Analysis | Public and private actors in Saudi Arabia prepare for dynamic ICT sector growth from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
With annual expenditure expected to reach close to SR140bn ($37.3bn) by 2017, Saudi Arabia is the biggest ICT market in the Middle East. At a time of shrinking hydrocarbons revenues, the government has identified ICT as a key driver of smart, cost-effective solutions for government and commerce alike, and as a major pillar of the Kingdom’s...
Articles & Analysis | Positive forecast for data centres and cloud services in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
With growth in demand for data centres and managed and cloud services expected to be in the double and triple digits, there appears to be significant opportunity in this segment of Saudi Arabia’s ICT market. Pressure on departmental expenditures in the public sector and a subsequent slowing of growth in the private sector could act as drivers...