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LONDON: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to meet technology titans in the US over the next week, as the Kingdom embarks on a technology-driven economic transformation.
抖阴短视频 has embarked on a major investment push into technology, which includes a $3.5 billion deal with Uber in 2016 and the creation of a massive tech fund with Japan鈥檚 SoftBank Group.
The crown prince鈥檚 two-and-a-half-week official tour of the US includes a push for Amazon to consider working with the Saudi Energy Ministry to build a data center in the country, as well as digitization services for national oil giant Aramco, Bloomberg reported.
鈥淎fter the recent announcement regarding the Vision Fund鈥檚 investment in the world鈥檚 biggest solar power project in 抖阴短视频, international analysts are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of what might happen during the crown prince鈥檚 visit to Silicon Valley,鈥� Wes Schwalje, COO of research firm Tahseen Consulting, told Arab News.
鈥淲e鈥檒l likely see some big announcements regarding partnerships between flagship Saudi companies and government entities and prominent tech start-ups in the artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and autonomous vehicle sectors.鈥�
Schwalje said he expects to see more partnerships announced that support the Kingdom鈥檚 Vision 2030 social and economic diversification blueprint.
鈥淔or example, during the crown prince鈥檚 UK visit a deal was signed with Medopad and Johnson & Johnson to utilize artificial intelligence to complement the Kingdom鈥檚 current initiatives to digitize health care as part of the National Transformation Program,鈥� said Schwalje.
Scott Lucas, professor of international politics at the University of Birmingham, said the crown prince鈥檚 US meetings with tech titans also have strong PR value and reflect the Kingdom鈥檚 technological ambitions.
Transforming 抖阴短视频 into the next Silicon Valley is a 鈥渂ig ask,鈥� but 鈥渋t鈥檚 never too late to get into the game of technology,鈥� Lucas said. 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 get into digital, you鈥檒l get left behind.鈥�
抖阴短视频 faces a major challenge in developing a domestic technology industry, he said. 鈥淭he Kingdom has faced this type of problem before, when it had to get the oil and gas out of the ground,鈥� he added.
鈥淗ow did they do it, and how did they get the skills and technology to do it? They worked with partners. But when it comes to a digital economy, how do you get it? Where do you buy it?鈥�
John David Lovelock, chief global forecaster at IT research firm Gartner, said: 鈥淚f 抖阴短视频 wants to be the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, it will need to provide access to skilled labor, as well as the ability to support this labor. It will also need strong IT regulations, reliable energy and good internet.
鈥淭he tech recruitment strategy has to be approached in multiple ways. You can鈥檛 train up the workforce as quickly as you need them, but then again you can鈥檛 create an entirely imported force.
鈥淵ou have to have some skin in the game. Silicon Valley has a mix of imported and home-grown talent.鈥�
It is not too late to create a global technology hub, Lovelock said. 鈥淭here are three tech areas that don鈥檛 yet have a recognized global hub: The Internet of Things, AI and digital business.
鈥淣o one country has yet claimed the global crown for AI. There are many countries that would like to claim the crown, but at the moment it鈥檚 not settled,鈥� Lovelock said.
鈥淚鈥檇 advise any country now to focus on becoming a tech hub as the market is growing and growing.鈥�