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Saudi Arabia among ‘top movers’ in
ICT, according to WEF
The Kingdom ranked eighth globally
in terms of the efficiency in the
use of information technology and
communications by government
and official bodies in their work,
and the extent to improve the
quality of government services
for the population in the field of
information technology.
The Kingdom ranked 33rd among
139 countries in the technology
sector to be classified by the World
Economic Forum as “top movers”
in the field of information and
communication technology.
The Kingdom is trying to enter the
club of top seven in the ICT world.
The Ministry of Telecommunication
and Information Technology said in a
statement that the Kingdom advanced
two ranks in the past 12 months to
reach 33rd in terms of preparedness
to contain miscellaneous information
technology networks.
telecommunications in all four major
cities of the Kingdom, according
to the Technical and Vocational
Training Corporation (TVTC).
100 Saudi
trainers
undergo ICT
training
Within the national plan to localize
the telecommunications sector in
the Kingdom, 100 trainers have
undergone advanced training in
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The Kingdom also ranked 15th in
terms of broadband subscriptions for
mobile computers per 100 inhabitants,
and 17th in the production of
electricity (kwh per capita), and 18th
in the index of the quality of services
provided by the government in the
field of Internet projects.
According to the global report for
ICT, the Kingdom ranked 89th in
terms of the average cost of one
minute for a mobile call, and in 30th
position in terms of the applicable
laws on ICT.
of the skills they have acquired at the
company’s headquarters in China
soon.
The training was conducted by the
telecom major, ‘Huawei’, and among
the participants were coaches
and employees of various telecom
organisations. According to him, the skills are
not limited to the maintenance
of advanced mobile phones; the
trainees will also learn about the
maintenance of advanced mobile
phone training programs.
Speaking on the occasion, TVTC
Spokesman Fahd Al-Otaibi said that
the move is part of the ongoing
partnership between the TVTC
and Huawei that seeks to transfer
Chinese technical know-how to Saudi
youth (both male and female).
The official said that the company
will also offer advanced training
programs to about ten coaches to
undertake the practical application This will allow them to join a qualified
body that offers training programs
in the maintenance of advanced
mobile phones, sales management,
customer service and maintenance.
The spokesman explained that
the training program includes the
identification and decoding of mobile
phones, installation of software and
hardware and ways to fix various
system errors.
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